Presenter(s)

Blake Bartley, Patrick Murray

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9:00-10:15, Kennedy Union Ballroom

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Description

Repeated identity theft is one of the more prevalent and financially devastating crimes that occur in the United States daily. This study analyzes reports from repeated identity theft victims to examine the association between yearly household income and repeated identity theft victimization among Americans over the age of 16. The parameters of this study evaluate repeated identity theft victimization rates among people who make over $100,000 and those who make less than $50,000. This study uses regression modeling and statistical analysis to find socioeconomic trends and relationships between income and victimization. This research employs various control variables as well, including age, gender, and education, to gather more information on victimization characteristics. For this study, we used a dependent variable specified as “Personal information was stolen once or more than once?” Also, our independent variable is specified as “Annual Household Income” due to the importance of seeing the trends within the amount of household income compared to the instance amount of repeated identity theft. The results of this study will help American adults and policymakers to better understand the socioeconomic risk factors contributing to repeated identity theft victimization rates. These findings can assist in developing preventative practices and spreading awareness to help Americans proactively educate themselves and protect against repeated identity theft at any income level.

Publication Date

4-23-2025

Project Designation

Capstone Project

Primary Advisor

Mark A. Morgan

Primary Advisor's Department

Criminal Justice and Security Studies

Keywords

Stander Symposium, College of Arts and Sciences

Institutional Learning Goals

Critical Evaluation of Our Times; Practical Wisdom; Community

Analyzing the Relationship Between Annual Household Income and Repeated Identity Theft Victimization Among U.S. Households

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