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Fraud and extortion, police-reported rates, Canada, 2010 to 2023

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rate per 100,000 population 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 Total fraudTotal fraud General fraudGeneral fraud Identity fraudIdentity fraud Identity theftIdentity theft ExtortionExtortion
Note(s):
As of 2010, reporting requirements for total fraud include separate violations for fraud, identity theft and identity fraud, which, combined, make up total fraud. Prior to 2010, different types of fraud were reported simply as fraud, therefore fraud data are only presented from 2010 onwards. Populations are based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).

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Fraud and extortion, police-reported rates, Canada, 2010 to 2023, rate per 100,000 population
  Total fraud General fraud Identity fraud Identity theft Extortion
2010 261 240 18 2 5
2011 254 226 23 4 4
2012 258 227 26 5 5
2013 260 227 27 6 7
2014 266 229 30 6 8
2015 305 264 33 7 9
2016 351 304 39 9 9
2017 358 310 39 9 9
2018 404 351 43 10 13
2019 443 378 53 13 11
2020 443 363 60 19 15
2021 443 362 62 19 18
2022 462 389 56 17 26
2023 501 435 53 13 35
Note(s):
As of 2010, reporting requirements for total fraud include separate violations for fraud, identity theft and identity fraud, which, combined, make up total fraud. Prior to 2010, different types of fraud were reported simply as fraud, therefore fraud data are only presented from 2010 onwards. Populations are based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).
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