Statistics: Identity Theft in the U.S., 2005
From the abstract:

Identity theft is defined in the report as credit card thefts, thefts from existing accounts, misuse of personal information, and multiple types at the same time.

Highlights include the following:

* About 1.6 million households experienced theft of existing accounts other than a credit card (such as a banking account), and 1.1 million households discovered misuse of personal information (such as social security number).
* Ten percent of the households with incomes of $75,000 or higher experienced identity theft; that was about twice the percentage of households earning less than $50,000.
* Across all types of identity theft, the average amount lost per household was $1,620.

Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics

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