Bank Crime Statistics 2008 Q4

Bank Crime Statistics 2008 Q4

BANK CRIME STATISTICS (BCS)
FEDERAL INSURED FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
OCTOBER 1, 2008—DECEMBER 31, 2008

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
1449
20
2
Mutual Savings Banks
24
0
1
Savings and Loan Associations
29
2
0
Credit Unions
115
3
0
Total
1617
25
3

Grand Total—All Violations: 1,645

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was taken in 1,527 (93 percent) of the 1,645 incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:

Cash $15,440,368.27
Securities—Face Value
0.00
Checks (including Traveler’s Checks)
26.00
Food Stamps
0.00
Other Property
5,100.00
Total
$15,445,494.27

Full or partial recovery of loot taken was reported by law enforcement agencies in 265 (17 percent) of the 1,527 incidents in which loot was taken. Loot recovered is itemized as follows:

Cash $1,722,672.42
Securities Face Value 0
Checks (including Traveler's Checks) 0
Food Stamps 0
Other Property 292
Total $1,722,964.42

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the 1,645 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies was 2,002. The following table shows a breakdown of the 2,002 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
798 824 112 27 79
Female
42 70 7 2 3

Unknown Race/Sex: 38

Investigation to date has resulted in the identification of 595 (30 percent) of the 2,002 persons known to be involved. Of these 595 identified persons, 232 (39 percent) were determined to be users of narcotics, and 165 (28 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 321 6-9 a.m. 56
Tuesday 299 9-11 a.m. 408
Wednesday 311 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 430
Thursday 228 1-3 p.m. 335
Friday 340 3-6 p.m. 358
Saturday 118 6 p.m.-6 a.m. 58
Sunday 20 Not Determined 0
Not Determined 8
Total 1,645 Total 1,645

Institution/Community Characteristics

Type of Financial Institution Office

Main Office
60
Branch Office
1,542
Store
35
Remote Facility/Other
8
Total
1,645

Location of Financial Institution Office

Commercial District
1,105
Shopping Center
397
Residential
84
Other Location
59
Total
1,645

Community Type

Metropolitan
826
Suburban
288
Small City/Town
495
Rural
36
Total
1,645

Institutional Areas Involved

Counter
1,563
Night Depository
2
Vault/Safe
93
Auto. Teller Machine
2
Safe Deposit Area
6
Courier/Messenger
0
Office Area
51
Armored Vehicle
14
Drive-In/Walk-Up
20
Other
11

Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions

Alarm System
1,604
Surveillance Cameras
1,623
Bait Money
1,075
Guards
99
Tear Gas/Dye Packs
423
Electronic Tracking
188
Bullet-Resistant Enclosures
134

Security Devices Used During Crimes

Alarm System Activated
1,500
Surveillance Cameras Activated
1,590
Bait Money Taken
533
Guards on Duty
88
Tear Gas/Dye Packs Taken
182
Electronic Tracking Activated
92

Security Devices Functioned

Alarm System Functioned
1,476
Surveillance Cameras Functioned
1,559

Modus Operandi Used

Demand Note Used
839
Firearm Used1
465
Handgun
445
Other Firearm
29
Other Weapon Used2
20
Weapon Threatened3
696
Explosive Device Used or Threatened
39
Oral Demand
946
Vault or Safe Theft
5
Depository Trap Device
1
Till Theft
25

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 75 (4.6 percent) of the 1,645 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies which occurred during this three-month period. These acts included 22 instances involving the discharge of firearms, 37 instances involving assaults, and 15 instances of hostage situations. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.) These acts of violence resulted in 26 injuries, three deaths, and 27 persons being taken hostage.

Injuries

Customer
2
Employee
16
Employee Family
0
Perpetrator
2
Law Officer
0
Guard
4
Other
2
Total
26

Number of incidents in which injuries occurred: 23

Deaths

Customer
0
Employee
0
Employee Family
0
Perpetrator
3
Law Officer
0
Guard
0
Other
0
Total
3

Number of incidents in which deaths occurred: 3

Hostages Taken

Customer
6
Employee
19
Employee Family
1
Law Officer
0
Guard
1
Other
0
Total
27

Number of incidents in which hostages were taken: 15

II. BANK EXTORTION VIOLATIONS WHICH WERE INVESTIGATED UNDER THE FEDERAL BANK ROBBERY AND INCIDENTAL CRIMES STATUTE, TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 2113, (OCTOBER 1, 2008—DECEMBER 31, 2008)

Violations by Type of Institution

Commercial Banks
4
Mutual Savings Banks
0
Savings and Loans Associations
0
Credit Unions
0
Armored Car
0
Total
4


Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was taken in one of the four incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:

Cash $80.00
Securities Face Value 0
Checks (including Traveler's Checks) 0
Food Stamps 0
Other Property 0
Total $80.00

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

Cash $80.00
Securities Face Value 0
Checks (including Traveler's Checks) 0
Food Stamps 0
Other Property 0
Total $80.00

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

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

White Black Hispanic Other Unknown
Male
4 0 0 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.
0
Tuesday
0
9-11 a.m.
2
Wednesday
0
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
1
Thursday
1
1-3 p.m.
0
Friday
2
3-6 p.m.
1
Saturday
1
6 p.m.-6 a.m.
0
Sunday
0
Not Determined
0
Not Determined
0
Total
4
Total
4

Institution/Community Characteristics

Type of Financial Institution Office

Main Office
0
Branch Office
4
Store
0
Remote Facility/Other
0
Total
4

Location of Financial Institution Office

Commercial District
2
Shopping Center
1
Residential
1
Other Location
0
Total
4

Community Type

Metropolitan
1
Suburban
0
Small City/Town
3
Rural
0
Total
4

Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions

Alarm System
4
Surveillance Cameras
4
Bait Money
3
Guards
0
Tear Gas/Dye Packs
0
Electronic Tracking
0
Bullet-Resistant Enclosures
0

Security Devices Used During Crimes

Alarm System Activated
2
Surveillance Cameras Activated
3
Bait Money Taken
1
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
0
Explosive Device Used or Threatened
2
Telephone Call
3


Injuries, Deaths, and Hostages Taken

Acts of violence were committed during two of the four extortion incidents which occurred during this three-month period. These acts included two explosions, with no injuries or persons taken hostage. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.) These acts of violence resulted in two deaths.

