(WBAP/KLIF) — In the wake of a rise in violence against postal carriers, the U.S. Postal Service has instituted the Safe Delivery program to promote employee safety.
According to Postal Inspector Sean Smith, 15,000 high security collection boxes have been installed in the DFW area and across the country. He says the program is beginning to turn the tide of harassment, assault, and robbery against postal workers. The Safe Delivery program instills safety and security into the mail delivery system and for its employees. Smith says the program is paying dividends.
Robberies, harassment, and assaults have all dropped since the U.S. Postal Service has instituted a new enforcement program to target reducing violence against mail carriers. Since the program’s inception, robbery arrests have increase by more than 70%, resulting in a 21% drop overall, while over a thousand arrests have been made for mail theft, which has also fallen by 35%.
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