Bank Crime Statistics 2006
Bank Crime Statistics 2006
JANUARY 1, 2006 - DECEMBER 31, 2006
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 |
6,154
|
182
|
66
|
| Mutual Savings Banks |
114
|
2
|
4
|
| Savings and Loan Association |
159
|
3
|
1
|
| Credit Unions |
521
|
22
|
7
|
| Armored Carrier Companies |
37
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total:
|
6,985
|
209
|
78
|
| Grand Total - All Violations: |
7,272
|
Loot Taken and Recovered
Loot was taken in 6,674 (92%) of the 7,272 incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:
| Cash |
$70,384,936.73
|
| Securities - Face Value |
0.00
|
| Checks (To include Traveler's Checks) |
2,279,487.83
|
| Food Stamps |
0.00
|
| Other Property |
23,254.00
|
|
Total:
|
$72,687,678.56
|
Full or partial recovery of loot taken was reported by law enforcement agencies in 1,349 (20%) of the 6,674 incidents in which loot was taken. Loot recovered is itemized as follows:
| Cash |
$9,548,990.76
|
| Securities - Face Value |
0.00
|
| Checks (To include Traveler's Checks) |
1,659,391.99
|
| Food Stamps |
0.00
|
| Other Property |
11,688.69
|
|
Total:
|
$11,220,071.44
|
Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators
The number of persons known to be involved in the 7,272 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies was 9,010. The following table shows a breakdown of the 9,010 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 |
3,275
|
4,137
|
554
|
86
|
277
|
| Female |
242
|
263
|
25
|
10
|
13
|
| Unknown Race/Sex |
128
|
Investigation to date has resulted in the identification of 3,483 (39%) of the 9,010 persons known to be involved. Of these 3,483 identified persons, 1,614 (46%) were determined to be users of narcotics, and 774 (22%) 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 |
- 1,275
|
6-9 a.m.
|
- 203
|
| Tuesday |
- 1,288
|
9-11 a.m.
|
- 1,901
|
| Wednesday |
- 1,233
|
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
|
- 1,656
|
| Thursday |
- 1,233
|
1-3 p.m.
|
- 1,574
|
| Friday |
- 1,539
|
3-6 p.m.
|
- 1,613
|
| Saturday |
- 560
|
6 p.m.-6 a.m.
|
- 321
|
| Sunday |
- 88
|
Not Determined
|
- 4
|
| Not Determined | |||
|
Total:
|
7,272
|
Total:
|
7,272
|
Institution/Community Characteristics
Type of Financial Institution Office
| Main Office |
311
|
| Branch Office |
6,767
|
| Store |
157
|
| Remote Facility/Other |
37
|
|
Total:
|
7,272
|
Location of Financial Institution Office
| Commercial District |
5,046
|
| Shopping Center |
1,600
|
| Residential |
369
|
| Other Location |
257
|
|
Total:
|
7,272
|
Community Type
| Metropolitan |
3,703
|
| Suburban |
1,154
|
| Small City/Town |
2,285
|
| Rural |
130
|
|
Total:
|
7,272
|
Institutional Areas Involved
| Counter |
6,832
|
Night Depository |
8
|
| Vault/Safe |
395
|
Auto. Teller Machine |
119
|
| Safe Deposit Area |
10
|
Courier/Messenger |
1
|
| Office Area |
226
|
Armored Vehicle |
2
|
| Drive-In/Walk-Up |
78
|
Other |
70
|
Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions
| Alarm System |
7,126
|
| Surveillance Cameras |
7,158
|
| Bait Money |
5,573
|
| Guards |
426
|
| Tear Gas/Dye Packs |
2,190
|
| Electronic Tracking |
574
|
| Bullet-Resistant Enclosures |
757
|
Security Devices Used During Crimes
| Alarm System Activated |
6,636
|
| Surveillance Cameras Activated |
6,985
|
| Bait Money Taken |
2,785
|
| Guards On Duty |
366
|
| Tear Gas/Dye Packs Taken |
938
|
| Electronic Tracking Activated |
293
|
Security Devices Functioned
| Alarm System Functioned |
6,568
|
| Surveillance Cameras Functioned |
6,841
|
Modus Operandi Used
| Demand Note Used |
3947
|
| Firearm Used 1 |
1855
|
|
Handgun 2 |
1781
|
|
Other Firearm 3 |
111
|
| Other Weapon Used |
35
|
| Weapon Threatened |
3248
|
| Explosive Device Used or Threatened |
236
|
| Oral Demand |
3861
|
| Vault or Safe Theft |
51
|
| Depository Trap Device |
4
|
| Till Theft |
90
|
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 329 (4.5%) of the 7,272 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies which occurred during this 12-month period. These acts included 91 instances involving the discharge of firearms, 197 instances involving assaults, and 40 instances of hostage situations. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.) These acts of violence resulted in 129 injuries, 13 deaths, and 80 persons being taken hostage.
