Nevadans, hide your credit cards. According to research by asecurelife.com, the Silver State is is the riskiest place for victims of identity theft. The team looked at FBI data to find out things like the average loss per victim, and per capita, as well as the risk of becoming a victim in each state. Nevada came in at #1 overall. The study showed that we had 14.44 victims per 100,000 residents,. and the only other state with a higher count was Hawaii. ID theft victims in Nevada lost an average of $5,964.88, the 7th highest total in the US.