As your holiday deliveries start to arrive, don't let porch pirates steal your Christmas. Philadelphia ranked second in Safewise's list of the top 10 worst cities for package theft in 2024.

According to the USPS Office of Inspector General , it's estimated as many as 1 in 4 Americans have had a package stolen since 2023. The actual number could be much higher because authorities say too few people report it, which makes the problem difficult to track.

But the good news is you have plenty of free and affordable options to prevent it from happening to you.

Alternative mailboxes

Local small businesses offering private mailboxes are booming in Philly.

"We do one thing and one thing only, which is help you end missed and stolen packages," said Napoleon Suarez, who owns Fishbox in the

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