BJS RELEASES VICTIMS OF IDENTITY THEFT, 2018

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: TANNYR WATKINS, 202-532-3923 THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2021 TANNYR.M.WATKINS@OJP.USDOJ.GOV ***** PUBLICATION ADVISORY ***** BJS RELEASES VICTIMS OF IDENTITY THEFT, 2018           WASHINGTON—The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics today released Victims of Identity Theft, 2018. This report describes the number of persons age 16 or older who experienced identity theft in 2018. It details the type of identity theft, how personal information was obtained, whether victims reported it to credit bureaus or police, the extent of financial losses, other negative outcomes for victims and the lifetime prevalence of identity theft. The report uses data from the 2018 Identity Theft Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey. TITLE: Victims of Identity Theft, 2018 (NCJ 256085)     AUTHOR: BJS Statistician Erika Harrell, Ph.D.     WHERE: www.bjs.gov           The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Doris J. James is the acting director.

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