bank crime statistics 2010

Bank Crime Statistics (BCS)
Federal Insured Financial Institutions
January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010

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

4997

57

5

Mutual Savings Banks

47

4

0

Savings and Loan Associations

103

2

0

Credit Unions

396

11

1

Armored Company

3

0

2

Total

5,546

74

8

 

Grand Total—All Violations: 5,628

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was taken in 5,102 (91 percent) of the 5,628 incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:

Cash

$42,535,474.99

Securities—Face Value

$301.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$479,523.08

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$800.00

Total

$43,016,099.07

 

Full or partial recovery of loot taken was reported by law enforcement agencies in 1,029 (22 percent) of the 4,599 incidents in which loot was taken. Loot recovered is itemized as follows:

Cash

$8,138,499.89

Securities—Face Value

$300.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$53,845.52

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$420.00

Total

$8,193,065.41

 

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the 5,628 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies was 6,753. The following table shows a breakdown of the 6,753 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

2681

2738

479

67

232

Female

255

182

15

10

10

 

Unknown Race/Sex: 84

Investigation to date has resulted in the identification of 3,325 (49 percent) of the 6,753 persons known to be involved. Of these 3,325 identified persons, 1,173 (35 percent) were determined to be users of narcotics and 557 (17 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

998

6-9 a.m.

155

Tuesday

1028

9-11 a.m.

1554

Wednesday

949

11 a.m.-1 p.m.

1258

Thursday

994

1-3 p.m.

1224

Friday

1106

3-6 p.m.

1230

Saturday

443

6 p.m.-6 a.m.

204

Sunday

51

Not determined

3

Not Determined

59

 

 

Total

5,628

Total

5,628

 

Institution/Community Characteristics

Type of Financial Institution Office

Main Office

138

Branch Office

5363

Store

102

Remote Facility/Other

25

Total

5,628

 

Location of Financial Institution Office

Commercial District

3689

Shopping Center

1339

Residential

370

Other Location

230

Total

5,628

 

Community Type

Metropolitan

2623

Suburban

1031

Small City/Town

1854

Rural

120

Total

5,628

 

Institutional Areas Involved

Counter

5365

Night Depository

3

Vault/Safe

257

Auto. Teller Machine

2

Safe Deposit Area

15

Courier/Messenger

2

Office Area

187

Armored Vehicle

47

Drive-In/Walk-Up

61

Other

49

 

Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions

Alarm System

5,472

Surveillance Cameras

5,543

Bait Money

3,412

Guards

270

Tear Gas/Dye Packs

1,243

Electronic Tracking

557

Bullet-Resistant Enclosures

633

 

Security Devices Used During Crimes

Alarm System Activated

5,117

Surveillance Cameras Activated

5,456

Bait Money Taken

1,830

Guards on Duty

229

Tear Gas/Dye Packs Taken

562

Electronic Tracking Activated

287

 

Security Devices Functioned

Alarm System Functioned

5,045

Surveillance Cameras Functioned

5,369

 

Modus Operandi Used

Demand Note Used

3,142

Firearm Used1

1,445

  Handgun

1,394

  Other Firearm

78

Other Weapon Used2

126

Weapon Threatened3

2,461

Explosive Device Used or Threatened

165

Oral Demand

3,096

Vault or Safe Theft

17

Depository Trap Device

1

Till Theft

91

Takeover

333

 

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 236 (4 percent) of the 5,628 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies which occurred during the 12-month period. These acts included 71 instances involving the discharge of firearms, 145 instances involving assaults, one instance involving an explosive device, and 31 instances of hostage situations. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.) These acts of violence resulted in 106 injuries, 16 deaths, and 90 persons taken hostage.

Injuries

Customer

15

Employee

66

Employee Family

0

Perpetrator

13

Law Officer

3

Guard

4

Other

5

Total

106

 

Number of incidents in which injuries occurred: 81

Deaths

Customer

0

Employee

0

Employee Family

0

Perpetrator

13

Law Officer

0

Guard

0

Other

3

Total

16

 

Number of incidents in which deaths occurred: 14

Hostages Taken

Customer

20

Employee

64

Employee Family

1

Law Officer

0

Guard

0

Other

5

Total

90

 

Number of incidents in which hostages were taken: 31

II. Bank Extortion Violations Which Were Investigated Under the Federal Bank Robbery and Incidental Crimes Statute, Title 18, United States Code, Section 2113 (January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010)

Violations by Type of Institution

Commercial Banks

12

Mutual Savings Banks

0

Savings and Loans Associations

0

Credit Unions

1

Armored Car

0

Total

13

 

