Illinois Fraud Trends 2021

Illinois Fraud Trends, 2021–2025

Total reported dollar losses climbed every year, even as the number of reports fluctuated. The 2021 spike in reports was driven by pandemic-related identity theft.

Total Reported Losses

Median Loss per Report

Year	Total Reports	Fraud Reports	Total Reported Losses	Median Loss
2021	266,545	86,519	$130.5M	$415
2022	176,775	70,715	$205.6M	$600
2023	186,554	69,547	$252.3M	$499
2024	231,332	72,063	$324.3M	$401
2025	213,686	92,431	$362.8M	$324

Visualization by Sahil Shimpi. Data sources: FTC Consumer Sentinel Network Data Books, 2021–2024; FTC Explore Data dashboard (2025 data). Total reports and fraud reports reflect all FTC-classified categories. Dollar figures based on voluntarily filed consumer reports.