Document Type

Report

Publication Date

6-24-2025

Publication Title

Criminal Justice Fact Sheet No. 12

Publisher

The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West

First page number:

1

Last page number:

2

Abstract

This fact sheet presents data on complaints of fraud affecting individuals over the age of 60 and associated financial losses reported by elderly individuals in the Mountain West. The 2023 Elder Fraud Report serves to illuminate trends in elder fraud reports throughout the 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands. This fact sheet focuses on elder fraud data for the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.

Keywords

Fraud; Crime; Computer intrusion; Dollar loss; Arizona; Colorado; Nevada; New Mexico; Utah

Disciplines

Criminology | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Economics | Public Policy | Science and Technology Policy

File Format

pdf

File Size

97 KB

Language

English

Publisher Citation

Volk, T., Dwyer, M., Saladino, C.J., Brown, W.E. (2025). Elder Fraud in the Mountain West, 2023. The Data Hub at The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West. Criminal Justice Fact Sheet No. 12, 1-2.


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