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was taken in three (23 percent) of the 13 incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:

Cash

$15,370.00

Securities—Face Value

$0.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$0.00

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$0.00

Total

$15,370.00

 

Full or partial recovery of loot taken was reported by law enforcement agencies in two (18 percent) of the 11 incidents in which loot was taken. Loot recovered is itemized as follows:

Cash

$8,270.00

Securities—Face Value

$0.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$0.00

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$0.00

Total

$8,270.00

 

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the seven extortion incidents was 13. In a number of cases, the number and description of individuals involved are unknown due to nonobservance of the perpetrator by the victim(s) or the use of disguises. The following table shows a breakdown of the seven known individuals involved by race and sex:

 

White

Black

Hispanic

Other

Unknown

Male

2

2

1

0

2

Female

0

0

0

0

0

 

Unknown Race/Sex: 0

Occurrences by Day of Week and Time of Day

Monday

0

6-9 a.m.

2

Tuesday

1

9-11 a.m.

1

Wednesday

2

11 a.m-1 p.m.

2

Thursday

6

1-3 p.m.

2

Friday

2

3-6 p.m.

5

Saturday

0

6 p.m.-6 a.m.

1

Sunday

2

Not Determined

0

Not Determined

0

 

 

Total

13

Total

13

 

Institution/Community Characteristics

Type of Financial Institution Office

Main Office

2

Branch Office

10

Store

1

Remote Facility/Other

0

Total

13

 

Location of Financial Institution Office

Commercial District

7

Shopping Center

5

Residential

0

Other Location

1

Total

13

 

Community Type

Metropolitan

4

Suburban

2

Small City/Town

7

Rural

0

Total

13

 

Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions

Alarm System

8

Surveillance Cameras

8

Bait Money

2

Guards

0

Tear Gas/Dye Packs

1

Electronic Tracking

0

Bullet-Resistant Enclosures

1

 

Security Devices Used During Crimes

Alarm System Activated

5

Surveillance Cameras Activated

6

Bait Money Taken

1

Guards on Duty

0

Tear Gas/Dye Packs Taken

0

Electronic Tracking Activated

0

 

Modus Operandi Used

Demand Note Used

2

Firearm Used

0

Other Weapon Used

0

Weapon Threatened

4

Explosive Device Used or Threatened

5

Telephone Call

8

 

Injuries, Deaths, and Hostages Taken

No acts of violence, injuries, or deaths occurred, and no hostages were taken during the 12-month period.

III. Bank Robbery Statute Violations by Regions, Geographic Divisions, States, and Territories (January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010)

Regional Summary

 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

Northeast

985

3

0

2

North Central

1,050

20

4

1

South

1,790

36

4

4

West

1,691

12

1

6

Territories

30

3

0

0

Totals

5,546

74

8

13

 

 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

Northeast

985

3

0

2

 

 

 

 

 

New England

294

0

0

1

  Connecticut

56

0

0

1

  Maine

11

0

0

0

  Massachusetts

170

0

0

0

  New Hampshire

26

0

0

0

  Rhode Island

27

0

0

0

  Vermont

4

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Middle Atlantic

691

3

0

1

  New Jersey

180

0

0

1

  New York

219

1

0

0

  Pennsylvania

292

2

0

0

 

 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

North Central

1,050

20

4

1

 

 

 

 

 

East North Central

801

15

0

1

  Illinois

203

1

0

0

  Indiana

110

1

0

1

  Michigan

145

9

0

0

  Ohio

263

4

0

0

  Wisconsin

90

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

West North Central

280

5

4

0

  Iowa

43

0

0

0

  Kansas

33

1

0

0

  Minnesota

54

0

0

0

  Missouri

119

3

1

0

  Nebraska

25

1

3

0

  North Dakota

2

0

0

0

  South Dakota

4

0

0

0

 

 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

South

1,790

36

3

4

 

 

 

 

 

South Atlantic

982

16

1

2

  Delaware

6

0

0

0

  District of Columbia

26

1

0

0

  Florida

243

2

0

1

  Georgia

197

0

0

1

  Maryland

127

2

0

0

  North Carolina

134

3

1

0

  South Carolina

97

8

0

0

  Virginia

127

0

0

0

  West Virginia

25

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

East South Central

245

3

0

2

  Alabama

61

1

0

0

  Kentucky

45

0

0

0

  Mississippi

29

0

0

0

  Tennessee

110

2

0

2

 

 

 

 

 

