2025 FBI Internet Crime Report

A green piggy bank icon with $20.9 billion in white type. Reported losses increased 26% vs. 2024. Source: 2025 Internet Crime Report
Crypto investment complaints increased 48% over 2024. Source: FBI
Top 5 Cyber-Enabled Crimes by $$$ Stolen. 1. Investment Fraud, 2. Business Email Compromise, 3. Tech/Customer Support , 4. Personal Data Breach. 5. Relationship Scam Source: FBI
2025 Internet Crime Reports by age group. Adults over 60 reported the most crimes, followed by age groups 40-49, 30-39, 50-59, 20-29, and Under 20.
Internet crime transactions (losses) by age group. Adults 60+ lost more than $7.4 billion in 2025. Losses decrease by each age group. Children 17 and under represented $67.1 million in losses.
72% of investment fraud reports to the FBI in 2025 involved cryptocurrency as the transaction type.
86% of business email compromise reports to the FBI in 2025 involved wire transfers or ACH as the transaction type.
Children 17 and under were targeted in 13,168 financial crime complaints, representing $13 million in losses and averaging $986 per loss.
A pie chart showing the transaction types used in fraud with victims 17 and younger. 31% of crimes used gift cards, 20% used peer-to-peer apps (like Venmo), 15% used debit or credit cards, and 10% used crypto.
The highest rates of internet crime complaints per 100,000 citizens originated in the District of Columbia, Alaska, Nevada, Arizona, and Massachusetts.