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Consumer Sentinel's data allows us to pinpoint trends and developments in consumer fraud. Through data sharing agreements Consumer Sentinel includes not only consumer fraud and identity theft complaints received by the FTC, but also complaints from over 100 different U.S. and Canadian federal, state, and non-governmental organizations. This diversity of sources gives Consumer Sentinel users a broader, more complete picture of current trends in consumer fraud and identity theft. In this section you can see consumer fraud and identity theft reports based on the consumer complaint data contained in Consumer Sentinel.

We are constantly adding data. We have found it most useful to track complaint data using its original entry date into the data contributors' systems. Accordingly, transfers of data from other organizations may contain complaints from previous months. This will retroactively change some totals and percentages on our graphs and charts.

National and State Trends in Fraud and Identity Theft
January - December 2003
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Three-Year Trend for Sentinel Complaints
Sentinel Top Complaint Categories
Sentinel Data Contributors
Fraud Complaint Trends
Internet-Related Fraud Complaint Trends
Three-Year Trend for Identity Theft Records
How Identity Theft Victims' Information Is Misused
Identity Theft Victim Age Data and Law Enforcement Contact
Major Metropolitan Areas Ranking for fraud Complaints
Major Metropolitan Areas Ranking for Identity Theft Complaints
Fraud Complaint and Identity Theft Victims by State

Detailed State Trends


Description of the Consumer Sentinel Network
Description of the Consumer Sentinel Complaint Categories
Sentinel Top Complaint Categories Three-Year Trends
Other Consumer Sentinel Data Contributors
How IDT Victims' Information is Misused Three-Year Trends
How IDT Victims' Information is Misused Three-Year Trends - Part 2


2003 Fraud Trends in Top 26 Major Metropolitan Areas
2003 IDT Trends in Top 26 Major Metropolitan Areas

2002 National and State Trends in Fraud and Identity Theft
2001 National and State Trends in Fraud and Identity Theft

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