The Brief

A recent study shows that between 2022 and 2024, more than 542,000 pieces of mail were lost or went missing in the U.S., an average of 15,078 each month.

The backstory:

Technology company Postal, a virtual mailbox service provider, conducted a study utilizing a Freedom of Information Act request to determine the areas of the country that have the highest levels of lost, missing, damaged, delayed and potentially stolen mail.

By the numbers:

Dig deeper:

Their results show that between 2022 and 2024, 542,000 pieces of mail were reported lost or went missing, an average rate of 15,078 pieces per month.

On a per capita basis of 100K residents, the study found the District of Columbia had the highest rate of lost or missing mail, while California had the largest number of pieces

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