In 2022, 75 percent of survey respondents worried about their personal, credit card or financial information being stolen by computer hacking, making it the crime that Americans worried about most. A further 73 percent of respondents worried either frequently or occasionally about being the victim of identity theft.
Crimes Americans worry about most in 2022
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Statistics on U.S. consumers and cyber crime
Incidents and data breaches
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- Basic Statistic Cyber crime: number of compromises and victims in U.S. 2005-H1 2022
- Basic Statistic Cyber crime: all-time biggest online data breaches 2022
- Basic Statistic Leading cyber crime victim loss categories 2021
- Basic Statistic Financial cyber crime losses in the U.S. 2021, by state
- Basic Statistic Most commonly reported types of cyber crime worldwide 2021
- Basic Statistic IC3: total damage caused by reported cyber crime 2001-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of complaints about internet crime 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Distribution of malicious data breaches 2019, by region
Risk awareness
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- Basic Statistic Crime worries in the United States 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. opinion on increasing cybercrime risk 2018
- Basic Statistic Level of cybercrime risk awareness among U.S. adults 2018, by region
- Premium Statistic Assessment of personal internet protection in the U.S. 2018
- Premium Statistic Assessment of personal data safety on the internet in the U.S. 2018
- Premium Statistic Awareness of risks related to the internet in the U.S. 2018
- Premium Statistic Assessment of internet risks in the U.S. 2018
- Premium Statistic Negative experiences on the internet in the U.S. 2018
Concerns and negative experiences
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- Premium Statistic Leading cyber threats encountered by U.S. internet users 2018
- Basic Statistic Concerns about cybercriminal activity among U.S. adults 2018
- Basic Statistic U.S. adults on relevance of cybercrime as a challenge to internal security 2018
- Basic Statistic U.S. perception towards police response to fight cybercrime 2018
- Basic Statistic U.S. internet user online identity theft rate 2018
- Basic Statistic U.S. internet users who have experienced cyber bullying 2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. consumers who have personally experienced hacking 2018
- Basic Statistic Dark web market price for stolen credentials 2019
Privacy
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- Basic Statistic U.S. social media user account privacy 2018
- Basic Statistic U.S. social media user account privacy 2018, by age group
- Premium Statistic U.S. online users who feel their data is vulnerable to hackers 2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. online users who feel their data is vulnerable to hackers 2019, by gender
- Premium Statistic U.S. online users who feel their data is vulnerable to hackers 2019, by age group
- Premium Statistic U.S. online user trust in social network data and privacy protection 2020
- Basic Statistic Main concerns of U.S. Facebook users 2018
- Premium Statistic Reasons U.S. Facebook users share less content on social media 2018
Passwords and logins
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- Basic Statistic Online privacy and anonymity strategies of U.S. internet users 2018
- Basic Statistic U.S. internet users using the same password across accounts 2018
- Basic Statistic U.S. internet users using the same password across accounts 2018, by age group
- Basic Statistic Password change rates for online services among U.S. adults 2018
- Premium Statistic Methods of U.S. adults keeping track of login information 2019
- Premium Statistic Methods of U.S. adults keeping track of login information 2019, by age group
Further related statistics
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- Perception of hacker attacks in Italy 2017
- Italy: hacked accounts with a single cyber-spying operation as of January 2017
- Crimes committed in the U.S. 2020, by state
- Crime rate U.S. 2020, by state
- Percent change in crime rate in the U.S. by state 2018-2019
- Opinion on the evolution of insecurity and delinquency in France 2019
- U.S. suburban areas - crime clearance rate 2020, by type
- Travelers unlikely to change plans due to world events in the U.S. 2014, by age group
- Cities in the U.S. - crime clearance rate 2020
- Five leading delayed milestones that worry Americans 2020
- Biodiversity issues of most concern according to the French 2015
- Proportion of French people worried about the quality of indoor air at home 2016
- Concerns of business leaders over the reform of the pension system in France 2019
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- Opinion on the evolution of insecurity and delinquency in France 2019
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- Travelers unlikely to change plans due to world events in the U.S. 2014, by age group
- Cities in the U.S. - crime clearance rate 2020
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- Biodiversity issues of most concern according to the French 2015
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- Concerns of business leaders over the reform of the pension system in France 2019
Gallup. (October 28, 2022). Crimes Americans worry about most in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/339735/crime-worries-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. "Crimes Americans worry about most in 2022." Chart. October 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/339735/crime-worries-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. (2022). Crimes Americans worry about most in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/339735/crime-worries-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. "Crimes Americans Worry about Most in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/339735/crime-worries-in-the-united-states/
Gallup, Crimes Americans worry about most in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/339735/crime-worries-in-the-united-states/ (last visited February 05, 2023)
Crimes Americans worry about most in 2022 [Graph], Gallup, October 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/339735/crime-worries-in-the-united-states/