Identity Theft Statistics
All identity theft statistics and consumer fraud statistics are from the Federal Trade Commission report of
January 25, 2006. All identity theft statistics are for calendar year 2005.
There is no doubt about it. Identity theft is on the rise. Computer hackers and 'phishers', telephone
scammers and outright negligence by corporate America is exposing millions of Americans to identity theft. A Washington Post article from
June 7, 2005 reports that in the prior 6 months, over 6 million consumers have had their personal information lost or stolen.
CitiFinancial alone lost data for 3.9 million consumers. This data included names, addresses, social security numbers
and loan information. Thanks alot CitiFinancial!
On the brighter side, the same article states that Bank of America lost data on 1.2 million federal employees including some U.S.
senators. Maybe financial institutions will be held accoutable after all!
To see the full 2005 FTC report for consumer fraud and identity theft statistics, click here.
Total Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft Statistics
Identity Theft Statistics by Age*
| |
2003 |
|
2004 |
|
2005 |
|
| Consumer Age Range |
Complaints |
Pct. |
Complaints |
Pct. |
Complaints |
Pct. |
| Under 18 |
6,512 |
3% |
9,595 |
4% |
11,601 |
5% |
| 18 - 29 |
54,865 |
28% |
68,397 |
29% |
70,246 |
29% |
| 30 - 39 |
50,513 |
26% |
57,808 |
25% |
56,521 |
24% |
| 40 - 49 |
41,382 |
21% |
47,100 |
20% |
47,576 |
20% |
| 50 - 59 |
25,181 |
13% |
29,247 |
12% |
30,309 |
13% |
| 60 and over |
19,279 |
10% |
22,220 |
9% |
23,024 |
9% |
| 60 - 64 |
6,860 |
4% |
8,032 |
3% |
8,129 |
3% |
| 65+ |
12,419 |
6% |
14,188 |
6% |
14,895 |
6% |
| Total Reporting Age |
197,732 |
|
234,367 |
|
239,277 |
|
* Only 95% of victims reported their age
Identity Theft Victims by State
| Rank |
Victim State |
Per 100,000 |
Complaints |
| 1 |
Arizona |
156.9 |
9,320 |
| 2 |
Nevada |
130.2 |
3,144 |
| 3 |
California |
125.0 |
45,175 |
| 4 |
Texas |
116.5 |
26,624 |
| 5 |
Colorada |
97.2 |
4,535 |
| 6 |
Florida |
95.8 |
17,048 |
| 7 |
Washington |
92.4 |
5,810 |
| 8 |
New York |
90.3 |
17,387 |
| 9 |
Georgia |
87.3 |
7,918 |
| 10 |
Illinois |
86.6 |
11,137 |
| 11 |
Maryland |
84.7 |
4,848 |
| 12 |
New Mexico |
84.7 |
1,634 |
| 13 |
Oregon |
81.7 |
2,973 |
| 14 |
New Jersey |
75.5 |
6,582 |
| 15 |
Michigan |
70.5 |
7,139 |
| 16 |
Delaware |
69.1 |
583 |
| 17 |
Virginia |
68.2 |
5,163 |
| 18 |
Oklahoma |
67.7 |
2,403 |
| 19 |
Missouri |
67.6 |
3,920 |
| 20 |
Utah |
67.5 |
1,668 |
| 21 |
North Carolina |
67.1 |
5,830 |
| 22 |
Indiana |
67.0 |
4,201 |
| 23 |
Connecticut |
65.9 |
2,313 |
| 24 |
Pennsylvania |
63.6 |
7,908 |
| 25 |
Hawaii |
63.5 |
810 |
| 26 |
Alaska |
63.4 |
421 |
| 27 |
Louisiana |
62.6 |
2,831 |
| 28 |
Massachusetts |
62.5 |
3,999 |
| 29 |
Ohio |
62.4 |
7,155 |
| 30 |
Minnesota |
58.7 |
3,015 |
| 31 |
Alabama |
58.7 |
2,675 |
| 32 |
Kansas |
58.5 |
1,606 |
| 33 |
Arkansas |
58.2 |
1,617 |
| 34 |
Rhode Island |
58.2 |
2,626 |
| 35 |
Tennessee |
57.2 |
3,412 |
| 36 |
South Carolina |
56.8 |
2,416 |
| 37 |
Nebraska |
52.3 |
919 |
| 38 |
Idaho |
52.1 |
745 |
| 39 |
Wisconsin |
50.3 |
2,782 |
| 40 |
Mississippi |
49.9 |
1,458 |
| 41 |
New Hampshire |
49.2 |
645 |
| 42 |
Wyoming |
44.0 |
224 |
| 43 |
Kentucky |
43.5 |
1,815 |
| 44 |
Montana |
42.5 |
398 |
| 45 |
West Virginia |
37.3 |
677 |
| 46 |
Maine |
37.2 |
491 |
| 47 |
Iowa |
36.7 |
1,090 |
| 48 |
Vermont |
32.3 |
201 |
| 49 |
South Dakota |
30.0 |
233 |
| 50 |
North Dakota |
24.8 |
158 |
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