Identity theft is not what I would call a "crime".


                                                                              A crime is: 
                                                                           Armed robbery
                                                                      Unprovoked murder
                                                                             Vandalism
                                                                          Violent assault
                 Standing behind some pretty girl in line at "Mickey Ds" and losing your head and groping her


                   Identity theft is more along the line of domestic espionage.  It has all the elements:
                                            Covert observations of targeted individual(s)
                          Attempts to obtain important information about another without their consent
                                                               Hostile intentions
                                                             Subversive activities
                                                                   Conspiracy
                       Engaging in acts of spying while fronting oneself as just another "average Joe/Jane"
                                   Using various methods to cover up one's true activities/intentions