This Is How Common Identity Theft Is in Hawaii
Identity theft is on the rise in the United States. According to the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network report, the number of reported cases more than doubled from about 650,500 in 2019 to 1.39 million in 2020. Identity theft cases continued to grow nationwide in 2021 when a total of 1.43 million cases were reported to the FTC.
In Hawaii, there were 2,993 cases of identity theft logged by the FTC in 2021, or 211 for every 100,000 people – the 23rd lowest population-adjusted case rate among states.
