California and Texas accounted for more than half of all reported U.S. cargo thefts in 2025, underscoring how concentrated freight crime has become in the nation\u2019s largest logistics hubs.<\/p>\n
California alone represented 38% of all recorded cargo theft incidents last year, up from 32% in 2024, while Texas ranked second with 20% of total thefts, according to a new report from supply chain risk management firm Overhaul<\/a>.<\/p>\n Together, the two states accounted for 58% of all reported cargo crime nationwide, based on 2,576 thefts recorded across the U.S. in 2025.<\/p>\n Overhaul said the increase reflects a renewed concentration of cargo theft activity along major freight corridors and metropolitan areas, particularly around Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Dallas and Houston.<\/p>\n Tennessee ranked third, though its share declined to 11% in 2025. Illinois and Pennsylvania each accounted for 7% of reported incidents, while Georgia represented 4%.<\/p>\n Secondary states including Maryland, Kentucky and New Jersey each captured about 2% of total cargo theft volume.<\/p>\n Overall, cargo theft in the U.S. rose 16% year over year in 2025, with all four quarters posting higher volumes than the same periods in 2024. The fourth quarter was the most active, accounting for 30% of annual incidents.<\/p>\n On average, the U.S. recorded 7.16 cargo thefts per day in 2025, compared to 6.07 per day in 2024. Overhaul expects thefts to increase by at least 13% in 2026, projecting annual incidents could rise to roughly 2,910.<\/p>\n Electronics remained the most frequently stolen commodity, representing 22% of total thefts, followed by food and drinks at 15% and home and garden products at 11%.<\/p>\n Criminal tactics are also evolving. While pilferage remains the most common event type, accounting for 43% of cases, \u201cdeceptive pickup\u201d schemes \u2014 where criminals impersonate legitimate carriers or brokers \u2014 continue to grow at a rapid pace.<\/p>\n Deceptive pickup incidents increased 35% year over year and now represent 10% of recorded cargo theft events.<\/p>\n From a location perspective, warehouses and distribution centers were the most targeted sites, accounting for 36% of incidents, followed by truck stops and fuel stations at 17%.<\/p>\n While cargo theft reporting in Canada continues to lag behind the U.S., criminal activity remains widespread and increasingly organized, according to Overhaul\u2019s 2025 data<\/p>\n Ontario accounted for 65% of all recorded cargo theft incidents in Canada, with most activity concentrated around the Greater Toronto Area. However, that share declined compared to prior years, signaling a broader geographic spread of theft activity.<\/p>\n British Columbia recorded the most notable increase, rising from 5% to 15% of total reported incidents, suggesting cargo crime is expanding beyond traditional hotspots.<\/p>\n In terms of theft methods, full truckload theft remained the dominant event type in Canada, representing 61% of incidents, while last-mile courier theft rose sharply to 22%, reflecting growing vulnerability in final-delivery networks<\/p>\n Deceptive pickup schemes \u2014 which have surged in the U.S. \u2014 also continued to gain traction in Canada, accounting for 10% of total incidents.<\/p>\n Most Canadian thefts occurred on weekdays, particularly Mondays and Fridays, and were concentrated overnight and in early morning hours, underscoring elevated risk during standard linehaul and staging windows.<\/p>\n The post California, Texas account for 58% of US cargo theft in 2025<\/a> appeared first on FreightWaves<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"California and Texas accounted for more than half of all reported U.S. cargo thefts in 2025, underscoring how…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":182960,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,37096,86513],"class_list":["post-182959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-cargo-theft","tag-reported-incidents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}