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Fraud and Scam Reports by State, 2024
Reports to the Federal Trade Commission's Consumer Sentinel Network, from the annual data book
Unverified reports filed with the FTC. Report a scam at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
- Fraud and other reports
- 4,559,706
- States, DC and Puerto Rico, 2024
- Identity theft reports
- 991,746
- Reported fraud losses
- $9.77B
- Sum of state totals
- Most reports per person
- Florida
- 2,163 per 100,000 people
Fraud and other reports per 100,000 people
Darker states filed more reports for their population
Reports by state
2024 reports. Rank 1 has the most reports per 100,000 people.
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| State | Fraud and other reports | Per 100,000 | Rank | Identity theft | Reported losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 70,132 | 1,388 | 14 | 13,596 | $104M |
| Alaska | 7,279 | 992 | 31 | 780 | $26.9M |
| Arizona | 106,023 | 1,459 | 11 | 20,863 | $337M |
| Arkansas | 29,453 | 971 | 34 | 6,340 | $52.1M |
| California | 506,727 | 1,291 | 17 | 139,665 | $1.68B |
| Colorado | 73,231 | 1,260 | 18 | 12,087 | $211M |
| Connecticut | 43,890 | 1,220 | 20 | 8,502 | $90.3M |
| Delaware | 18,870 | 1,876 | 3 | 3,942 | $34.3M |
| District of Columbia | 16,860 | 2,509 | Not ranked | 3,225 | $30.4M |
| Florida | 474,314 | 2,163 | 1 | 115,840 | $866M |
| Georgia | 228,132 | 2,108 | 2 | 55,955 | $291M |
| Hawaii | 14,163 | 980 | 33 | 1,990 | $61.6M |
| Idaho | 16,080 | 849 | 45 | 2,367 | $53.9M |
| Illinois | 186,426 | 1,469 | 10 | 43,028 | $318M |
| Indiana | 72,938 | 1,071 | 29 | 13,471 | $112M |
| Iowa | 22,855 | 715 | 48 | 3,919 | $52M |
| Kansas | 24,924 | 848 | 46 | 4,518 | $57.6M |
| Kentucky | 38,739 | 859 | 44 | 6,396 | $70.8M |
| Louisiana | 68,025 | 1,472 | 9 | 15,991 | $89.4M |
| Maine | 12,106 | 879 | 42 | 1,746 | $29.3M |
| Maryland | 111,041 | 1,799 | 5 | 19,990 | $199M |
| Massachusetts | 81,434 | 1,165 | 24 | 27,141 | $210M |
| Michigan | 117,326 | 1,167 | 23 | 23,783 | $204M |
| Minnesota | 51,773 | 906 | 39 | 7,280 | $145M |
| Mississippi | 36,023 | 1,221 | 19 | 7,903 | $44.4M |
| Missouri | 72,120 | 1,169 | 22 | 11,535 | $139M |
| Montana | 9,651 | 873 | 43 | 1,447 | $22.5M |
| Nebraska | 17,438 | 887 | 41 | 2,554 | $41.9M |
| Nevada | 58,640 | 1,867 | 4 | 14,631 | $139M |
| New Hampshire | 14,342 | 1,033 | 30 | 2,079 | $34.6M |
| New Jersey | 139,551 | 1,506 | 8 | 29,037 | $314M |
| New Mexico | 20,966 | 991 | 32 | 3,171 | $56.6M |
| New York | 278,662 | 1,402 | 13 | 58,692 | $534M |
| North Carolina | 144,909 | 1,369 | 15 | 27,466 | $277M |
| North Dakota | 5,425 | 696 | 49 | 924 | $14.4M |
| Ohio | 131,319 | 1,115 | 26 | 27,766 | $226M |
| Oklahoma | 36,266 | 908 | 37 | 6,747 | $72.7M |
| Oregon | 46,207 | 1,090 | 27 | 6,898 | $124M |
| Pennsylvania | 184,269 | 1,419 | 12 | 37,717 | $285M |
| Puerto Rico | 12,252 | 376 | Not ranked | 1,649 | $14.5M |
| Rhode Island | 11,776 | 1,075 | 28 | 2,896 | $20.7M |
| South Carolina | 80,070 | 1,536 | 7 | 15,146 | $137M |
| South Dakota | 6,081 | 676 | 50 | 845 | $20.4M |
| Tennessee | 83,027 | 1,188 | 21 | 14,829 | $157M |
| Texas | 462,667 | 1,561 | 6 | 116,484 | $898M |
| Utah | 30,185 | 906 | 38 | 5,224 | $113M |
| Vermont | 5,860 | 908 | 36 | 651 | $10.6M |
| Virginia | 117,836 | 1,361 | 16 | 18,460 | $294M |
| Washington | 87,780 | 1,134 | 25 | 13,068 | $297M |
| West Virginia | 14,911 | 836 | 47 | 2,017 | $27M |
| Wisconsin | 53,520 | 908 | 35 | 8,798 | $106M |
| Wyoming | 5,212 | 899 | 40 | 697 | $20.1M |
Frequently asked questions
- Which states report the most fraud?
- Relative to population, the most fraud and other reports in 2024 came from Florida (2,163 per 100,000 people), Georgia (2,108 per 100,000 people), Delaware (1,876 per 100,000 people).
- Which states report the most identity theft?
- The highest identity theft report rates were in Florida (528 per 100,000 people), Georgia (517 per 100,000 people), Nevada (466 per 100,000 people).
- What is the median fraud loss?
- The median is the middle loss among reports that included a dollar amount. In 2024, state medians ranged from $285 to $609.
- How do I report a scam?
- Report fraud, scams and bad business practices at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Report identity theft and get a recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.
Source: Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book · 2024 data book