JeffCo Among Worst Counties In Country For Robocalls: Report

JEFFERSON COUNTY, CO — Jefferson County has the 11th highest number of robocall complaints in the country, according to a new Comparitech report. Colorado residents reported the second-most robocall complaints per capita in the United States, the data show.

Reports of imposters and medicine or prescription complaints were most prevalent, according to the report.

Comparitech analyzed FTC data to reveal robocall trends across the United States, looking at what the growing gap between live callers and robocalls looks like, which states and counties are most affected and which calls are the most common.

Jefferson County ranked 11th-highest in the country overall with 12,503 complaints in 2018, the Comparitech report shows.

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Four Colorado counties rank in the top 15 per capita: El Paso has the most complaints in the country; while La Plata, San Juan and Pitkin rank 5th, 9th, and 15th respectively, the data show.

Robocall complaints grew by 165 percent between 2014 and 2017, reaching a peak of 4.5 million annually, according to Comparitech. Robocall complaints more than doubled the number of live call complaints in 2018.

Robocalls peaked between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. and were more prevalent during the summer, peaking in July and August, the report shows.