Interesting Facts Regarding Georgia Identity Theft

In 2012, the Federal Trade Commission stated that Georgia ranked 2nd among all states for complaints of identity theft (compared to 7th in 2008). Of the top cities reporting identity theft-related complaints, Marietta, GA ranked 8th in the nation.

The primary types of reported identity theft were:

Rank	Identity Theft Type	Complaints	Percentage
1	Government Documents or Benefits Fraud	12,725	66%
2	Credit Card Fraud	1,449	8%
3	Phone or Utilities Fraud	1,256	7%
4	Bank Fraud	802	4%
5	Employment-Related Fraud	461	2%
6	Loan Fraud	357	2%
	Other	2,523	13%
	Attempted Identity Theft	757	4%

Other Nation Wide Data

Other points of interest can be found on the Federal Trade Commision Identity Theft Website