Cybercrime victimisation among older adults: A probability sample survey in England and Wales.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Younger people are more likely to report cybercrime than older people. As older people spend more time online, this may change. If similarly exposed, risk factors including social isolation and poor health could make older adults disproportionally susceptible. We aimed to explore whether cybercrime risks and their predictors vary between age groups.

Methods

We analysed responses from 35,069 participants aged 16+ in the 2019/20 Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW). We investigated, among people who have used the internet in the past year, risks of experiencing any cybercrime, repeat victimisation and associated financial loss across age groups.

Results

Despite being at lower risk of reporting any cybercrime in the past year, people aged 75+ were more li

SUBMITTER: Havers B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11654966 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature