IDENTITY THEFT BY STATE, 2013
State Complaints per 100,000 population (1) Number of complaints Rank (2) State Complaints per 100,000 population (1) Number of complaints Rank (2)
Alabama 74.7 3,610 14 Montana 50.1 509 40
Alaska 52.2 384 37 Nebraska 51.6 965 39
Arizona 91.2 6,043 7 Nevada 97.1 2,708 4
Arkansas 62.1 1,839 29 New Hampshire 51.9 687 38
California 105.4 40,404 3 New Jersey 80.6 7,176 12
Colorado 79.6 4,195 13 New Mexico 69.4 1,448 19
Connecticut 69.4 2,496 19 New York 86.9 17,072 9
Delaware 81.1 751 11 North Carolina 67.8 6,679 24
Florida 192.9 37,720 1 North Dakota 32.1 232 50
Georgia 134.1 13,402 2 Ohio 64.8 7,502 26
Hawaii 37.8 531 48 Oklahoma 60.0 2,309 34
Idaho 49.5 798 43 Oregon 60.3 2,370 33
Illinois 85.9 11,069 10 Pennsylvania 70.0 8,943 18
Indiana 58.5 3,845 35 Rhode Island 60.6 637 31
Iowa 40.4 1,248 46 South Carolina 70.7 3,374 17
Kansas 61.6 1,783 30 South Dakota 33.4 282 49
Kentucky 50.1 2,201 40 Tennessee 68.8 4,468 22
Louisiana 69.3 3,204 21 Texas 88.0 23,266 8
Maine 38.5 511 47 Utah 49.3 1,429 44
Maryland 95.5 5,660 6 Vermont 43.7 274 45
Massachusetts 63.3 4,237 27 Virginia 73.1 6,037 16
Michigan 97.1 9,606 4 Washington 68.0 4,739 23
Minnesota 53.8 2,917 36 West Virginia 60.6 1,124 31
Mississippi 74.7 2,233 14 Wisconsin 63.3 3,635 27
Missouri 67.0 4,052 25 Wyoming 49.6 289 42

(1) Population figues are based on the 2013 U.S. Census population estimates.
(2) Ranked per complaints per 100,000 population. The District of Columbia had 147.9 complaints per 100,000 population and 956 victims. States with the same ratio of complaints per 100,000 population receive the same rank.

Source: Federal Trade Commission.