Arizona has 10th highest identity theft rate among the 50 states, study finds

Arizona finished in a tie for 10th in a ranking by the website 24/7 Wall St. of identity theft rates across the nation.

Identity theft complaints per 100,000 people in Arizona numbered 126. The median loss for all types of identity-theft fraud in the state is $400, with total losses coming in at $28,926,411 last year.

The share of identity theft in the state involving credit cards – the most common type of such fraud cases – is 30 percent

The numbers used in the study came from the Federal Trade Commission’s Sentinel Network Data Book, according to 24/7 Wall St.

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Which States Have the Highest Identity Theft Rates?

Rank	State	Identity Theft Complaints per 100,000	Median Loss for All Types of Fraud	Total Amount Loss	% of Total Fraud Involving Credit Cards
1	Georgia	229	$326	$31,118,503	36%
2	Nevada	194	$462	$11,518,640	29%
3	California	186	$400	$173,230,257	41%
4	Florida	180	$400	$84,209,310	42%
5	Texas	159	$400	$95,628,956	33%
6	Delaware	158	$313	$2,560,453	35%
7	Maryland	145	$350	$18,153,947	37%
8	Michigan	140	$300	$23,555,806	23%
9	Illinois	127	$300	$30,492,718	37%
10 (tie)	South Carolina	126	$342	$13,753,905	30%
10 (tie)	Arizona	126	$400	$28,926,411	30%
12	New Jersey	125	$362	$32,924,822	46%
13	New York	122	$324	$65,734,997	42%
14	New Hampshire	117	$300	$3,535,216	42%
15	North Carolina	112	$324	$29,594,579	31%
16	Louisiana	111	$391	$28,584,969	31%
17	Colorado	110	$365	$23,159,205	34%
18 (tie)	Connecticut	108	$311	$8,468,955	40%
18 (tie)	Alabama	108	$319	$9,853,808	32%
20	Pennsylvania	107	$300	$32,747,037	37%
21 (tie)	Oregon	101	$349	$11,419,407	33%
21 (tie)	Tennessee	101	$345	$18,457,932	33%
23	Washington	100	$350	$28,304,428	37%
24 (tie)	Virginia	97	$368	$28,023,182	36%
24 (tie)	Mississippi	97	$338	$7,693,983	28%
26	New Mexico	96	$412	$9,966,816	27%
27	Utah	94	$399	$13,299,585	32%
28 (tie)	Massachusetts	93	$351	$19,506,144	40%
28 (tie)	Rhode Island	93	$350	$3,250,855	38%
30	Ohio	88	$300	$27,148,926	32%
31	Missouri	85	$308	$18,706,847	32%
32	Idaho	80	$400	$4,756,931	31%
33	Oklahoma	79	$318	$10,992,175	32%
34	Montana	76	$400	$2,647,236	33%
35 (tie)	Kansas	74	$397	$9,812,165	36%
35 (tie)	Indiana	74	$358	$16,908,429	30%
37 (tie)	Minnesota	73	$387	$15,385,167	40%
37 (tie)	Arkansas	73	$385	$5,011,181	30%
39	Hawaii	72	$400	$5,948,547	42%
40	Alaska	69	$471	$3,573,123	38%
41	Nebraska	67	$347	$4,726,547	33%
42	Wisconsin	64	$300	$12,965,435	25%
43	North Dakota	63	$490	$2,385,602	34%
44 (tie)	West Virginia	58	$300	$4,324,644	33%
44 (tie)	Wyoming	58	$400	$1,786,041	31%
46	Kentucky	57	$318	$10,166,539	35%
47 (tie)	Maine	56	$350	$2,500,849	33%
47 (tie)	South Dakota	56	$445	$2,714,068	32%
49	Iowa	53	$400	$7,385,680	38%
50	Vermont	51	$350	$2,192,566	39%

Source: 24/7 Wall St.