Identity Theft By State, 2016
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 82.4 4,007 36 Montana 68.2 711 43
Alaska 96.1 713 25 Nebraska 83.1 1,584 35
Arizona 126.2 8,748 10 Nevada 135.8 3,993 9
Arkansas 77.2 2,308 39 New Hampshire 101.3 1,352 23
California 139.5 54,744 4 New Jersey 111.5 9,977 16
Colorado 112.0 6,203 15 New Mexico 96.9 2,016 24
Connecticut 137.9 4,933 6 New York 102.3 20,205 22
Delaware 155.9 1,484 3 North Carolina 96.1 9,746 26
Florida 166.8 34,384 2 North Dakota 61.3 465 47
Georgia 124.0 12,787 11 Ohio 94.8 11,009 27
Hawaii 55.2 789 50 Oklahoma 85.1 3,337 33
Idaho 80.1 1,348 37 Oregon 105.3 4,312 20
Illinois 138.0 17,660 5 Pennsylvania 109.7 14,030 17
Indiana 76.8 5,091 40 Rhode Island 115.1 1,216 13
Iowa 68.1 2,135 44 South Carolina 89.5 4,438 28
Kansas 87.1 2,532 31 South Dakota 58.1 503 49
Kentucky 65.3 2,898 45 Tennessee 86.0 5,718 32
Louisiana 69.7 3,264 42 Texas 119.2 33,214 12
Maine 87.9 1,170 29 Utah 83.2 2,540 34
Maryland 137.1 8,251 7 Vermont 62.0 387 46
Massachusetts 107.0 7,287 19 Virginia 104.3 8,772 21
Michigan 175.6 17,430 1 Washington 114.0 8,310 14
Minnesota 107.2 5,919 18 West Virginia 59.7 1,093 48
Mississippi 79.6 2,378 38 Wisconsin 87.5 5,054 30
Missouri 136.1 8,292 8 Wyoming 74.6 437 41
(1) Population figures are based on the 2016 U.S. Census population estimates. (2) Ranked by complaints per 100,000 population. The District of Columbia had 198.5 complaints per 100,000 population and 1,352 victims. Source: Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Sentinel Network.