Types of passport fraud in the European Union (EU) 2013

Published by Statista Research Department, May 15, 2015
This statistic shows detected passport fraud committed by individuals from third countries in the European Union (EU) in 2013, by type. In 2013, 10 percent of cases related to counterfeit documents.

Distribution of passport fraud detected in the European Union (EU) in 2013, by type*

CharacteristicShare of fraud detected
Fraudulently obtained 28%
New biopage 24%
Impostor 15%
Biopage 14%
Counterfeit 10%
Image substitution 9%
Showing entries 1 to 6 (6 entries in total)
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of fraud detected28%28%24%24%15%15%14%14%10%10%9%9%Fraudulently obtainedNew biopageImpostorBiopageCounterfeitImage substitution
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%16%18%20%22%24%26%28%30%32%

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May 2015

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EU

Survey time period

2013

Supplementary notes

*Authentic documents containing fraudulent documents were excluded; data from France were only available for 2013.

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