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OCTOBER 12, 2023





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New BJS report presents findings from the redesigned 2021 Identity Theft Supplement [ [link removed] ]*

"Victims of Identity Theft, 2021" presents statistics on U.S. residents age 16 or older who reported that they had been victims of identity theft in the 2021 Identity Theft Supplement (ITS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey. These statistics include the types of identity theft, the demographics of the victims, the ways victims discovered the theft, the financial losses incurred, and the steps taken after the theft.

The 2021 ITS featured a redesigned questionnaire. The research supporting the redesign and changes to the questionnaire are summarized in this report and described more fully in the BJS-funded third-party report,?"Assessing the Measurement of Identity Theft through the Identity Theft Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey".

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*Read the Full Report [ [link removed] ]*

"Victims of Identity Theft, 2021" was written by BJS Statisticians Erika Harrell, PhD, and Alexandra Thompson. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS?s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov [ [link removed] ].

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Third-Party Report
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BJS-funded third-party report: "Assessing the Measurement of Identity Theft through the Identity Theft Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey" [ [link removed] ]*

This report results from efforts to assess potential sources of measurement error in the Identity Theft Supplement (ITS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey. The ITS is the key source of data on the prevalence and nature of identity theft victimization in the United States. The report describes (1) the secondary data analysis and the findings that led to the subsequent revisions to the ITS survey instrument, (2) the process of conducting cognitive interviews of the revised survey and findings from that effort, and (3) the process of and findings from the large, online pilot test of three versions of the instrument.

*Read the Third-Party Report [ [link removed] ]*

BJS funds research and reports by other organizations or individuals to foster knowledge in the criminal justice field. These third-party reports are not BJS reports and do not release official government statistics. Please see the full disclaimer [ [link removed] ] for more information.

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BJS data collection
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Now available: National Crime Victimization Survey: Identity Theft Supplement, 2021 data [ [link removed] ]*

BJS announces the release of the National Crime Victimization Survey: Identity Theft Supplement (ITS), 2021 data through the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data. The ITS measures?


* the prevalence of identity theft among persons
* the characteristics of identity theft victims
* patterns of reporting to the police, credit bureaus, and other authorities.

Access the Dataset [ [link removed] ]

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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. Kevin M. Scott, PhD, is the acting director.

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