I wanted to check what the fraud statistics are in all 50 states.
WOW! What's with Delaware?
Mapped: U.S. Financial Crime Activity by State. Suspicious activity has been rising in the U.S., but is it spread evenly throughout all 50 states? Certainly not.
This visualization, created in partnership with
Inigo Insurance, maps the number of Suspicious Activity Reports per 10,000 people, using data from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) are documents that financial institutions and other organizations file to alert law enforcement about potential legal violations, including money laundering, terrorist financing, and other criminal activity.
SARs help authorities maintain an up-to-date picture of possible financial crime and fraud across all 50 states, as well as Puerto Rico. Notably, the incidence rate of these reports varies widely across the country.
States with the Highest SARs. The states with the highest SAR counts are geographically diverse. The top five are Delaware (2,352 per 10,000 people), South Dakota (1,967), Utah (1,101), Ohio (542), and North Carolina (464).
Mapped: Suspicious Activity Reports by U.S. State