Identity Theft Reported by Households, 2005-2010

"In 2010, 7.0% of households in the United States, or about 8.6 million households, had at least
one member age 12 or older who experienced one or more types of identity theft victimization (fi gure 1). This percentage was similar to the 7.3% of households that experienced identity theft in 2009. However, it represented an increase from the 5.5% of households, or 6.4 million households, that were victims of one or more types of identity theft in 2005..."