Bank Crime Statistics 2003

JANUARY 1, 2003 - DECEMBER 31, 2003

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	6,530	103	39
Mutual Savings Banks	186	5	0
Savings and Loan Association	226	2	0
Credit Unions	500	20	2
Armored Carrier Companies	23	1	7
Total:	7,465	131	48
Grand Total - All Violations:			7,644

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was not taken in 613 of the 7,644 violations. Loot taken in the remaining 7,031 cases is itemized as follows:

Cash	$72,816,641
Securities - Face Value	0
Checks (To include Traveler's Checks)	283,882
Food Stamps	3,132
Other Property	3,992,760
Total:	$77,096,415

Full or partial recovery of loot taken was reported by law enforcement agencies in 1,415 of the 7,031 violations in which loot was taken. Loot recovered is itemized as follows:

Cash	$12,186,416
Securities - Face Value	0
Checks (To include Traveler's Checks)	22,647
Food Stamps	0.00
Other Property	1,847,386
Total:	$14,056,449

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the 7,644 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies was 9,714. The following table shows a breakdown of the 9,714 persons 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	3,634	4,509	612	134	211
Female	254	226	28	8	8

Investigation to date has resulted in the identification of 5,032 of the 9,714 persons known to be involved. Of these 5,032 identified persons, 49% were determined to be users of narcotics, and 18% 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	-1,380	6-9 a.m.	- 243
Tuesday	- 1,374	9-11 a.m.	-2,197
Wednesday	- 1,378	11 a.m.-1 p.m.	- 1,793
Thursday	- 1,255	1-3 p.m.	- 1,688
Friday	- 1,591	3-6 p.m.	- 1,456
Saturday	- 555	6 p.m.-6 a.m.	- 253
Sunday	- 71	Not Determined	- 14
Not Determined	- 40
Total:	7,644	Total:	7,644

Institution/Community Characteristics

Type of Financial Institution Office

Main Office	321
Branch Office	7,086
Store	171
Remote Facility/Other	66
Total:	7,644

Location of Financial Institution Office

Commercial District	5,136
Shopping Center	1,766
Residential	466
Other Location	276
Total:	7,644

Community Type

Metropolitan	3,792
Suburban	1,329
Small City/Town	2,326
Rural	197
Total:	7,644

Institutional Areas Involved

Counter	7,207	Night Depository	15
Vault/Safe	424	Auto. Teller Machine	107
Safe Deposit Area	26	Courier/Messenger	3
Office Area	268	Armored Vehicle	5
Drive-In/Walk-Up	78	Other	70

Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions

Alarm System	7,590
Surveillance Cameras	7,526
Bait Money	6,556
Guards	585
Tear Gas/Dye Packs	2,486
Electronic Tracking	585
Bullet-Resistant Enclosures	909

Security Devices Used During Crimes

Alarm System Activated	6,864
Surveillance Cameras Activated	7,192
Bait Money Taken	3,429
Guards On Duty	535
Tear Gas/Dye Packs Taken	292
Electronic Tracking Activated	1,020

Security Devices Functioned

Alarm System Functioned	6,779
Surveillance Cameras Functioned	6,993

 

Modus Operandi Used

Demand Note Used	4,138
Firearm Used	2,078
Handgun	1,986
Other Firearm	147
Other Weapon Used	146
Weapon Threatened	3,431
Explosive Device Used or Threatened	273
Oral Demand	4,236
Vault or Safe Theft	51
Depository Trap Device	2
Till Theft	120

a)"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.

(b)"Other Weapon Used" includes knives, other cutting instruments, hypodermic needles, clubs, etc.

(c)"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 394 of the 7,644 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies which occurred during this 12-month period. These acts included 115 instances involving the discharge of firearms, 242 instances involving assaults, two instances involving explosives, and 36 instances of hostage situations. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.) These acts of violence resulted in 153 injuries, 21 deaths, and 82 persons being taken hostage.

