{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","contentId":"0000018c-845c-dd0a-af8e-f65c768b0001","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/amazon-porch-pirate-prevention-tips","headline":"10 tips to protect your Amazon packages this holiday season and beyond","description":"’Tis the season for purchasing holiday gifts and items on Amazon. Here’s what you can do to help protect your deliveries from porch pirates.","datePublished":"2023-12-20T15:18:22.724Z","dateModified":"2025-11-25T10:00:25.694Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alisa Carroll, Public Relations Manager, Amazon"}],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/d11f13f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1350x900+125+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F86%2F2e%2F4c12793e4e898ce95fe807ee9292%2Fholidaypreparedness-inline-1600x900.jpg","width":"300","height":"200"},"articleBody":"![An Amazon delivery driver delivers a package to a home while the delivery vehicle is parked outside.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/d11f13f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1350x900+125+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F86%2F2e%2F4c12793e4e898ce95fe807ee9292%2Fholidaypreparedness-inline-1600x900.jpg)\n\n# 10 tips to protect your Amazon packages this holiday season and beyond\n\n*’Tis the season for purchasing holiday gifts and items on Amazon. Here’s what you can do to help protect your deliveries from porch pirates.*\n\nThe vast majority of Amazon packages make it to our customers without issue, but we know how disappointing it is when porch pirates strike. That’s why we have notification and tracking technology integrated into our delivery process in addition to several convenient package delivery options.\n\nThis year, we’ve partnered with the National Sheriffs’ Association, a network of more than 3,000 sheriffs across the U.S., in a nationwide effort to raise awareness about proactive steps you can take to best protect your packages.\n\n![Family relaxing on couch surrounded by Amazon packages and Christmas tree](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/39f8bfe/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fd6%2Fd4%2F616d9a01479394181b0635e0b25e%2Faa-122024-porchpiratesstandard-inline-v-400kb-1600x900-01-1.jpg)\n\nHere are our top 10 tips to keep packages safe from porch pirates this busy holiday season—and all year long.\n\n![Amazon delivery station](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/28aa805/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1350x900+125+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fd9%2F4a%2F166566e246e39778d588d8913744%2Fabout-amazon-inline-share001-amazon-primedayprep-archive044-amazon-primedayprep-amazon-selects-144-4630x3087-copy-3343x2682.jpg)\n\n- [A behind-the-scenes look at how Amazon prepares for its biggest shopping events of the year](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/how-amazon-prepares-for-prime-day)\n\nThrough Amazon’s Map Tracking feature, you can keep an eye on your upcoming deliveries in the Amazon shopping app and through Amazon.com in real time when the driver is close. Just select **Track Package** from **Your Orders** page or from your shipment confirmation email.\n\n![Digital shopping experience with map navigation and Amazon delivery](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/2e32d0a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1601x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F47%2F82%2F5df3668c41beba35e41b90f7e451%2Faa-122024-porchpiratesstandard-inline-v-400kb-1600x900-02.jpg)\n\nThrough the app and website, you can provide specific instructions to delivery drivers, letting them know a preferred spot—like behind a planter or a large decoration, or by your front door—they should place your package so it’s out of view.\n\nThis feature provides visual delivery confirmation, showing you your packages were safely delivered by an [Amazon Delivery Service](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazon-dsp-program-update) Partner Delivery Associate or [Flex Delivery Partner](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/amazon-flex-delivery-service).\n\n![Amazon Prime delivery driver exiting van with package, robotic arm in warehouse sorting facility, and VR training for Amazon delivery drivers.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/82bdab1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+0+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F93%2F69%2Fec9822d545eaa175733516dc9bb8%2Faa-oct2025-dtf-announcements-standard-hero-v1-2000x1125.jpg)\n\n- [Amazon's newest AI and robotics systems are empowering employees and speeding up delivery](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/amazon-delivering-future-2025-online-shopping-speed-delivery)\n\nThrough [Amazon Day](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/what-is-amazon-day-delivery), Prime members can choose a designated day for weekly package delivery.\n\n![Amazon delivery boxes stacked beside door with holiday wreath, calendar icon nearby](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/d7cc503/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1601x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F87%2F0b%2F7342c5c54c8a9b335fea075253ca%2Faa-122024-porchpiratesstandard-inline-v-400kb-1600x900-04.jpg)\n\nAmazon offers you the added convenience of choosing how and where your items arrive—whether at home, work, or other places you frequent. Amazon has more than 25,000 package pickup locations across the U.S.\n\nDuring checkout, simply select the package pickup location most convenient to you, whether at Amazon or a partner location. Once your package arrives, you’ll receive an email notification with the information needed to retrieve your package. [Find a pickup location near you](https://www.amazon.com/ulp/view).\n\nAmazon Share Tracking allows you to share tracking details with friends and family if you’re not home so they can pick up your package for you.\n\n![Person holding Kindle e-reader displaying library of book covers while relaxing on pink blanket](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/dc45a10/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fb0%2F6a%2F9ea8a89641838d43893800e7bd1c%2Fprime-membership-benefits-hero-lm.jpg)\n\n- [Everything that comes with your Prime membership](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-prime-benefits)\n\n[Ring Video Doorbells](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/ring-video-doorbell) show live video of your front door and can alert you when packages arrive. Plus, with a Ring subscription, you can watch previously recorded video and use Ring’s new [Smart Video Search](https://blog.ring.com/products-innovation/ring-launches-ai-powered-smart-video-search/) feature to see if a package was delivered or picked up by a neighbor.\n\n![Ring video doorbell next to smartphone showing live front door view](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/0b7b797/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fc3%2F40%2Fc721db53419bbf68f8de216fd0a3%2Fabout-amazon-inline-ring-hero-2.jpg)\n\nAs a Prime member, you can get packages delivered conveniently and securely to your garage through [Amazon Key In-Garage Delivery](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-prime/what-is-amazon-key-in-garage-delivery). This option is available in thousands of cities across the U.S. and allows for packages and groceries to be delivered inside your garage. Visit [Amazon.com](https://www.amazon.com/b?node=21222091011&ref_=aa_key_blog) and enter your zip code to see if the program is available to you.\n\n![Prime benefits](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/69e3adb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1599x900+0+0/resize/767x432!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F33%2F52%2F3c42b07745e4bd02b3738385c593%2F5-keyin-garagedelivery.jpg)\n\nAmazon Estimated Delivery Window provides a 2- to 4-hour estimated delivery window so you can predict whether or not your packages will arrive in the morning, afternoon, or evening, and plan accordingly.\n\n[Amazon Customer Service](https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html) is available 24/7 via the app and website for any delivery-related issues.\n\nWe also encourage our customers to report any thefts and share any evidence with local police. To further discourage scammers, consider lighting a path to your doorstep and keeping porch lights illuminated. This also helps keep drivers safe when they deliver in the dark, and keeping pathways free from ice and snow is also appreciated.\n\nNext, read [5 ways Amazon is using AI to improve your holiday shopping and deliver your package faster](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/amazon-uses-ai-to-improve-shopping).","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}