Society · Facts & sources
6 sourced facts about personal and financial protection, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answer$16.6 billion
IC3 received 859,532 complaints, and the average complaint involved a reported loss of $19,372.
Source: FBI Internet Crime Report 2024 (via CyberScoop) (2024) cyberscoop.com
Answer51%
Men are more likely than women to report owning coverage (54% vs. 48%), and 40% of adults say they need more.
Source: LIMRA and Life Happens, 2025 Insurance Barometer Study (2025) limra.com
AnswerInvestment scams, $5.7 billion
Imposter scams were the most commonly reported, but investment scams led in dollars lost; imposters were second at $2.95 billion.
Source: Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Sentinel Network (2024) ftc.gov
Answer26 states (plus D.C., Guam and N. Mariana Islands)
Rates ranged from 71.0% in the U.S. Virgin Islands to 98.2% in the Northern Mariana Islands.
Source: NHTSA, Seat Belt Use in 2024 – Use Rates in the States and Territories (2024) crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov
Answer$4.885 billion
Older adults filed the most complaints (147,127) and suffered the biggest losses of any age group, with losses up 43% from 2023.
Source: FBI Internet Crime Report 2024 (via CyberScoop) (2024) cyberscoop.com
Answermore than 2,000 a day
In its early years after launching in 2000, IC3 received about 2,000 complaints per month.
Source: FBI Internet Crime Report 2024 (via CyberScoop) (2024) cyberscoop.com