Credit crunch pushes US ID fraud to 8 year low

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/02/09/id_fraud_slump/

US identity fraud losses fell sharply last year, bucking a long-running trend.

The number of fraud victims decreased 28 per cent in 2010 from 11 million to 8.1 million. The total value of fraudulent losses also fell from $56bn in 2009 to $37bn in 2010, according to an annual study by Javelin Strategy & Research. Javelin reports the figures for losses are the lowest it has seen in the eight years it has run the study.