New Study: Coronavirus Stops Spam Calls; Illinoios Sees No. 42 Largest Decrease

During Coronavirus we must take silver linings where we can. A new study shows during the pandemic, spam phone calls – a non-medical epidemic – have declined 58% nationally and Illinois ranks No. 42 seeing the largest decrease of any state.

AllAreaCodes.com today released a study, Coronavirus Causing Decline in Spam Calls, after analyzing one million consumer complaints to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global pandemic on March 8.

Since that time, Illinois ranks No. 42 seeing a 46% decrease.

Nationally, the number of complaints has steadily decreased every week. March 8 saw a 15% decline, March 22 a 23% decline, and the most recent figures week of April 5 jumped to a 58% decline.

While the slowing of spam calls likely correlates with the economic shutdown, Americans who receive spam calls remain encouraged to file a complaint with the FTC to continue to combat this issue facing our country.