The Identity Theft Resource Center in Tucson is working on a proposal that would give police and credit bureaus access to a list of minors' Social Security numbers, reports the Arizona Daily Star. The proposal is a response to an on-the-rise crime, in which parents use their children's Social Security numbers to obtain credit cards, loans or utility services. Arizona is recognized as the identity theft capital of America, the report states, and its child identity theft rate is more than double the national average. "It's very hard to get a handle on it," says Joanna Crane, identity theft program manager at the Federal Trade Commission.
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