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The U.S. Postal Service and Postal Inspection Service reported on January 23, 2025, that more secure blue collection boxes had been deployed across all 50 states as part of Project Safe Delivery. The Boston-issued update described physical security and customer education as complementary parts of the initiative.

Project Safe Delivery began in May 2023 to protect postal employees and mail. The 2025 announcement said outreach through post offices had reached more than 169 million addresses with information about mail theft, identity-related fraud and misleading messages.

The security work goes beyond collection boxes. The Postal Inspection Service's program description includes improvements to mail-access systems and other protective measures, alongside investigations and cooperation with local agencies. Those are different functions: a more secure receptacle changes access to mail, while an investigation addresses a particular suspected offense.

The January notice also emphasized practical customer information, including collecting mail promptly and avoiding leaving checks in a mailbox overnight. It directed attention to fraudulent postage and messages that misuse delivery-related claims, making education part of the delivery-security effort.

The dated update documents the agencies' reported deployment and outreach rather than proving that a single intervention caused a particular national crime trend. The Postal Service's continuing program page describes prevention, awareness and enforcement as joint goals. For customers, the relevant development is a broader set of protections around the mailstream, supported by an official place to find current information and report concerns.

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