Chicago is the worst city for porch pirate thefts — package swiping from front porches — this year, according to a new report from home security research firm SafeWise .

The report ranked metro areas based on the estimated total value of packages lost. Chicago topped the list with roughly $254 million lost and 6.5 million incidents, followed by New York City, Miami, Houston and Baltimore.

The report said urban centers like Chicago and New York City remained targets of package theft because of their dense population, high delivery traffic and higher average package values, despite increased adoption of concierge services and delivery lockers.

The report is based on survey data from 7,500 people nationwide, in addition to crime statistics from the FBI and research from ZFLO Technologies,

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