
Growth rate of online fraud cases in China 2018-2021
In 2021, the number of online fraud cases in China declined by over 17 percent. It was the first time in the observed period that fraud in cyberspace decreased. According to the People's Supreme Court, fraud was the most prevalent internet crime in China in 2021, accounting for around one-third of all cases. In the same year, the number of fraud cybercrime cases in China reached 103 thousand recorded cases.