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States can use ExcelinEd's newest model policies to support students, schools and teachers by expanding opportunities for all students to learn in-demand skills, attain college credit and complete a pathway to college and career success.

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Did you know that porch pirates struck nearly 26 million Americans in 2017 alone? That is an extremely unsettling number and with the holidays approaching package theft is only going to rise. We, at SafeWise, took a closer look into where these thieves are striking in order to offer recommendations on ways to combat this threat over the holidays. 

Check out the full report here: https://www.safewise.com/resources/smart-doorbell-buyers-guide/#Package_Theft_in_the_US

By comparing FBI Crime Data to Google Trends searches for “missing package” and “stolen package” we were able to compare metro area package theft rates for the entire year and compare those rates to holiday-specific rates of theft. Most of the top 10 metros for package theft during the entire year also found their way into the top 10 for the holiday season. 

These are the top 10 metros where porch pirates strike most: 

1. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, California
2. Salt Lake City, Utah
3. Portland, Oregon
4. Baltimore, Maryland
5. Seattle-Tacoma, Washington
6. Chicago, Illinois
7. Austin, Texas
8. Denver, Colorado
9. Los Angeles, California
10. Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, California

More interesting findings:

• 70% of the 10 worst metros for package theft made the list for the second year in a row.
• Only Chicago, Denver, and Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto are new to the list.
• The San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose area has the most package theft in the nation for the second year in a row, and a larceny-theft rate of 24.3 incidents per 1,000 people.
• The national larceny-theft rate is 15.95 per 1,000 people.
• More than half of the metros where porch pirates strike the most are also high-tech hubs.
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