Richmond area mail theft data revealed. Is your zip code one of the hardest hit?
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New data from the Postal Service's Office of the Inspector General reveals 56 complaints of internal mail theft in the Richmond area over a recent six-month period, with certain zip codes experiencing higher rates of incidents.
The Office of the Inspector General received these complaints across 16 different zip codes in the Richmond area between October 7, 2024, and April 21, 2025.
Zip code 23222, which includes Richmond's Highland Park and parts of Henrico, accounted for 16% of all complaints.
Other hot spots for mail theft complaints include zip codes 23232 and 23238.
Of the 56 total complaints, 49 involved mail theft or destruction of mail, while one complaint concerned delayed mail.
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