Securities And Investment Fraud Statistics [infographic]
According to the latest statistics (2019) reported by the United States Sentencing Commission, securities and investment fraud has increased by 13.3% since the fiscal year 2015. This infographic details the facts you need to know.
5,707 federal criminal cases reported to the United States Sentencing Commission were categorized as theft, property destruction, and fraud.
4.4% of federal theft, property destruction, and fraud offenses involved securities and investment fraud.
The number of securities and investment fraud offenders are as follows per year:
2015: 218 offenders
2016: 221 offenders
2017: 230 offenders
2018: 213 offenders
2019: 247 offenders
Median Loss For Securities and investment fraud offenses: $2,000,000. The highest loss was in 2015 at over $3,000,000.
The Southern District of New York was the top for securities and investment fraud offenders.
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