A study that ran on Earthweb revealed that the District is the second-lowest state-level jurisdiction when it comes to the reporting of online identity theft.
The report said the District had 17 reports per $100,000, with 728 reports in 2022. The lowest jurisdiction is Puerto Rico, which had 10 reports per $100,000, with 347 reports.
Maryland and Virginia were not listed in the top 10 of either the lowest or the highest number of online identity reports.