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For 76% of identity-theft victims in 2021, the most recent incident involved the misuse of only one type of existing account, such as a credit card or bank account. About 59% of identity-theft victims had financial losses of $1 or more; those losses totaled $16.4 billion in 2021.
In 2021, about 23.9 million U.S. residents age 16 or older (9% of the population) had experienced identity theft in the past 12 months. As of 2021, about 1 in 5 persons had experienced identity theft in their lifetime.
12 paź 2023 · This report presents data on U.S. residents age 16 or older who reported that they had been victims of identity theft in the 2021 Identity Theft Supplement (ITS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
11 lut 2010 · Utilizing theoretical framework established in crime geography, GIS mapping and spatial statistics are employed to conduct a spatial analysis of identity theft in the U.S. from 2002 to 2006.
1 paź 2023 · This report presents data on U.S. residents age 16 or older who reported that they had been victims of identity theft in the 2021 Identity Theft Supplement (ITS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
Prevalence of Identity Theft in the United States. In 2021, 23.9 million persons (9% of all U.S. residents) reported that they had been a victim of identity theft.
We know all of this information because each day dozens of identity crime victims, or people seeking to avoid becoming a victim, contact the ITRC. A record number in 2021 – just short of 15,000 people.
