Employee crime is more likely to be committed by men who have been with their employer around one to five years, according to statistics compiled by Embroker.

According to data from a variety of sources:

• Men are more likely to commit white-collar crimes than women, accounting for 75% of all incidents.
• Around 62% of fraud and embezzlement schemes that occurred in the U.S. in 2023 were committed by white individuals.
• Among those who committed occupational fraud, 84% previously displayed at least one behavioral red flag.
• About half of occupational fraud perpetrators have a college degree (52%).
• Most (85%) had not previously been disciplined for fraud.
• Occupational fraud is most common among those who have spent one to five years with their employer.
• In nonprofit organizations, 39% of fraud perpetrators are owners or executives.
• Employees (37%) and managers (41%) commit most fraud.
• Fraud-related costs rise the longer an employee has been with a company. Fraud committed by those who have worked at the organization less than a year has a median loss of $50,000. Fraud committed by those who have worked at an organization for 10 or more years has a median loss of $250,000.
• Most fraudsters come from operations, accounting, sales, customer service and executive/upper management.
• Around 41% of white-collar criminals arrested in 2023 were 25 to 39 years old.

See also:

• The 2024 Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame
• Rising risks in D&O insurance
• The most prominent cargo and property theft trends in 2024