INJURIES
| Customer |
17
|
| Employee |
75
|
| Employee Family |
0
|
| Perpetrator |
17
|
| Law Officer |
8
|
| Guard |
5
|
| Other |
7
|
| Total: |
129
|
Number of incidents in which injuries occurred: 94
DEATHS
| Customer |
0
|
| Employee |
1
|
| Employee Family |
0
|
| Perpetrator |
10
|
| Law Officer |
1
|
| Guard |
1
|
| Other |
0
|
| Total: |
13
|
Number of incidents in which deaths occurred: 13
HOSTAGES TAKEN
| Customer |
18
|
| Employee |
49
|
| Employee Family |
2
|
| Law Officer |
0
|
| Guard |
2
|
| Other |
9
|
| Total: |
80
|
Number of incidents in which hostages were taken: 40
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, 2006 - DECEMBER 31, 2006
Violations by type of institution
| Commercial Banks |
7
|
| Mutual Savings Banks |
0
|
| Savings and Loan Association |
0
|
| Credit Unions |
2
|
| Armored Car |
0
|
|
Total:
|
9
|
Loot Taken and Recovered
No Loot was taken in any of the 9 incidents.
Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators
The number of persons known to be involved in the 9 bank extortion incidents was 10. 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 10 known individuals involved by race and sex:
|
White
|
Black
|
Hispanic
|
Other
|
Unknown
|
|
| Male |
3
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
| Female |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Occurrences by Day of Week and Time of Day
| Monday |
- 2
|
6-9 a.m.
|
- 2
|
| Tuesday |
- 1
|
9-11 a.m.
|
- 1
|
| Wednesday |
- 1
|
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
|
- 0
|
| Thursday |
- 2
|
1-3 p.m.
|
- 3
|
| Friday |
- 3
|
3-6 p.m.
|
- 0
|
| Saturday |
- 0
|
6 p.m.-6 a.m.
|
- 3
|
| Sunday |
- 0
|
Not Determined
|
- 0
|
| Not Determined |
- 0
|
||
|
Total:
|
9
|
Total:
|
9
|
Institution/Community Characteristics
Type of Financial Institution Office
| Main Office |
2
|
| Branch Office |
7
|
| Store |
0
|
| Remote Facility/Other |
0
|
|
Total:
|
9
|
Location of Financial Institution Office
| Commercial District |
7
|
| Shopping Center |
0
|
| Residential |
1
|
| Other Location |
1
|
|
Total:
|
9
|
Community Type
| Metropolitan |
4
|
| Suburban |
1
|
| Small City/Town |
4
|
| Rural |
0
|
|
Total:
|
9
|
Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions
| Alarm System |
5
|
| Surveillance Cameras |
6
|
| Bait Money |
4
|
| Guards |
2
|
| Tear Gas/Dye Packs |
2
|
| Electronic Tracking |
0
|
| Bullet-Resistant Enclosures |
0
|
Security Devices Used During Crimes
| Alarm System Activated |
0
|
| Surveillance Cameras Activated |
3
|
| Bait Money Taken |
0
|
| Guards On Duty |
2
|
| Tear Gas/Dye Packs Taken |
0
|
| Electronic Tracking Activated |
0
|
Modus Operandi Used
| Demand Note Used |
4
|
| Firearm Used |
0
|
| Other Weapon Used |
0
|
| Weapon Threatened |
1
|
| Explosive Device Used or |
2
|
|
Threatened |
5
|
| Telephone Call |
3
|
Injuries, Deaths, and Hostages Taken
No act of violence was committed in the 9 bank extortion incidents which occurred during the 12-month period.
