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Identity Theft Survey Report 2003 - Time Considerations. * Based on the survey results, it appears that incidents of Identity Theft are on the rise in the
US. The trend appears to accelerate with reports of Identity Theft within the past two years.
* Approximately one-quarter of Identity Theft victims found out about the misuse of their
information within the past year. This represents approximately 10 million Americans, 4.7%
of American adults, who have discovered that they have been a victim of Identity Theft
within the past year.
* Another quarter of respondents discovered the misuse of their personal information 6 or
more years ago.
* Overall the number of ID Theft victims who reported discovering the misuse of their personal
information within the last year was 41% greater than the number discovering misuse
between 1 and 2 years ago. This growth was concentrated in the “Misuse of Existing Credit
Card Accounts Only” category, where the rate of growth was 71%. For “New Accounts &
Other Frauds” ID Theft, the number of victims discovering misuse within the last year was
essentially unchanged from the year before.
* The number of ID Theft victims who reported discovering the misuse of their personal
information between 1 and 2 years ago was almost double that for the period 2 – 3 years
ago. Between these two periods, there was substantial growth in all forms of ID Theft.
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