The state of Texas ranks No. 5 nationwide for the number if identity theft complaints last year. Among large cities throughout the country, Houston ranks No. 43 for these crimes.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said that identity theft was the most common consumer complaint in 2010, accounting for 19% of total complaints. Debt collection complaints ranked second at 11%, followed by internet services, prizes and lotteries, catalogs, scams and internet auctions. Houston was not listed among the top 50 metropolitan areas for fraud. This list was topped by Dunn, North Carolina, which also ranked third nationwide in identity theft. Texas ranked No. 29 overall for fraud among US states, while Colorado topped that list. The Texas border cities were especially prone to identity theft, with Brownsville at No. 2, McAllen at No. 4, Laredo at No. 11 and El Paso at No. 15. However, the top city in the country for identity theft was Miami-Ft. Lauderdale.
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