IDENTITY THEFT BY STATE, 2009
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 76.2 3,586 17 Montana 41.8 408 46
Alaska 44.8 313 43 Nebraska 52.2 938 36
Arizona 119.4 7,875 2 Nevada 106.0 2,802 5
Arkansas 64.4 1,862 31 New Hampshire 44.1 584 45
California 114.2 42,209 4 New Jersey 84.5 7,361 12
Colorado 95.0 4,775 9 New Mexico 98.0 1,969 6
Connecticut 76.2 2,682 16 New York 96.7 18,906 8
Delaware 81.9 725 13 North Carolina 72.5 6,798 21
Florida 122.3 22,664 1 North Dakota 29.7 192 49
Georgia 97.2 9,556 7 Ohio 65.2 7,525 29
Hawaii 45.1 584 42 Oklahoma 71.4 2,633 23
Idaho 48.8 755 39 Oregon 67.5 2,583 27
Illinois 93.8 12,113 10 Pennsylvania 78.4 9,887 14
Indiana 64.8 4,163 30 Rhode Island 63.8 672 33
Iowa 39.2 1,179 47 South Carolina 67.3 3,070 28
Kansas 67.6 1,906 26 South Dakota 29.1 236 50
Kentucky 48.4 2,088 40 Tennessee 69.4 4,370 24
Louisiana 72.4 3,252 22 Texas 116.4 28,844 3
Maine 38.8 511 48 Utah 62.4 1,738 34
Maryland 91.8 5,232 11 Vermont 44.6 277 44
Massachusetts 69.0 4,551 25 Virginia 72.8 5,741 20
Michigan 75.5 7,525 18 Washington 77.2 5,145 15
Minnesota 54.6 2,877 35 West Virginia 46.2 841 41
Mississippi 73.2 2,161 19 Wisconsin 49.1 2,777 38
Missouri 64.3 3,850 32 Wyoming 49.2 268 37

(1) Population figures are based on the 2009 U.S. Census population estimates.
(2) Ranked by complaints per 100,000 population. The District of Columbia had 150.4 complaints per 100,000 population and 902 victims.

Source: Federal Trade Commission.