PROPERTY AND CRIME STATISTICS

We can help protect you from scams & fraud.

Although there is no foolproof way to avoid home improvement scammers, our Patrols’ law enforcement experience will help mitigate potential risks.

IN ARLINGTON COUNTY & VIRGINIA

The overall crime rate increased by 17.8% from 2021 to 2022.
Property crime rose 23% with marked increases in vehicle thefts, larcenies, fraud, and destruction of property offenses.
Arlington County Police Department is severely understaffed and will “reduce investigative follow-up on most property crimes.”
14% of individuals over 60 are estimated to have been victims of elder fraud, which amounts to more than 313,000 cases and losses of nearly $12 billion.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The Better Business Bureau’s Scam Tracker reports Americans have lost an estimated $206 million to home improvement scams since 2007.
The Federal Trade Commission reported losing almost $8.8 billion to scams and fraud in 2022, up 30 percent over 2021’s losses.
109,000 home improvement scams have been reported to the Federal Trade Commission since 2007, with an average of 6,124 scams per year.
The cost of elder financial exploitation has grown by over 54 percent, rising from $177 billion in 2020 to around $269.5 billion in 2022.