West South Central

563

17

2

0

  Arkansas

28

4

0

0

  Louisiana

27

5

0

0

  Oklahoma

44

0

0

0

  Texas

464

8

2

0

 

 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

West

1,691

12

1

6

 

 

 

 

 

Mountain

581

1

0

1

  Arizona

238

0

0

0

  Colorado

170

1

0

1

  Idaho

15

0

0

0

  Montana

3

0

0

0

  Nevada

78

0

0

0

  New Mexico

40

1

0

0

  Utah

34

0

0

0

  Wyoming

3

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Pacific

1,110

11

1

5

  Alaska

5

0

0

0

  California

805

7

1

2

  Hawaii

24

0

0

0

  Oregon

133

1

0

1

  Washington

143

3

0

2

 

 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

Territories

30

3

0

0

Guam

0

0

0

0

Puerto Rico

30

3

0

0

Virgin Islands

0

0

0

0

Totals

5,546

74

8

13

 

IV. Violations Involving Armored Carriers Investigated Under the Hobbs Act, Title 18, United States Code, Section 1951 (January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010)

Armored Carrier Incidents

Hobbs Act

48

Total

48

 

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was taken in 39 (81 percent) of the 48 incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows: 

Cash

$12,266,765.57

Securities—Face Value

$0.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$386,942.87

Food Stamps

$290.00

Other Property

$1,588.00

Total

$12,655,586.44

 

Full or partial recovery of loot was reported by law enforcement agencies in four of the 34 incidents in which loot was taken. Loot recovered is itemized as follows:

Cash

$575,000.00

Securities—Face Value

$0.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$978,988.41

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$0.00

Total

$1,553,988.41

 

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the 48 armored carrier incidents was 113. In a number of cases, the number and description of individuals involved are unknown due to nonobservance of the perpetrator by the victim(s) or the use of disguises. The following table shows a breakdown of the 113 known individuals involved by race and sex:

 

White

Black

Hispanic

Other

Unknown

Male

5

83

12

0

5

Female

1

3

0

0

0

 

Unknown Race/Sex: 4

Occurrences by Day of Week and Time of Day

Monday

16

6-9 a.m.

6

Tuesday

6

9-11 a.m.

16

Wednesday

8

11 a.m-1 p.m.

14

Thursday

8

1-3 p.m.

8

Friday

7

3-6 p.m.

1

Saturday

1

6 p.m.-6 a.m.

3

Sunday

2

Not Determined

0

Not Determined

0

 

 

Total

48

Total

48

 

Community Characteristics

Location

Commercial District

33

Shopping Center

11

Residential

4

Rural

0

Total

48

 

Community Type

Metropolitan

32

Suburban

9

Small City/Town

7

Rural

0

Total

48

 

Modus Operandi Used

Firearm Used4

39

  Handgun

38

  Other Firearm

5

Other Weapon Used5

5

Weapon Threatened6

7

Explosive Device Used or Threatened

0

Oral Demand

25

Vault or Safe Theft

0

 

4 "Handgun" and "Other Firearm" added together may not coincide with “Firearm Used” since, in some cases, both handguns and firearms are used during the same crime. 
5 "Other Weapon Used" includes knives, other cutting instruments, hypodermic needles, clubs, etc. 
6 "Weapon Threatened" includes those cases where a weapon was threatened or implied either orally or in a demand note but was not actually observed. 

Injuries, Deaths, and Hostages Taken

Acts of violence were committed during 21 of the 48 armored carrier incidents which occurred during the 12-month period. These acts of violence resulted in 18 injuries, one death, and one person taken hostage. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.)

Injuries

Customer

1

Employee

3

Perpetrator

2

Law Officer

0

Guard

11

Other

1

Total

18

 

Number of incidents in which injuries occurred: 14

Deaths

Customer

0

Employee

0

Perpetrator

0

Law Officer

0

Guard

1

Other

0

Total

1

 

Number of incidents in which deaths occurred: 1

Hostages Taken

Customer

0

Employee

0

Employee Family

0

Law Officer

0

Guard

2

Other

0

Total

2

 

Number of incidents in which a hostage was taken: 1

Not all bank robberies are reported to the FBI, and, therefore, BCS is not a complete statistical compilation of all bank robberies that occur in the United States.

Any statistical information furnished in this booklet is subject to change upon the investigation of previously unreported bank robbery incidents that occurred during 2010. 

The BCS provides a nationwide view of bank robbery crimes based on statistics contributed by FBI field offices responding to bank robberies or otherwise gathered when provided to the FBI from local and state law enforcement.

Statistics were recorded as of 03/16/2011, at FBI Headquarters.