Crime & Safety
Colorado Was The Worst State For Robocalls In 2019: Report
Robocalls, which are on the rise across the United States, have hit Colorado particularly hard, according to a new study.
Compared to other states, Coloradans filed the most robocall complaints in 2019, according to a new report. Robocalls are increasing in the United States — nearly half the calls made from U.S. cell phones in 2019 were spam.
Using data from the Federal Trade Commission's National Do Not Call Registry, Provision Living analyzed robocall complaints in every state to identify which residents are receiving the most calls.
Coloradans filed 130,640 robocall complaints, or 2,403 robocalls per 100,000 residents, according to the report.
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Worst states for robocall complaints
*Robocalls per 100,000 people
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- Colorado: 2,403
- Arizona: 2,328
- Oregon: 2,318
- Nevada: 2,297
- Delaware: 1,187
- New Jersey: 2,175
- Maryland: 2,174
- Virginia: 2,136
- New Hampshire: 2,082
- Connecticut: 2,079
Since 2015, Colorado has received the 3rd most robocalls of any state —583,588 robocalls or 10,735 per 100,000 residents.
Nationwide, robocalls have seen an average increase of 14 percent since 2015, according to the report. Colorado saw a similar increase in that time period at 15 percent.
Read the full Provision Living report here.
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