III. BANK ROBBERY STATUTE VIOLATIONS BY REGIONS, GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS, STATES, AND TERRITORIES
JANUARY 1, 2006 - DECEMBER 31, 2006
| Bank Robberies |
Bank Burglaries |
Bank Larcenies |
Bank Extortions |
|
| REGIONAL SUMMARY | ||||
| Northeast |
1,281
|
49
|
15
|
1
|
| North Central |
1,453
|
20
|
13
|
2
|
| South |
2,205
|
105
|
25
|
4
|
| West |
2,024
|
30
|
22
|
2
|
| Territories |
22
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
|
Totals: |
6,985
|
209
|
78
|
9
|
|
Northeast |
1,281
|
49
|
15
|
1
|
|
New England |
416
|
20
|
0
|
1
|
|
Connecticut |
72
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Maine |
21
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Massachusetts |
272
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
New Hampshire |
20
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
|
Rhode Island |
28
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
|
Vermont |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Middle Atlantic |
864
|
29
|
15
|
0
|
|
New Jersey |
151
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
New York |
322
|
18
|
13
|
0
|
|
Pennsylvania |
391
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
| North Central |
1,453
|
20
|
13
|
2
|
| East North Central |
1,198
|
8
|
10
|
2
|
|
Illinois |
336
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
|
Indiana |
148
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Michigan |
243
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
Ohio |
333
|
3
|
7
|
1
|
|
Wisconsin |
138
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| West North Central |
255
|
12
|
3
|
0
|
|
Iowa |
35
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Kansas |
47
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
|
Minnesota |
55
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Missouri |
89
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
Nebraska |
27
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
|
North Dakota |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
South Dakota |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| South |
2,205
|
105
|
25
|
4
|
| South Atlantic |
1,352
|
51
|
18
|
1
|
|
Delaware |
41
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
District of Columbia |
37
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Florida |
265
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
|
Georgia |
291
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
|
Maryland |
233
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
North Carolina |
200
|
19
|
4
|
0
|
|
South Carolina |
78
|
10
|
5
|
0
|
|
Virginia |
192
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
West Virginia |
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| East South Central |
338
|
24
|
5
|
3
|
|
Alabama |
67
|
16
|
0
|
1
|
|
Kentucky |
98
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
|
Mississippi |
42
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
|
Tennessee |
131
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| West South Central |
515
|
30
|
2
|
1
|
|
Arkansas |
40
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
|
Louisiana |
36
|
11
|
0
|
1
|
|
Oklahoma |
45
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Texas |
394
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
| West |
2,024
|
30
|
18
|
2
|
| Mountain |
614
|
21
|
6
|
1
|
|
Arizona |
166
|
20
|
0
|
1
|
|
Colorado |
208
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Idaho |
27
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Montana |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Nevada |
142
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
|
New Mexico |
33
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Utah |
31
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
Wyoming |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Pacific |
1,410
|
9
|
12
|
1
|
|
Alaska |
17
