Common cyber stalking for ex or current partners in the U.S. 2019

Published by Joseph Johnson, Jan 25, 2021

During a December 2019 survey, 29 percent of responding adults in the United States admitted to checking their current or ex-partner's phone, making it the most common form of cyber stalking. Additionally, 21 percent of U.S. adults reviewed or checked their ex or current partner's search history on one of their devices.

Most common forms of cyber stalking an ex or current partner online according to adults in the United States as of December 2019

	Share of respondents
Checking current or ex-partner's phone	29%
Reviewing partner's search history on one of their devices	21%
Creating fake profile to check on their ex or current partner on social media	9%
Tracking their ex or current partner's physical activity via their phone or health app	8%
Using an app to monitor an ex or current partner's text messages, phone calls, direct messages, emails, and phots	10%

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Release date

February 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

December 18-20, 2019

Number of respondents

2,050 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

According to the source, "online creeping, or following someone persistently or stealthily online, is typically benign behavior. However, when that becomes a pattern of behavior or escalates to using the same technology and tactics to harass someone online, it’s cyber stalking. Cyber stalking can take on many forms, but the common denominator is that it is unwanted, obsessive and sometimes illegal."

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