2023 saw a 30% rise in letter carrier robberies and nearly doubled injuries, despite Project Safe Delivery, prompting new legislation in Congress to enhance mailbox key replacement, prosecutions, and sentencing.
Letter carrier robberies rose in 2023, with the number of robberies increasing nearly 30% and the number of injuries nearly doubling, despite Project Safe Delivery launched by the US Postal Service to combat the issue. Legislation is now being introduced in Congress to address this uptick in postal carrier robberies, by accelerating the replacement of mailbox keys, boosting prosecutions, and reviewing sentencing guidelines.
March 12, 2024
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