BANK CRIME STATISTICS (BCS)
FEDERAL INSURED FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
APRIL 1, 2007—JUNE 30, 2007
I. VIOLATIONS OF THE FEDERAL BANK ROBBERY AND
INCIDENTAL CRIMES STATUTE,
TITLE 18, UNITED
STATES CODE, SECTION 2113
Violations by Type
of Institution
|
|
Robberies
|
Burglaries
|
Larcenies
|
|
Commercial Banks
|
1235
|
18
|
4
|
|
Mutual Savings
Banks
|
15
|
2
|
0
|
|
Savings and Loan
Associations
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
|
Credit Unions
|
113
|
3
|
2
|
|
Armored Carrier
Companies
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total
|
1400
|
23
|
6
|
Grand
Total—All Violations:
1,429
Loot Taken and Recovered
Loot was taken in 1,305
(91 percent) of the 1,429 incidents. Loot
taken is itemized as follows:
|
Cash
|
$13,436,220.82
|
|
Securities—Face
Value
|
0.00
|
|
Checks (including
Traveler’s Checks)
|
25,361.36
|
|
Food Stamps
|
0.00
|
|
Other Property
|
50,000.00
|
|
Total
|
$13,511,582.18
|
Full or partial recovery
of loot taken was reported by law enforcement agencies in 269 (21 percent)
of the 1,305 incidents in which loot was taken. Loot
recovered is itemized as follows:
|
Cash
|
$2,063,154.96
|
|
Securities—Face
Value
|
0.00
|
|
Checks (including
Traveler’s Checks)
|
0.00
|
|
Food Stamps
|
0.00
|
|
Other Property
|
11,000.00
|
|
Total
|
$2,074,154.96
|
Number, Race, and
Sex of Perpetrators
The number of persons
known to be involved in the 1,429 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies
was 1,746. The following table
shows a breakdown of the 1,746 persons who have been identified by
race and sex. In a small number of cases, the use of full
disguise makes determination of race and sex impossible.
|
|
White
|
Black
|
Hispanic
|
Other
|
Unknown
|
|
Male
|
618
|
797
|
118
|
17
|
50
|
|
Female
|
63
|
45
|
12
|
2
|
3
|
Unknown Race/Sex: 21
Investigation to date
has resulted in the identification of 512 (29 percent) of the 1,746
persons known to be involved. Of
these 512 identified persons, 215 (42 percent) were determined to be
users of narcotics, and 97 (19 percent) were found to have been previously
convicted in either federal or state court for bank robbery, bank burglary,
or bank larceny.
Occurrences by Day
of Week and Time of Day
|
Monday
|
266
|
6-9 a.m.
|
49
|
|
Tuesday
|
234
|
9-11 a.m.
|
382
|
|
Wednesday
|
273
|
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
|
340
|
|
Thursday
|
234
|
1-3 p.m.
|
310
|
|
Friday
|
294
|
3-6 p.m.
|
309
|
|
Saturday
|
107
|
6 p.m.-6 a.m.
|
39
|
|
Sunday
|
15
|
Not Determined
|
0
|
|
Not Determined
|
6
|
|
|
|
Total
|
1,429
|
Total
|
1,429
|
Institution/Community
Characteristics
Type of Financial
Institution Office
|
Main Office
|
53
|
|
Branch Office
|
1,336
|
|
Store
|
1
|
|
Remote Facility/Other
|
39
|
|
Total
|
1,429
|
Location of Financial
Institution Office
|
Commercial District
|
974
|
|
Shopping Center
|
307
|
|
Residential
|
102
|
|
Other Location
|
46
|
|
Total
|
1,429
|
Community Type
|
Metropolitan
|
663
|
|
Suburban
|
286
|
|
Small City/Town
|
455
|
|
Rural
|
25
|
|
Total
|
1,429
|
Institutional Areas
Involved
|
Counter
|
1,360
|
Night Depository
|
3
|
|
Vault/Safe
|
70
|
Auto. Teller Machine
|
0
|
|
Safe Deposit Area
|
3
|
Courier/Messenger
|
0
|
|
Office Area
|
52
|
Armored Vehicle
|
20
|
|
Drive-In/Walk-Up
|
10
|
Other
|
9
|
Security Devices
Maintained by Victim Institutions
|
Alarm System
|
1,368
|
|
Surveillance Cameras
|
1,404
|
|
Bait Money
|
1,054
|
|
Guards
|
98
|
|
Tear Gas/Dye Packs
|
414
|
|
Electronic Tracking
|
114
|
|
Bullet-Resistant
Enclosures
|
115
|
Security Devices
Used During Crimes
|
Alarm System Activated
|
1,265
|
|
Surveillance Cameras
Activated
|
1,373
|
|
Bait Money Taken
|
504
|
|
Guards On Duty
|
86
|
|
Tear Gas/Dye Packs
Taken
|
169
|
|
Electronic Tracking
Activated
|
66
|
Security Devices
Functioned
|
Alarm System Functioned
|
1,251
|
|
Surveillance Cameras
Functioned
|
1,356
|
Modus Operandi Used
|
Demand Note Used
|
775
|
|
Firearm Used1
|
400
|
|
Handgun
|
386
|
|
Other Firearm
|
25
|
|
Other Weapon Used2
|
8
|
|
Weapon Threatened3
|
597
|
|
Explosive Device
Used or Threatened
|
47
|
|
Oral Demand
|
744
|
|
Vault or Safe
Theft
|
5
|
|
Depository Trap
Device
|
1
|
|
Till Theft
|
21
|
1
"Handgun" and "Other Firearm" added
together may not coincide with "Firearm Used” since, in some cases,
both handguns and other firearms are used during the same crime.
2 "Other Weapon Used" includes knives, other
cutting instruments, hypodermic needles, clubs, etc.
3 "Weapon Threatened" includes those cases
where a weapon was threatened or implied either orally or in a demand
note but not actually observed.
Injuries, Deaths,
and Hostages Taken
Acts of violence were
committed during 62 (4 percent) of the 1,429 robberies, burglaries,
and larcenies which occurred during this three-month period. These
acts included 22 instances involving the discharge of firearms, 34
instances involving assaults, and 11 instances of hostage situations. (One or more acts of violence may occur during
an incident.) These acts of
violence resulted in 24 injuries, seven deaths, and 15 persons being
taken hostage.
Injuries
|
Customer
|
4
|
|
Employee
|
13
|
|
Employee Family
|
0
|
|
Perpetrator
|
1
|
|
Law Officer
|
1
|
|
Guard
|
3
|
|
Other
|
2
|
|
Total
|
24
|
Number of incidents
in which injuries occurred: 15
Deaths
|
Customer
|
0
|
|
Employee
|
3
|
|
Employee Family
|
0
|
|
Perpetrator
|
2
|
|
Law Officer
|
2
|
|
Guard
|
0
|
|
Other
|
0
|
|
Total
|
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