Louisiana How at Risk is Your Confidential Data?
Do yourself a favor and do an online search for the term "data breach" and click on the News tab. Now, just look at how many articles there are at any given time about a recent hack, leak, or theft of confidential information.
It's a regular occurrence at this point, some hackers will find a way to steal data, and now we have data to show which states are most vulnerable to identity theft and fraud. How safe are you Louisiana?
- American consumers reported $10 billion in losses to fraud
- Several major data breaches this year alone
- Microsoft
- AT&T
- Ticketmaster
Study of Identity Theft and Fraud
Financial advisory company WalletHub has conducted a study to determine which states, over the course of a year, have been most vulnerable to identity fraud, and to determine which states are most likely at risk to fall victim to fraud.
Analyzing statistics about cases of identity theft, loss of money to identity fraud, and local laws and protections against identity theft and fraud WalletHub ranked all 50 states, and Washington D.C., from safest to most at-risk states. Washington D.C. beat out every state for being the most at risk of falling victim to fraud, Delaware and California follow up behind D.C. How safe is Louisiana?
Louisiana Among the Safest States
Louisiana was among the top 15 states least at risk for cases of fraud and identity theft. Louisiana was among the top ten states with the least cases of identity theft, and the top ten among states with the best policies aimed at combating fraud.
You can read the full study here: States Most Vulnerable to Identity Theft & Fraud (2025)