Bank Crime Statistics 2007 Q2

BANK CRIME STATISTICS 2007 Q2

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

7

Number of incidents in which deaths occurred:  6

Hostages Taken

Customer

0

Employee

12

Employee Family

0

Law Officer

0

Guard

1

Other

2

Total

15

Number of incidents in which hostages were taken:  11

II.  BANK EXTORTION VIOLATIONS WHICH WERE INVESTIGATED UNDER THE FEDERAL BANK ROBBERY AND INCIDENTAL CRIMES STATUTE, TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 2113, APRIL 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2007

Violations by Type of Institution

Commercial Banks

2

Mutual Savings Banks

0

Savings and Loans Associations

0

Credit Unions

0

Armored Car

0

Total

2

Loot Taken and Recovered

No loot was taken.

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

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

White

Black

Hispanic

Other

Unknown

Male

1

1

0

0

0

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.

0

Tuesday

0

9-11 a.m.

1

Wednesday

1

11 a.m.-1 p.m.

1

Thursday

0

1-3 p.m.

0

Friday

1

3-6 p.m.

0

Saturday

0

6 p.m.-6 a.m.

0

Sunday

0

Not Determined

0

Not Determined

0

Total

2

Total

2

Institution/Community Characteristics

Type of Financial Institution Office

Main Office

0

Branch Office

1

Store

0

Remote Facility/Other

1

Total

2

Location of Financial Institution Office

Commercial District

1

Shopping Center

0

Residential

0

Other Location

1

Total

2

Community Type

Metropolitan

1

Suburban

0

Small City/Town

0

Rural

1

Total

2

Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions

Alarm System

1

Surveillance Cameras

1

Bait Money

1

Guards

0

Tear Gas/Dye Packs

1

Electronic Tracking

0

Bullet-Resistant Enclosures

0

Security Devices Used During Crimes

Alarm System Activated

0

Surveillance Cameras Activated

1

Bait Money Taken

0

Guards On Duty

0

Tear Gas/Dye Packs Taken

0

Electronic Tracking Activated

0

Modus Operandi Used

Demand Note Used

0

Firearm Used

0

Other Weapon Used

0

Weapon Threatened

1

Explosive Device Used or Threatened

0

Telephone Call

1

Injuries, Deaths, and Hostages Taken

An act of violence was committed in one (50 percent) of the two bank extortion incidents which occurred during this three-month period.  The act included one instance involving a hostage situation.

III.  BANK ROBBERY STATUTE VIOLATIONS BY REGIONS, GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS, STATES, AND TERRITORIES (APRIL 1, 2007 – JUNE 30, 2007)

