Killeen-Temple, Texas In Top 50 Areas For Fraud And Identity Theft

Crime is an unfortunate of daily life in the state of Texas.

Every day, different crimes occur in the state. The list of crimes that happen in Texas is sadly also very long. Some crimes even occur online.

Data is collected daily about the crimes that take place in Texas as well. Using this data, police are able to find out what types of infractions of law are happening more often than others.

For the area of Killeen, Temple, data has revealed that two major types of crimes that are plaguing it.

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Data Reveals What Residents In Killeen-Temple Should Be Looking Out For

Per Consumer Sentinel Network, data was reported by them that revealed two major crimes were occurring highly in the Killeen-Temple area. The two crimes were fraud and identity theft. Killeen-Temple ranked in the top 50 of the nation for them.

Consumer Sentinel Network revealed that Killeen-Temple ranked 36th overall in fraud with the number of reports at 6,010 and 1,285 reported per 100K residents. Killeen-Temple ranked higher in identity theft sadly.

With 1,997, which was 427 per 100K residents, Killeen-Temple ranked at 12th overall in the nation. So how does one report said fraud or identity theft?

How You Can Report These Crimes To Law Enforcement

If you suspect that you're a victim of identity theft, Consumer Sentinel Network encourages individuals to report to identitytheft.gov. They also provided a list of what types of fraud one could encounter any day in the state of Texas.

Be smart and safe Texas!