Cook County Check Fraud Reports to FinCEN

Check fraud related crimes have soared in Cook County since 2021, data from the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

This chart shows the total number of Suspicious Activity Reports filed by "depository institutions" or banks with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network regarding check fraud each year.
Chart: Tom Jones, NBC 5 Responds Source: FinCEN Get the data