» In 2004, there were 635,173 consumer complaints received; 246,570 were identity theft reports and 388,603 were fraud complaints.
» In 2004, for every 100,000 people, 57 were victims of identity theft.
» In 2004, 13% of identity theft cases were employment-related fraud complaints.
» The major metropolitan areas with the highest per-capita rates of complaints concerning consumer fraud were Washington, DC; San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA; and Las Vegas-Paradise, NV.
» Credit card fraud was the most common form of reported identity theft, followed by phone or utilities fraud, bank fraud and employment fraud.
Your National Resource on Identity Theft
» Between 1993 and 1999 in the United States, an average of 1.7 million violent victimizations per year were committed against persons age 12 or older who were at work or on duty, according to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
» Almost 4 of every 10 robberies occurring while the victim was at work or on duty were committed against persons in retail sales or transportation.
Violence in the Workplace, 1993-99