Customer
0
Employee
0
Employee Family
0
Perpetrator
0
Law Officer
2
Guard
0
Other
0
Total
2

Number of incidents in which deaths occurred: 1

III. BANK ROBBERY STATUTE VIOLATIONS BY REGIONS, GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS, STATES, AND TERRITORIES (OCTOBER 1, 2008—DECEMBER 31, 2008)

Regional Summary

Bank Robberies Bank Burglaries Bank Larcenies Bank Extortions
Northeast 218 3 1 0
North Central 382 3 2 0
South 528 13 0 1
West 488 6 0 3
Territories 1 0 0 0
Totals 1617 25 3 4


Bank Robberies Bank Burglaries Bank Larcenies Bank Extortions
NORTHEAST 218 3 1 0
New England 75 1 1 0
Connecticut 17 0 0 0
Maine 4 0 0 0
Massachusetts 46 1 1 0
New Hampshire 5 0 0 0
Rhode Island 2 0 0 0
Vermont 1 0 0 0
Middle Atlantic 143 2 0 0
New Jersey 44 0 0 0
New York 33 2 0 0
Pennsylvania 66 0 0 0


Bank Robberies Bank Burglaries Bank Larcenies Bank Extortions
NORTH CENTRAL 382 3 2 0
East North Central 298 1 2 0
Illinois 120 0 1 0
Indiana 35 0 1 0
Michigan 36 0 0 0
Ohio 83 0 0 0
Wisconsin 24 1 0 0
West North Central 84 2 0 0
Iowa 17 0 0 0
Kansas 9 1 0 0
Minnesota 12 0 0 0
Missouri 31 1 0 0
Nebraska 14 0 0 0
North Dakota 1 0 0 0
South Dakota 0 0 0 0


Bank Robberies Bank Burglaries Bank Larcenies Bank Extortions
SOUTH 528 13 0 1
South Atlantic 303 8 0 1
Delaware 1 0 0 0
District of Columbia 10 0 0 0
Florida 84 2 0 0
Georgia 62 0 0 0
Maryland 42 1 0 0
North Carolina 44 5 0 0
South Carolina 28 0 0 0
Virginia 29 0 0 0
West Virginia 3 0 0 1
East South Central 67 2 0 0
Alabama 21 0 0 0
Kentucky 13 2 0 0
Mississippi 8 0 0 0
Tennessee 25 0 0 0
West South Central 158 3 0 0
Arkansas 12 2 0 0
Louisiana 5 0 0 0
Oklahoma 13 0 0 0
Texas 128 1 0 0


Bank Robberies Bank Burglaries Bank Larcenies Bank Extortions
WEST 488 6 0 3
Mountain 194 2 0 0
Arizona 76 0 0 0
Colorado 29 0 0 0
Idaho 6 0 0 0
Montana 1 0 0 0
Nevada 23 1 0 0
New Mexico 32 0 0 0
Utah 27 1 0 0
Wyoming 0 0 0 0
Pacific 294 4 0 3
Alaska 6 0 0 0
California 195 4 0 1
Hawaii 0 0 0 0
Oregon 50 0 0 2
Washington 43 0 0 0


Bank Robberies Bank Burglaries Bank Larcenies Bank Extortions
TERRITORIES 1 0 0 0
Guam 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 1 0 0 0
Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0
Totals 1,617 25 3 4

IV. VIOLATIONS INVOLVING ARMORED CARRIERS INVESTIGATED UNDER THE HOBBS ACT, TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 1951 (JANUARY 1, 2008—MARCH 31, 2008)

Armored Carrier Incidents

Hobbs Act
11
Total
11

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was taken in nine (82 percent) of the 11 incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:

Cash $3,328,471.02
Securities Face Value 0
Checks (including Traveler's Checks) 87,206.45
Food Stamps 0
Other Property 5,900.00
Total $3,421,577.47

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

Cash $382,000.00
Securities Face Value 0
Checks (including Traveler's Checks) 0
Food Stamps 0
Other Property 0
Total $382,000.00

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
2 11 2 1 4
Female
0 2 0 0 0

Unknown Race/Sex: 2

Occurrences by Day of Week and Time of Day

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

Community Characteristics

Location

Commercial District
3
Shopping Center
8
Residential
0
Rural
0
Total
11

Community Type

Metropolitan
7
Suburban
0
Small City/Town
4
Rural
0
Total
11

Modus Operandi Used

Firearm Used4
9
Handgun
7
Other Firearm
3
Other Weapon Used5
0
Weapon Threatened6
0
Explosive Device Used or Threatened
0
Oral Demand
5
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 seven of the 11 armored carrier incidents which occurred during this three-month period. These acts included two injuries and one death, and two hostages were taken during the armored carrier violations. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.)

Injuries

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

Number of incidents in which hostages were taken: 2

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

Number of incidents in which deaths occurred: 1

Hostages

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

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 incidents which occurred during the fourth quarter of 2008.

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 01/29/2009, at FBI Headquarters.

Note: 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.