LAS VEGAS MAKES THE TOP TEN

Las Vegas Makes The Top Ten

A national study released its findings this past July and listed Las Vegas in the top ten amon metropolitan areas for what Intersections Inc. characterizes as iJacking, the emotionally devastating crime that drains your accounts, hurts your reputation and leaves you financially paralyzed when thieves assume your identity or use your Social Security number to commit fraud crimes.”

On behalf of Intersections, Inc., Bert Sperling’s Best Places conducted a study of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States and determined the cities at the highest and lowest risk for iJacking. The survey used several factors which fall into categories such as: Technology Impact; Lifestyle Risks; Transaction Habits; At Risk Behavior. Below are the top ten, all of which are Western cities:

1. San Francisco
2. Seattle
3. Denver
4. San Jose
5. San Diego
6. Atlanta
7. Salt Lake City
8. Las Vegas
9. Sacramento
10. Phoenix

The study also shows a link where increasing use of methamphetamine mirrors an increase rate of identity theft.

I also wonder where Las Vegas ranks on the methamphetamine list, my guess is very high. Does this mean Jerry Airelo is right about our declining safety? But we know that our police officials are diligently addressing our safety by investigating the stunt on the strip where Sportsbook,com hung $100,000 in one dollar bills over the strip and “thieves” threw handfuls of dollar bills into the air after the security guard went on his 3:00 a.m. break.

The Police Protective Association, the union for the police, is also concerned for our safety after hiring surveillance to collect six weeks of videotape purportedly showing Clark County Commissioner Lynette Boggs McDonald lives in a home which is not in the district she represents. Did we note that Ms. McDonald did not support the recent pay increases demanded by the union?

-Zounding Off