U.S. sees ‘insane’ surge in mail theft

Reports of mail theft have increased by more than 600% since 2017, according to Postal Inspection Service data obtained by NBC News.

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177,598

150,000

99,506

100,000

61,603

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2017

2018

2019

2020*