1、AUGUST 2023This report was made possiblethrough the support of Experian.Table of ContentsLetter from the CEO02Additional Consumer Resources13About the ITRC&Experian14About the 2023 ConsumerImpact Report04Demographics05Actions12Key Takeaways8In Their Own Words10Summary of Key Findings7Consumer&Busine
2、ss Resources152023 Impact of Identity Crimes Study17Appendix161 IDENTITY THEFT RESOURCE CENTER 2023|IDTHEFTCENTER.ORGCEO LetterFor the past ten years,Ive penned report introductions to highlight the broad range of impacts of identity crimes on people.Normally,at this point,Id go into a review of anu
3、mber of statistics that show how identity criminals continue to fjnd ways to take advantage of people and their personalinformation.Not this year.There will be a lot of statistics to pour over later in this report,but now I want to draw yourattention to one number:16 percent(16%).Thats the number of
4、 identity crime victims who have contacted the ITRC in the past year who say they have considered suicide as a result of having their identities misused.For context,the number of U.S.residents(excluding unsheltered people)who say they have contemplated taking their own lives for any reason is fjve p
5、ercent(5%)according to government estimates.The number of identity crime victims who say they have considered suicide has been steadily increasing after nearly two decades in the two to four percent(2%-4%)range.Then in 2020,during the pandemic,we saw the number ofsuicidal victims jump to eight perce
6、nt(8%).In 2021,that number grew again to 10 percent(10%).The overall suicide rate in the general population also grew through the pandemic to approximately 5 percent(5%),including three percent(3%)in 2022.Figure 1The fact the number of identity crime victims considering self-harm increased during th