Profiles of identity theft victimization and the role of lifestyle-routine activities: a conjunctive analysis of case configurations
摘要
Using data collected during the 2021 National Crime Victimization Survey’s Identity Theft Supplement (N = 91,416), the current study applies conjunctive analysis of case configurations to construct profiles of potential identity theft victims. The influence that variables related to lifestyle-routine activities theory have on the likelihood of victimization is also examined. Results show that a) survey respondents cluster significantly among dominant profiles of potential identity theft victims; b) the most (un)commonly observed profiles and the likelihood of victimization are defined by unique combinations of variable attributes associated with lifestyles-routine activities; and c) except for offender motivation, the main effect that measures of lifestyle-routine activities have on the likelihood of victimization is not always in the direction supportive of the theory. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for future research and how they may inform strategies for preventing identity theft victimization.