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.