Delivery drivers navigate holiday havoc as carjackers, robbers disrupt package rush
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Delivery drivers and postal workers face threats of robberies and carjackings this holiday season, with assaults of postal workers reportedly surging.
The U.S. Postal Service is also vulnerable, with assaults on postal workers up 231% over the last three years, according to the Postal Police Officers Association. Christina Coulter is a U.S. and World reporter for Fox News Digital. Email story tips to christina.coulter@fox.com.
Per Postal Service data, 412 mail carriers were robbed in 2020. In just the first half of this year, 305 employee robberies have been reported. Armed robberies of letter carriers increased sharply between 2018 and 2021, rising from 36 to 154 reported incidents, according to the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS).