Holiday gift buying puts a strain on parcel and mail delivery, so getting a package delivered incorrectly is an inevitability, but is it legal to keep them?

The United States Postal Service, FedEx, and UPS will have an influx of packages during the holiday, especially as people rush to get their packages before Christmas .

Mistakes will be made, so it's important to be able to send a package to its rightful owner safely. Avoiding being labeled a "porch pirate" or someone who steals packages off a person's porch is important.

SafeWise, a home security company , found that over 104 million packages were stolen in the U.S. in 2025, down from previous years.

Los Angeles ranked seventh out of their top 10 worst cities for mail theft, with 4,279,085 incidents and an estimated $150,271,324

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