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DFW ranks as the sixth-worst metro for costliest holiday burglaries

A man in gloves steals a gift from an office desk on Christmas
A man in gloves steals a gift from an office desk on Christmas
Getty Images/Andrey Zhuravlev

Data compiled by Porch utilizing FBI's Crime Data Explorer found that crimes during the holidays account for nearly 8.1% of crimes across the entire year.

These stats are something that residents of Dallas-Fort Worth are, unfortunately, all too familiar with.


A study conducted by Porch found that Texas ranked as the tenth worst state in terms of costliest holiday burglaries.  On average, Texans lost $2,693 in property during the month of December.

DFW ranked sixth for metros in the same study, with residents losing $3,533 in estimated value property.

Per WFAA, , nearly 5,000 homes were burglarized on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day nationwide last year.

Data showed nearly 2,700 happened on the 24th, with the other 2,200-plus occurring on the 25th.

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