This statistic illustrates the share of victims of fraud and computer misuse by type of fraud and frequency the person was victimised from 2017 to 2018 in England and Wales. Computer virus is the most common fraud type in England and Wales, victimizing 92 percent at least once and 6 percent twice. Non-investment and bank and credit account frauds victimizes 89 percent of adults aged 16 and over at least once, victimizing at least 8 percent of them twice.
Frequency share of fraud victims in England and Wales from 2017 to 2018, by fraud type
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 24, 2019). Frequency share of fraud victims in England and Wales from 2017 to 2018, by fraud type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/753191/fraud-victimization-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Frequency share of fraud victims in England and Wales from 2017 to 2018, by fraud type." Chart. January 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/753191/fraud-victimization-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Frequency share of fraud victims in England and Wales from 2017 to 2018, by fraud type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/753191/fraud-victimization-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Frequency Share of Fraud Victims in England and Wales from 2017 to 2018, by Fraud Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/753191/fraud-victimization-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Frequency share of fraud victims in England and Wales from 2017 to 2018, by fraud type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/753191/fraud-victimization-england-and-wales/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Frequency share of fraud victims in England and Wales from 2017 to 2018, by fraud type [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), January 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/753191/fraud-victimization-england-and-wales/