INJURIES

Customer	23
Employee	79
Employee Family	0
Perpetrator	25
Law Officer	7
Guard	11
Other	8
Total:	153

Number of violations in which injuries occurred: 118

DEATHS

Customer	3
Employee	2
Employee Family	0
Perpetrator	14
Law Officer	0
Guard	1
Other	1
Total:	21

Number of violations in which deaths occurred: 18

HOSTAGES TAKEN

Customer	10
Employee	61
Employee Family	4
Law Officer	0
Guard	4
Other	3
Total:	82

Number of violations in which hostages were taken: 36

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, 2003 - DECEMBER 31, 2003

Violations by type of institution

Commercial Banks	8
Mutual Savings Banks	0
Savings and Loan Association	0
Credit Unions	0
Armored Car	0
Total:	8

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was not taken in seven of the eight violations. Loot taken in the remaining one case is itemized as follows:

Cash	$97,040
Securities - Face Value	0
Checks (To include Traveler's Checks)	0
Food Stamps	0
Other Property	0
Total:	$97,040

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

Cash	$97,040
Securities - Face Value	0
Checks (To include Traveler's Checks)	0
Food Stamps	0
Other Property	0
Total:	$97,040

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the eight bank extortion violations was four. 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 four known individuals involved by race and sex:

	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Unknown
Male	1	0	0	0	2
Female	1	0	0	0	0

 

Occurrences by Day of Week and Time of Day

Monday	- 4	6-9 a.m.	- 1
Tuesday	- 0	9-11 a.m.	- 2
Wednesday	- 1	11 a.m.-1 p.m.	- 2
Thursday	- 3	1-3 p.m.	- 1
Friday	- 0	3-6 p.m.	- 2
Saturday	- 0	6 p.m.-6 a.m.	- 0
Sunday	- 0	Not Determined	- 0
Not Determined	- 0
Total:	8	Total:	8

Institution/Community Characteristics

Type of Financial Institution Office

Main Office	0
Branch Office	7
Store	0
Remote Facility/Other	1
Total:	8

Location of Financial Institution Office

Commercial District	7
Shopping Center	0
Residential	1
Other Location	0
Total:	8

Community Type

Metropolitan	4
Suburban	0
Small City/Town	4
Rural	0
Total:	8

 

Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions

Alarm System	6
Surveillance Cameras	7
Bait Money	5
Guards	0
Tear Gas/Dye Packs	2
Electronic Tracking	1
Bullet-Resistant Enclosures	2

Security Devices Used During Crimes

Alarm System Activated	3
Surveillance Cameras Activated	4
Bait Money Taken	1
Guards On Duty	0
Tear Gas/Dye Packs Taken	1
Electronic Tracking Activated	0

Modus Operandi Used

Demand Note Used	2
Firearm Used	0
Other Weapon Used	0
Weapon Threatened	3
Explosive Device Used or
Threatened	7
Telephone Call	6

a "Other Weapon Used" includes knives, other cutting instruments, clubs, etc.

(b) "Weapon Threatened" includes those cases where a weapon was threatened or implied either orally or in a demand note but not actually observed or displayed.

Injuries, Deaths, and Hostages Taken

No acts of violence was committed in the eight bank extortion violations which occurred during the 12-month period.

III. BANK ROBBERY STATUTE VIOLATIONS BY REGIONS,
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS, STATES, AND TERRITORIES
JANUARY 1, 2003 - DECEMBER 31, 2003

	Bank Robberies	Bank Burglaries	Bank Larcenies	Bank Extortions
REGIONAL SUMMARY
Northeast	1,419	17	1	0
North Central	1,341	17	9	1
South	2,480	44	30	2
West	2,200	52	8	5
Territories	25	1	0	0
Totals:	7,465	131	48	8
Northeast	1,419	17	1	0
New England	483	2	1	0
Connecticut	108	1	0	0
Maine	10	0	1	0
Massachusetts	307	0	0	0
New Hampshire	13	1	0	0
Rhode Island	42	0	0	0
Vermont	3	0	0	0
Middle Atlantic	936	15	0	0
New Jersey	162	2	0	0
New York	421	9	0	0
Pennsylvania	353	4	0	0
North Central	1,341	17	9	1
East North Central	1,069	8	7	1
Illinois	219	3	3	0
Indiana	110	0	1	0
Michigan	265	0	3	0
Ohio	383	4	0	0
Wisconsin	92	1	0	1
West North Central	272	9	2	0
Iowa	32	2	0	0
Kansas	41	0	0	0
Minnesota	69	0	0	0
Missouri	88	5	1	0
Nebraska	33	2	1	0
North Dakota	5	0	0	0
South Dakota	4	0	0	0
South	2,480	44	30	2
South Atlantic	1,549	24	16	0
Delaware	38	0	0	0
District of Columbia	29	0	0	0
Florida	448	2	1	0
Georgia	280	3	3	0
Maryland	214	3	2	0
North Carolina	262	7	6	0
South Carolina	124	7	1	0
Virginia	135	1	2	0
West Virginia	19	1	1	0
East South Central	342	10	8	1
Alabama	80	3	2	1
Kentucky	60	1	2	0
Mississippi	56	1	1	0
Tennessee	146	5	3	0
West South Central	589	10	6	1
Arkansas	34	0	1	0
Louisiana	96	3	3	0
Oklahoma	95	0	0	0
Texas	364	7	2	1
West	2,200	52	8	5
Mountain	565	9	4	3
Arizona	116	0	0	0
Colorado	128	3	3	0
Idaho	15	0	0	0
Montana	0	0	0	0
Nevada	119	0	0	0
New Mexico	54	1	0	0
Utah	130	4	1	3
Wyoming	3	1	0	0
Pacific	1635	43	4	2
Alaska	14	0	0	0
California	1,153	33	3	0
Hawaii	37	0	0	0
Oregon	186	5	0	0
Washington	245	5	1	2
Territories	25	1	0	0
Guam	0	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	25	1	0	0
Virgin Islands	0	0	0	0
Totals	7,465	131	48	8