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
|
California |
915
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
|
Hawaii |
38
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Oregon |
176
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
Washington |
264
|
4
|
7
|
0
|
| Territories |
22
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
|
Guam |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Puerto Rico |
22
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
|
Virgin Islands |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Totals |
6,985
|
209
|
78
|
9
|
IV. VIOLATIONS INVOLVING ARMORED CARRIERS INVESTIGATED UNDER THE HOBBS ACT,
TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 1951
JANUARY 1, 2006 - DECEMBER 31, 2006
Armored carrier Incidents
| Hobbs Act | 37 |
|
Total: |
37 |
Loot Taken and Recovered
Loot was taken in 31 (84%) of the 37 incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:
| Cash |
$3,826,314.75
|
| Securities - Face Value |
0.00
|
| Checks (To include Traveler's Checks) |
264,831.20
|
| Food Stamps |
0.00
|
| Other Property |
66,991.49
|
|
Total:
|
$4,158,137.44
|
Full or partial recovery of loot taken was reported by law enforcement agencies in 11 (35%) of the 31 incidents. Loot recovered is itemized as follows:
| Cash |
$1,470,480.45
|
| Securities - Face Value |
0.00
|
| Checks (To include Traveler's Checks) |
98,015.16
|
| Food Stamps |
0.00
|
| Other Property |
0.00
|
|
Total:
|
$1,568,495.61
|
Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators
The number of persons known to be involved in the 37 armored carrier incidents was 78. 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 78 known individuals involved by race and sex:
|
White
|
Black
|
Hispanic
|
Other
|
Unknown
|
|
| Male |
8
|
53
|
9
|
0
|
4
|
| Female |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Unknown Race/Sex |
2
|
Occurrences by Day of Week and Time of Day
| Monday |
- 6
|
6-9 a.m.
|
- 4
|
| Tuesday |
-10
|
9-11 a.m.
|
- 13
|
| Wednesday |
- 4
|
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
|
- 5
|
| Thursday |
- 7
|
1-3 p.m.
|
- 9
|
| Friday |
- 8
|
3-6 p.m.
|
- 6
|
| Saturday |
-2
|
6 p.m.-6 a.m.
|
- 0
|
| Sunday |
- 0
|
Not Determined
|
- 0
|
| Not Determined |
- 0
|
||
|
Total:
|
37
|
Total:
|
37
|
Community Characteristics
Location
| Commercial District |
20
|
| Shopping Center |
15
|
| Residential |
1
|
| Rural |
1
|
|
Total:
|
37
|
Community Type
| Metropolitan |
25
|
| Suburban |
6
|
| Small City/Town |
5
|
| Rural |
1
|
|
Total:
|
37
|
Modus Operandi Used
| Firearm Used 4 |
30
|
|
Handgun |
27
|
|
Other Firearm |
6
|
| Other Weapon Used 5 |
2
|
| Weapon Threatened 6 |
13
|
| Explosive Device Used or Threatened |
0
|
| Oral Demand |
17
|
| 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 other 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 not actually observed.
Injuries, Deaths, and Hostages Taken
Acts of violence were committed during 21 of the 37 Armored Carrier incidents which occurred during this 12-month period. These acts of violence resulted in 12 injuries, 1 death, and 2 persons taken hostage. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.)
INJURIES
| Customer |
0
|
| Employee |
4
|
| Perpetrator |
1
|
| Law Officer |
0
|
| Guard |
7
|
| Other |
0
|
| Total: |
12
|
Number of incidents in which injuries occurred: 12
DEATHS
| Customer |
0
|
| Employee |
0
|
| Perpetrator |
1
|
| Law Officer |
0
|
| Guard |
0
|
| Other |
0
|
| Total: |
1
|
Number of incidents in which deaths occurred: 1
HOSTAGES TAKEN
| Customer |
0
|
| Employee |
2
|
| Law Officer |
0
|
| Guard |
0
|
| Other |
0
|
| Total: |
2
|
Number of incidents in which hostages were taken: 2
Any statistical information furnished in this booklet is subject to change upon the investigation of bank robbery incidents which occurred during 2006.
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 02/01/2007, at FBIHQ.
