Fort Mill, South Carolina \u2013 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Porch piracy remains widespread alongside record delivery volumes. Recent national surveys find that roughly 25\u201335% of Americans report a package stolen in the past year and about 40\u201350% say it has happened at least once; typical per\u2011incident losses cluster around $50\u2013$100 with a median near $50 (Security.org<\/a>; SafeWise<\/a>). U.S. parcel shipments exceeded 20 billion in 2023, magnifying exposure (Pitney Bowes Parcel Shipping Index<\/a>). Applying survey estimates to that volume implies on the order of 100\u2013260 million packages stolen annually\u2014roughly 0.5%\u20131.3% of yearly parcels. Reports of mail theft to federal authorities have also increased in recent years, consistent with elevated risk (USPS OIG<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 National safety context: Property crime increased 6.7% in 2023 vs. 2022 while violent crime declined 1.7%, according to the FBI (FBI<\/a>). The latest NCVS release indicates younger adults and women report lower feelings of safety walking near home at night than older adults and men, patterns persistent in recent data (BJS NCVS 2023<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Package theft experience and losses: 25\u201335% of U.S. adults report package theft in the past 12 months, and roughly 40\u201350% report having at least one package stolen in their lifetime. Median out\u2011of\u2011pocket loss is around $50, and most incidents fall in a $50\u2013$100 band; risk is higher in dense urban areas and spikes during heavy\u2011shipping periods such as the holidays (Security.org<\/a>; SafeWise<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite sustained concern about theft, adoption of home security has grown since our 2019 baseline. In our original 2019 release, 22% of U.S. adults reported owning a system. Today, industry trackers indicate that roughly one\u2011third to about 40% of U.S. internet\/broadband households report having a home security system, with additional growth in camera\u2011 and doorbell\u2011led \u201csecurity lite\u201d setups. Note that these sources measure different populations (broadband households vs. all U.S. adults), so direct comparisons should account for that difference (Parks Associates<\/a>; Deloitte 2024<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Relative to the 22% ownership we reported in 2019 (all U.S. adults), recent Parks Associates research shows about one\u2011third to roughly 40% of U.S. internet\/broadband households now have a home security system, underscoring growth since 2019. Because the Parks metric is among \u201cbroadband households,\u201d it is not directly comparable to \u201call adults,\u201d but both point to higher penetration than a decade ago (Parks Associates<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Cost remains a leading barrier. While DIY options lowered upfront costs, recurring fees are salient: typical DIY professional monitoring runs about $19.99\u2013$29.99\/month for major brands (e.g., SimpliSafe<\/a> $19.99\u2013$29.99\/mo; Ring Protect Pro<\/a> around $20\u2013$25\/mo), and ADT\u2019s DIY Self Setup monitoring is listed at about $24.99\/month (ADT Self Setup<\/a>). Price changes in 2024 increased some plan costs (Ring price changes<\/a>), and pricing\/value are top drivers of satisfaction and churn (J.D. Power 2024<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Video awareness leads adoption. Deloitte reports roughly one\u2011third of U.S. households own home security cameras and about one\u2011quarter to one\u2011third own video doorbells, reflecting camera\u2011first security behavior\u2014often motivated by deliveries and porch piracy (Deloitte 2024<\/a>; SafeWise<\/a>). Newer systems emphasize privacy and reliability through on\u2011device AI for object detection, end\u2011to\u2011end encryption options, and privacy zones (Consumer Reports 2024<\/a>). The U.S. Cyber Trust Mark launched to signal baseline IoT security (FCC<\/a>); Wi\u2011Fi 7 improves multi\u2011stream video performance (Wi\u2011Fi Alliance<\/a>); IEEE 802.11bf enables Wi\u2011Fi presence sensing to reduce false alerts (IEEE 802.11bf-2024<\/a>); and as of Matter 1.3, the smart\u2011home standard still lacks native camera support (Matter status<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other factors play into choices about home security options include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Age and perceived safety: NCVS data show younger adults and women consistently report lower feelings of safety walking near home at night than older adults and men. In digital safety, the FTC reports people ages 20\u201329 are more likely than those 70\u201379 to report losing money when they report fraud, while consumers 80+ post the highest median losses (often in the low\u2011thousands of dollars per incident). The FBI also notes property crime rose 6.7% in 2023, sustaining interest in deterrence and evidence (cameras) (BJS NCVS 2023<\/a>; FTC Consumer Sentinel 2024<\/a>; FBI IC3 2024<\/a>; FBI<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Race\/ethnicity and concern: AP\u2011NORC polling in 2024 finds Black Americans more likely than White Americans to say crime and gun violence are very or extremely serious problems in their communities, and NCVS perception measures show Black and Hispanic adults report lower feelings of safety at night than White adults (AP\u2011NORC 2024<\/a>; BJS NCVS 2023<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Income and affordability: Adoption rises with income. Eurostat\u2019s 2023 household IoT data show the highest\u2011income quartile is several times more likely than the lowest quartile to use internet\u2011connected security\/safety devices. In the U.S., Pew reports ownership of security\u2011adjacent devices (video doorbells, cameras) is substantially higher among upper\u2011income adults than lower\u2011income adults. Combined with 2024\u20132025 subscription price increases at major brands, cost remains a durable barrier for lower\u2011income households (Eurostat<\/a>; Pew Research Center<\/a>; J.D. Power 2024<\/a>; Ring price changes<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Visit https:\/\/www.reviews.com\/home\/security-systems\/amazon-package-theft\/<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information, contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Megan Wilburn | Communications Associate, Reviews.com | megan@reviews.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n Study Methodology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This update synthesizes multiple reputable sources that track package theft, home security adoption, and safety perceptions. Because there is no single national crime category for \u201cpackage theft,\u201d current estimates rely on large consumer surveys and parcel\u2011volume benchmarks (Security.org<\/a>; SafeWise<\/a>; Pitney Bowes<\/a>). Ownership levels come from industry research among U.S. internet\/broadband households (Parks Associates<\/a>) and nationally representative device\u2011ownership surveys (Deloitte 2024<\/a>). Crime and safety context is drawn from official sources (FBI<\/a>; BJS NCVS 2023<\/a>), with fraud\/cyber loss patterns from the FTC<\/a> and IC3 2024<\/a>. Technology trends and best practices reflect guidance from the FCC<\/a>, IEEE<\/a>, Wi\u2011Fi Alliance<\/a>, Matter coverage<\/a>, and Consumer Reports<\/a>. Definitions differ: our 2019 figure (22%) was \u201call U.S. adults,\u201d while recent system\u2011penetration benchmarks from Parks are \u201cU.S. internet\/broadband households,\u201d so comparisons are directional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n About Reviews.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Reviews.com started as a small group of consumer advocates in 2013 and was acquired by Red Ventures in 2016. Today, its operations span the U.S., with testing facilities in Seattle, New York City and Fort Mill, South Carolina. Our mission is simple: to be a trusted purchase companion on everything you subscribe to. For more information, visit https:\/\/www.reviews.com\/about\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n