IV. VIOLATIONS INVOLVING ARMORED CARRIERS INVESTIGATED UNDER THE HOBBS ACT,
TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 1951
JANUARY 1, 2003 - DECEMBER 31, 2003

Armored carrier Incidents

Hobbs Act	59
Total:	59

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was not taken in 15 of the 59 violations. Loot taken in the remaining 44 cases is itemized as follows:

Cash	$59,590,269
Securities - Face Value	0.00
Checks (To include Traveler's Checks)	511,167
Food Stamps	0.00
Other Property	480
Total:	$60,101,916

Full or partial recovery of loot taken was reported by law enforcement agencies in eight of the 44 violations in which loot was taken. Loot recovered is itemized as follows:

Cash	$51,247,950
Securities - Face Value	0.00
Checks (To include Traveler's Checks)	0
Food Stamps	0.00
Other Property	0.00
Total:	$51,247,950

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the 59 bank extortion violations was 121. 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 four known individuals involved by race and sex:

	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Unknown
Male	18	69	20	2	5
Female	0	0	1	0	0

Occurrences by Day of Week and Time of Day

Monday	- 16	6-9 a.m.	- 14
Tuesday	-8	9-11 a.m.	- 20
Wednesday	- 8	11 a.m.-1 p.m.	- 8
Thursday	- 11	1-3 p.m.	- 4
Friday	- 10	3-6 p.m.	- 7
Saturday	-5	6 p.m.-6 a.m.	- 6
Sunday	- 1	Not Determined	- 0
Not Determined	- 0
Total:	59	Total:	59

Community Characteristics

Location

Commercial District	29
Shopping Center	22
Residential	6
Rural	2
Total:	59

 

Community Type

Metropolitan	34
Suburban	13
Small City/Town	9
Rural	3
Total:	59

Modus Operandi Used

Firearm Used	45
Handgun	44
Other Firearm	11
Other Weapon Used	6
Weapon Threatened	11
Explosive Device Used or Threatened	1
Oral Demand	22
Vault or Safe Theft	1

(a) "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.

(b) "Other Weapon Used" includes knives, other cutting instruments, hypodermic needles, clubs, etc.

(c) "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 25 of the 59 Armored Carrier violations which occurred during this 12-month period. These acts included 11 instances involving the discharge of firearms, 13 instances involving assaults, and one instance of a hostage situation. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.) These acts of violence resulted in 17 injuries, two deaths, and four persons being taken hostage.

INJURIES

Customer	1
Employee	3
Perpetrator	3
Law Officer	1
Guard	7
Other	2
Total:	17

Number of incidents in which injuries occurred: 12

DEATHS

Customer	0
Employee	0
Perpetrator	1
Law Officer	0
Guard	1
Other	0
Total:	2

Number of incidents in which deaths occurred: 2

HOSTAGES TAKEN

Customer	0
Employee	4
Law Officer	0
Guard	0
Other	0
Total:	4

 

Number of incidents in which hostages were taken: 1

Any statistical information furnished in this booklet is subject to change upon the investigation of bank robbery violations which occurred during 2003.

Statistics were record on 09/29/2004, at FBIHQ.