Q. Have you ever been the victim of any of the following crimes?
Total |
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
Had your credit card number stolen |
16% |
17% |
15% |
12% |
18% |
16% |
Been the victim of online fraud |
10% |
11% |
10% |
12% |
10% |
9% |
Had your identity stolen |
1% |
2% |
1% |
3% |
1% |
1% |
Had a computer virus that damaged your computer or data |
29% |
30% |
28% |
33% |
28% |
25% |
Cyber bullying |
3% |
2% |
5% |
7% |
2% |
1% |
Online stalking, invasion of privacy or high levels of harassment |
4% |
2% |
5% |
5% |
4% |
1% |
No, none of them |
56% |
55% |
57% |
53% |
57% |
58% |
29% say they have had a computer virus that caused damage to their computer or data, 16% have had their credit card number stolen and 10% have been the victim of online fraud. Online stalking (4%), cyber bullying (3%) and identity theft (1%) are much less common.
Those aged under 35 are somewhat more likely to have been a victim of a virus (33%), cyber bullying (7%) and online stalking (5%).
Women are more likely to have been a victim of cyber bullying (5%) and online stalking (5%).