Most of the Swedish respondents to a survey conducted in 2018, perceived identity theft as a very serious crime (85 percent). One percent of the Danes found it to be a minor crime and none of the respondents did not find it to be a crime at all.
Perceptions of identity theft* as a crime in Sweden in 2018
This question was phrased by the source as follows:
"Please tell me, for each of the following situations, if you think it is a very serious crime, a fairly serious crime, a minor crime or not a crime at all? Identity theft"
Multiple answers were possible.
*Number of all respondents from 28 countries.
*The source adds the following information: Identity theft (somebody stealing your personal data and impersonating you)
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European Commission. (March 18, 2019). Perceptions of identity theft* as a crime in Sweden in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037568/perceptions-of-identity-theft-as-a-crime-in-sweden/
European Commission. "Perceptions of identity theft* as a crime in Sweden in 2018." Chart. March 18, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037568/perceptions-of-identity-theft-as-a-crime-in-sweden/
European Commission. (2019). Perceptions of identity theft* as a crime in Sweden in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037568/perceptions-of-identity-theft-as-a-crime-in-sweden/
European Commission. "Perceptions of Identity Theft* as a Crime in Sweden in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037568/perceptions-of-identity-theft-as-a-crime-in-sweden/
European Commission, Perceptions of identity theft* as a crime in Sweden in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037568/perceptions-of-identity-theft-as-a-crime-in-sweden/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Perceptions of identity theft* as a crime in Sweden in 2018 [Graph], European Commission, March 18, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1037568/perceptions-of-identity-theft-as-a-crime-in-sweden/
