Identity Theft By State, 2017

 

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 3,609 33 Montana 61 638 45
Alaska 67 494 40 Nebraska 61 1,170 45
Arizona 119 8,330 11 Nevada 128 3,828 6
Arkansas 69 2,084 37 New Hampshire 82 1,097 26
California 140 55,418 4 New Jersey 106 9,533 15
Colorado 108 6,051 14 New Mexico 91 1,909 20
Connecticut 114 4,078 13 New York 103 20,397 16
Delaware 126 1,211 1 North Carolina 92 9424 19
D.C. 192 1,333 7 North Dakota 62 467 43
Florida 149 31,167 3 Ohio 78 9,121 30
Georgia 120 12,548 10 Oklahoma 74 2,901 33
Hawaii 62 890 43 Oregon 90 3,714 21
Idaho 79 1,356 28 Pennsylvania 97 12,468 18
Illinois 124 15,841 8 Puerto Rico 61 2,046 45
Indiana 75 5,027 32 Rhode Island 123 1,302 9
Iowa 59 1,870 49 South Carolina 90 4,509 21
Kansas 72 2,100 35 South Dakota 46 403 52
Kentucky 69 3,060 37 Tennessee 83 5,586 25
Louisiana 71 3,340 36 Texas 118 33,454 12
Maine 60 806 48 Utah 79 2,452 28
Maryland 129 7,788 5 Vermont 57 354 50
Massachusetts 88 6,016 24 Virginia 90 7,656 21
Michigan 151 15,027 2 Washington 99 7,360 17
Minnesota 78 4,324 31 West Virginia 55 1,000 51
Mississippi 69 2,064 37 Wisconsin 64 3,731 42
Missouri 82 4,994 26 Wyoming 67 389 40
(1) Population figures are based on the 2017 U.S. Census population estimates. (2) Ranked by complaints per 100,000 population. States with the same number of complaints per 100,000 population receive the same rank. Source: Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Sentinel Network.