According to a report released by Javelin Strategy and Research and another by the FTC, the incidence of identity fraud increased in 2012 for the second consecutive year, affecting 5.26 percent of U.S. adults. This increase was driven by dramatic jumps in the two most severe fraud types, new account fraud (NAF) and account takeover fraud (ATF).
http://robertsiciliano.com/blog/2013/03/21/identity-theft-on-the-riseagain/