DoJ: Identity Theft Touches Millions in USE-Commerce Times Mon, 03 Apr 2006 3:59 PM PDTBased on interviews with 40,000 American residents, the Department of Justice (DoJ) has reported that 3.6 million -- or about 3 out of every 100 -- households were victimized by perpetrators of identity theft between July and December 2004. The numbers differ from earlier research findings. Who is most likely to be a victim of identity theft?ABC 7 Chicago Mon, 03 Apr 2006 12:11 PM PDTA new study looks at who is most likely to be a victim of identity theft. What can you do to protect yourself? US estimates 3 percent victims of identity theftPhysOrg Mon, 03 Apr 2006 1:51 PM PDTSome 3.6 million US households, or about three percent of the total in the United States, fell victim to identity theft during a six-month period in 2004, a Justice Department report showed.