Summary
This report describes the variety of individuals age 16 or older who skilled identification theft in 2018. It particulars the kind of identification theft, how private info was obtained, whether or not victims reported it to credit score bureaus or police, the extent of economic losses, different detrimental outcomes for victims, and the lifetime prevalence of identification theft. The report makes use of information from the 2018 Identification Theft Complement to the Nationwide Crime Victimization Survey.