Regional Summary

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

Northeast

215

7

0

0

North Central

278

4

2

0

South

541

8

2

2

West

358

3

2

0

Territories

8

1

0

0

Totals

1400

23

6

2

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

NORTHEAST

215

7

0

0

New England

65

3

0

0

Connecticut

25

0

0

0

Maine

0

0

0

0

Massachusetts

29

2

0

0

New Hampshire

2

1

0

0

Rhode Island

9

0

0

0

Vermont

0

0

0

0

Middle Atlantic

150

4

0

0

New Jersey

35

3

0

0

New York

38

1

0

0

Pennsylvania

77

0

0

0

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

NORTH CENTRAL

278

4

2

0

East North Central

218

3

2

0

Illinois

65

0

0

0

Indiana

32

0

0

0

Michigan

39

3

2

0

Ohio

58

0

0

0

Wisconsin

24

0

0

0

West North Central

60

1

0

0

Iowa

8

0

0

0

Kansas

10

0

0

0

Minnesota

9

0

0

0

Missouri

26

0

0

0

Nebraska

6

0

0

0

North Dakota

1

0

0

0

South Dakota

0

1

0

0

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

SOUTH

541

8

2

2

South Atlantic

296

4

1

2

Delaware

1

0

0

1

District of Columbia

11

0

0

0

Florida

109

3

1

1

Georgia

47

0

0

0

Maryland

36

1

0

0

North Carolina

50

0

0

0

South Carolina

14

0

0

0

Virginia

27

0

0

0

West Virginia

1

0

0

0

East South Central

73

3

0

0

Alabama

24

1

0

0

Kentucky

31

2

0

0

Mississippi

5

0

0

0

Tennessee

13

0

0

0

West South Central

172

1

1

0

Arkansas

16

0

0

0

Louisiana

13

0

0

0

Oklahoma

10

0

0

0

Texas

133

1

1

0

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

WEST

358

3

2

0

Mountain

67

2

0

0

Arizona

29

0

0

0

Colorado

13

2

0

0

Idaho

2

0

0

0

Montana

1

0

0

0

Nevada

12

0

0

0

New Mexico

5

0

0

0

Utah

5

0

0

0

Wyoming

0

0

0

0

Pacific

291

1

2

0

Alaska

5

0

1

0

California

215

1

1

0

Hawaii

1

0

0

0

Oregon

36

0

0

0

Washington

34

0

0

0

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

TERRITORIES

8

1

0

0

Guam

0

0

0

0

Puerto Rico

8

0

0

0

Virgin Islands

0

1

0

0

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

Totals

1400

23

6

2

IV.  VIOLATIONS INVOLVING ARMORED CARRIERS INVESTIGATED UNDER THE HOBBS ACT, TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 1951 (APRIL 1, 2007 – JUNE 30, 2007)

Armored Carrier Incidents

Hobbs Act

11

Total

11

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was taken in 10 (91 percent) of the 11 incidents.  Loot taken is itemized as follows:

Cash

$12,579,559.71

Securities—Face Value

0.00

Checks (including Traveler’s Checks)

26,162.41

Food Stamps

0.00

Other Property

0.00

Total

$12,605,722.12

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

Cash

$24,031.25

Securities—Face Value

0.00

Checks (including Traveler’s Checks)

17,029.98

Food Stamps

0.00

Other Property

0.00

Total

$41,061.23

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the 11 armored carrier incidents was 22.  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 22 known individuals involved by race and sex:

White

Black

Hispanic

Other

Unknown

Male

4

12

2

1

1

Female

1

0

0

0

0

Unknown Race/Sex:  1

Occurrences by Day of Week and Time of Day

Monday

1

6-9 a.m.

3

Tuesday

3

9-11 a.m.

1

Wednesday

4

11 a.m.-1 p.m.

4

Thursday

1

1-3 p.m.

2

Friday

1

3-6 p.m.

0

Saturday

0

6 p.m.-6 a.m.

1

Sunday

1

Not Determined

0

Not Determined

0

Total

11

Total

11

Community Characteristics

Location

Commercial District

8

Shopping Center

2

Residential

1

Rural

0

Total

11

Community Type

Metropolitan

8

Suburban

2

Small City/Town

1

Rural

0

Total

11

Modus Operandi Used

Firearm Used4

7

Handgun

7

Other Firearm

0

Other Weapon Used5

2

Weapon Threatened6

3

Explosive Device Used or Threatened

0

Oral Demand

0

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 eight of the 11 armored carrier incidents which occurred during this three-month period.  No hostages were taken when the violent acts were committed. These acts of violence resulted in three injuries and one death. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.)

Injuries

Customer

0

Employee

0

Perpetrator

0

Law Officer

0

Guard

2

Other

1

Total

3

Number of incidents in which injuries occurred:  3

Deaths

Customer

0

Employee

0

Perpetrator

1

Law Officer

0

Guard

0

Other

0

Total

1

Number of incidents in which deaths occurred:  1

Any statistical information furnished in this booklet is subject to change upon the investigation of bank robbery incidents which occurred during the second quarter of 2007.

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 07/25/2007, at FBI Headquarters.