In 2007 there was an estimated 8.1 million identity theft cases in the US, or 3.58 percent of adults, resulting in $45 billion in fraud, compared to 8.4 million cases, or 3.84 percent of adults, resulting in $51 billion in fraud the previous year.
(Javelin Strategy, May 2008)
More than 34,000 identity theft reports to the US Federal Trade Commission from 2005 to 2007 concerned children under age 18.
