{"id":9066,"date":"2020-11-17T06:33:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T14:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.parcelpending.com\/?p=9066"},"modified":"2025-09-25T19:28:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T19:28:45","slug":"how-to-prevent-package-theft-this-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.parcelpending.com\/en-us\/blog\/how-to-prevent-package-theft-this-holiday-season\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prevent Package Theft This Holiday Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2025 holiday shopping season is about to begin and, while sales are expected to be slower in light of continued inflation, retailers are still expecting some growth this year. Deloitte predicts between a 2.9 and 3.4% year-over-year increase in U.S. holiday sales, generating up to $310.7 billion this year.1<\/sup> Capital One Shopping research adds that 92% of consumers plan on placing holiday shopping orders for home delivery.2<\/sup><\/p>\n

The holidays are already a busy time for apartment communities, where package deliveries can increase by as much as 81% per week throughout the peak period.3<\/sup> But more online shopping also means more packages, which means more opportunities for package thieves to nab residents\u2019 holiday purchases before they\u2019re ever gift-wrapped. Even with a video doorbell or home security camera, a package left in plain sight on a resident\u2019s doorstep is an easy target for a package thief who wants to engage in porch piracy.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at how multifamily community managers and residents can help prevent package theft during the holiday season.<\/p>\n

Package Theft is a Major Issue \u2013 Especially Around the Holidays
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Package theft is a massive (and costly) issue all across the country. 73% of respondents to a recent Safewise survey reported a stolen package in the past year; of the items lost to package thieves, the majority of packages stolen were valued under $100.4<\/sup> Sadly, apartment residents are roughly 34% more likely to fall victim to package theft than the average for all home types, according to Capital One Shopping research.5<\/sup><\/p>\n

It should come as no surprise, then, that resident package theft worries peak during the holiday season. With residents in and out of their homes more often for various seasonal engagements, any package left in plain sight by a delivery service is ripe for porch piracy. 87% of holiday shoppers are concerned about holiday package theft, and 37% know at least one victim of holiday parcel theft.6<\/sup><\/p>\n

Here are our top holiday package theft prevention tips and tricks to keep your residents from having to report a stolen package (or packages).<\/p>\n

Your Community’s Best Package Theft Prevention Tool: Smart Lockers
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To prevent parcel theft, some properties accept resident packages at the leasing office or through a staff-managed package room. However, while this strategy prevents theft, it often creates friction for both residents and property staff. In 2018, more than one-third of property managers reported that their package management strategies were not adequate during high volume periods, such as the holiday season.7<\/sup> Given increased resident adoption of online shopping post-COVID, it can be reasonably assumed that properties without a solution in place for package management have been fighting to keep up with resident deliveries ever since.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking for package theft solutions so your residents don\u2019t become package theft victims, smart package lockers can help. Unlike video doorbell cameras or other home security solutions, parcel lockers provide physical protection for resident packages \u2013 not just a package theft deterrent that, in many cases, is not effective. Parcel lockers also provide 24\/7, on-demand access to packages, so residents don\u2019t have to rearrange their schedules to get to the leasing office or wait for scheduled delivery services.<\/p>\n

Residents value the fact that package lockers keep their deliveries safe and secure. A recent Vivint survey reported that 84% of residents who have access to a smart locker system believe it reduces theft, and a recent National Business Research Institute (NBRI) survey<\/a> revealed that residents who have used lockers before prefer smart lockers as their primary package retrieval method, outranking direct-to-door delivery, leasing office pick-up, or scheduled delivery.8,9<\/sup>\u00a0By offering parcel lockers<\/a> at your community, you can attract more prospects, increase renewal rates, boost the resident experience, and \u2013 most importantly \u2013 prevent package theft.<\/p>\n

Parcel Pending by Quadient offers a wide range of smart package locker and package room<\/a> solutions that ensure the simple and secure delivery of resident packages. Additional benefits of using our smart locker solutions include:<\/p>\n