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Identity Theft and Fraud Statistics

Although it is early in 2005, 2003 is the latest year that these statistics are available from the government.

Number of Identity Theft complaints to the FTC in 2003: 214,905 (up 40% from 2001)

Number of Fraud Complaints to the FTC in 2003: 301,835

Identity Theft victims by State: #1 - Arizona (122.4 victims per 100,000 population), #3 - California (111.2 victims per 100,000 population), San Diego was ranked 10th in major metropolitan area complains with 105.8 complaints per 100,000 population.

Fraud complaints by State: #1 - Alaska (179.6 complaints per 100,000 population), #14 - California (104.9 complaints per 100,000 population), San Diego was ranked 3rd in major metropolitan area complaints with 130.6 complaints per 100,000 population.

*This information was obtained from Consumer Sentinel and the Identity Theft Data Clearinghouse. This information can be found at www.consumer.gov/idtheft/stats.html

 

     

     

 

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