LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but police say the surge in holiday and Cyber Monday deliveries is making front porches across the Lowcountry a prime target for thieves.
According to a report from Safewise, more than 104 million packages were stolen nationwide last year, with nearly 250,000 taken every day. South Carolina’s numbers are even higher than the national average, with about 30 percent of residents report having at least one package stolen, compared to roughly one in four Americans nationwide.
The U.S. Postal Service reports it expects to handle more than 88 million packages nationwide this holiday season, an increase of nearly 30 million packages compared to the same period last year. With that jump in deliveries, law enforcement agencies say porch piracy typically spikes…