Identity Theft Protection by State
Understand your rights and protections in your state. Find laws, AG contacts, fraud statistics, and resources for all 50 states.
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Highest Risk States
States with the highest identity theft reports per capita (FTC data)
Florida
#1 nationwide
Reports per capita:198.7
Total FTC reports:43,052
Top fraud types:
Credit card fraudPhone or utilities fraud
Georgia
#2 nationwide
Reports per capita:185.4
Total FTC reports:19,668
Top fraud types:
Credit card fraudPhone or utilities fraud
Nevada
#3 nationwide
Reports per capita:175.9
Total FTC reports:5,424
Top fraud types:
Credit card fraudGovernment benefits fraud
Delaware
#4 nationwide
Reports per capita:167.2
Total FTC reports:1,627
Top fraud types:
Credit card fraudBank fraud
Texas
#5 nationwide
Reports per capita:162.1
Total FTC reports:47,021
Top fraud types:
Credit card fraudGovernment benefits fraud
California
#6 nationwide
Reports per capita:154.3
Total FTC reports:60,918
Top fraud types:
Credit card fraudPhone or utilities fraud
Maryland
#7 nationwide
Reports per capita:151.6
Total FTC reports:9,199
Top fraud types:
Credit card fraudGovernment benefits fraud
Louisiana
#8 nationwide
Reports per capita:148.9
Total FTC reports:6,939
Top fraud types:
Credit card fraudGovernment benefits fraud
Arizona
#9 nationwide
Reports per capita:142.7
Total FTC reports:10,378
Top fraud types:
Credit card fraudPhone or utilities fraud
Colorado
#10 nationwide
Reports per capita:136.9
Total FTC reports:7,861
Top fraud types:
Credit card fraudPhone or utilities fraud
All States A-Z
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Alabama
ALRank:#28
Per capita:95.2
Alaska
AKRank:#42
Per capita:67.8
Arizona
AZRank:#9
Per capita:142.7
Arkansas
ARRank:#33
Per capita:87.1
California
CARank:#6
Per capita:154.3
Colorado
CORank:#10
Per capita:136.9
Connecticut
CTRank:#23
Per capita:108.5
Delaware
DERank:#4
Per capita:167.2
Florida
FLRank:#1
Per capita:198.7
Georgia
GARank:#2
Per capita:185.4
Hawaii
HIRank:#38
Per capita:78.3
Idaho
IDRank:#37
Per capita:79.1
Illinois
ILRank:#21
Per capita:112.8
Indiana
INRank:#27
Per capita:96.7
Iowa
IARank:#46
Per capita:61.2
Kansas
KSRank:#32
Per capita:89.4
Kentucky
KYRank:#26
Per capita:99.3
Louisiana
LARank:#8
Per capita:148.9
Maine
MERank:#48
Per capita:56.7
Maryland
MDRank:#7
Per capita:151.6
Massachusetts
MARank:#17
Per capita:118.7
Michigan
MIRank:#24
Per capita:106.8
Minnesota
MNRank:#50
Per capita:49.2
Mississippi
MSRank:#31
Per capita:90.6
Missouri
MORank:#25
Per capita:102.4
Montana
MTRank:#40
Per capita:74.1
Nebraska
NERank:#35
Per capita:82.7
Nevada
NVRank:#3
Per capita:175.9
New Hampshire
NHRank:#41
Per capita:71.8
New Jersey
NJRank:#16
Per capita:119.4
New Mexico
NMRank:#18
Per capita:116.3
New York
NYRank:#14
Per capita:125.7
North Carolina
NCRank:#20
Per capita:113.2
North Dakota
NDRank:#49
Per capita:51.4
Ohio
OHRank:#22
Per capita:111.6
Oklahoma
OKRank:#29
Per capita:93.8
Oregon
ORRank:#19
Per capita:115.8
Pennsylvania
PARank:#15
Per capita:122.9
Rhode Island
RIRank:#36
Per capita:81.5
South Carolina
SCRank:#13
Per capita:127.8
South Dakota
SDRank:#47
Per capita:58.9
Tennessee
TNRank:#12
Per capita:129.4
Texas
TXRank:#5
Per capita:162.1
Utah
UTRank:#34
Per capita:84.6
Vermont
VTRank:#45
Per capita:63.7
Virginia
VARank:#11
Per capita:133.2
Washington
WARank:#30
Per capita:92.5
West Virginia
WVRank:#39
Per capita:75.4
Wisconsin
WIRank:#44
Per capita:65.1
Wyoming
WYRank:#43
Per capita:66.4
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