Bank Crime Statistics 2010 Q4

Bank Crime Statistics (BCS)
Federal Insured Financial Institutions
October 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

1,132

8

3

Mutual Savings Banks

2

0

0

Savings and Loan Associations

18

2

0

Credit Unions

94

1

1

Total

1,246

11

4

 

Grand Total—All Violations: 1,261

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was taken in 1,146 (91 percent) of the 1,261 incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:

Cash

$10,389,837.53

Securities—Face Value

$101.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$27,767.00

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$0.00

Total

$10,417,705.53

 

Full or partial recovery of loot taken was reported by law enforcement agencies in 226 (20 percent) of the 1,146 incidents in which loot was taken. Loot recovered is itemized as follows:

Cash

$1,662,445.93

Securities—Face Value

$60.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$7,784.00

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$0.00

Total

$1,670,289.93

 

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the 1,261 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies was 1,521. The following table shows a breakdown of the 1,521 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

604

605

94

16

56

Female

70

50

2

3

1

 

Unknown Race/Sex: 20

Investigation to date has resulted in the identification of 586 (39 percent) of the 1,521 persons known to be involved. Of these 586 identified persons, 214 (37 percent) were determined to be users of narcotics and 97 (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

245

6-9 a.m.

33

Tuesday

226

9-11 a.m.

330

Wednesday

208

11 a.m.-1 p.m.

295

Thursday

218

1-3 p.m.

259

Friday

245

3-6 p.m.

284

Saturday

93

6 p.m.-6 a.m.

60

Sunday

10

Not determined

0

Not Determined

16

 

 

Total

1,261

Total

1,261

 

Institution/Community Characteristics

Type of Financial Institution Office

Main Office

26

Branch Office

1,194

Store

36

Remote Facility/Other

5

Total

1,261

 

Location of Financial Institution Office

Commercial District

802

Shopping Center

336

Residential

70

Other Location

53

Total

1,261

 

Community Type

Metropolitan

565

Suburban

243

Small City/Town

426

Rural

27

Total

1,261

 

Institutional Areas Involved

Counter

1,194

Night Depository

1

Vault/Safe

68

Automatic Teller Machine

0

Safe Deposit Area

2

Courier/Messenger

1

Office Area

39

Armored Vehicle

9

Drive-In/Walk-Up

22

Other

8

 

Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions

Alarm System

1,219

Surveillance Cameras

1,241

Bait Money

755

Guards

51

Tear Gas/Dye Packs

263

Electronic Tracking

117

Bullet-Resistant Enclosures

124

 

Security Devices Used During Crimes

Alarm System Activated

1,123

Surveillance Cameras Activated

1,226

Bait Money Taken

409

Guards on Duty

45

Tear Gas/Dye Packs Taken

115

Electronic Tracking Activated

67

 

Security Devices Functioned

Alarm System Functioned

1,102

Surveillance Cameras Functioned

1,206

 

Modus Operandi Used

Demand Note Used

665

Firearm Used1

349

  Handgun

332

  Other Firearm

25

Other Weapon Used2

34

Weapon Threatened3

598

Explosive Device Used or Threatened

47

Oral Demand

740

Vault or Safe Theft

2

Depository Trap Device

0

Till Theft

20

Takeover

84

 

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 67 (5 percent) of the 1,261 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies which occurred during the three-month period. These acts included 23 instances involving the discharge of firearms, 38 instances involving assaults, and 14 instances of hostage situations. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.) These acts of violence resulted in 31 injuries, three deaths, and 24 persons taken hostage.

Injuries

Customer

4

Employee

17

Employee Family

0

Perpetrator

9

Law Officer

0

Guard

0

Other

1

Total

31

 

Number of incidents in which injuries occurred: 24

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

1

Employee

22

Employee Family

0

Law Officer

0

Guard

0

Other

1

Total

24

 

Number of incidents in which hostages were taken: 14

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, 2010 – December 31, 2010)

Violations by Type of Institution

Commercial Banks

3

Mutual Savings Banks

0

Savings and Loans Associations

0

Credit Unions

0

Armored Car

0

Total

3

 

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was taken in one extortion incident. Loot taken is itemized as follows:

Cash

$6,800.00

Securities—Face Value

$0.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$0.00

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$0.00

Total

$6,800.00

 

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

Cash

$6,800.00

Securities—Face Value

$0.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$0.00

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$0.00

Total

$6,800.00

 

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

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

 

White

Black

Hispanic

Other

Unknown

Male

o

0

0

0

1

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.

0

Wednesday

1

11 a.m-1 p.m.

1

Thursday

0

1-3 p.m.

1

Friday

1

3-6 p.m.

1

Saturday

0

6 p.m.-6 a.m.

0

Sunday

1

Not Determined

0

Not Determined

0

 

 

Total

3

Total

3

 

Institution/Community Characteristics

Type of Financial Institution Office

Main Office

1

Branch Office

1

Store

1

Remote Facility/Other

0

Total

3

 

Location of Financial Institution Office

Commercial District

1

Shopping Center

2

Residential

0

Other Location

0

Total

3

 

Community Type

Metropolitan

1

Suburban

1

Small City/Town

1

Rural

0

Total

3

 

Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions

Alarm System

1

Surveillance Cameras

1

Bait Money

1

Guards

0

Tear Gas/Dye Packs

0

Electronic Tracking

0

Bullet-Resistant Enclosures

0

 

Security Devices Used During Crimes

Alarm System Activated

1

Surveillance Cameras Activated

1

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

1

Explosive Device Used or Threatened

1

Telephone Call

3

 

Injuries, Deaths, and Hostages Taken

No acts of violence, injuries, or deaths occurred, and no hostages were taken during the three-month period.

III. Bank Robbery Statute Violations by Regions, Geographic Divisions, States, and Territories (October 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010)

Regional Summary

 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

Northeast

166

0

0

0

North Central

253

7

2

0

South

413

3

1

1

West

414

1

1

2

Territories

0

0

0

0

Totals

1,246

11

4

3

 

 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

Northeast

166

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

New England

21

0

0

0

  Connecticut

11

0

0

0

  Maine

0

0

0

0

  Massachusetts

6

0

0

0

  New Hampshire

0

0

0

0

  Rhode Island

3

0

0

0

  Vermont

1

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Middle Atlantic

145

0

0

0

  New Jersey

40

0

0

0

  New York

27

0

0

0

  Pennsylvania

78

0

0

0

 

 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

North Central

253

7

2

0

 

 

 

 

 

East North Central

171

6

0

0

  Illinois

36

0

0

0

  Indiana

19

1

0

0

  Michigan

32

2

0

0

  Ohio

70

3

0

0

  Wisconsin

14

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

West North Central

82

1

2

0

  Iowa

14

0

0

0

  Kansas

13

0

0

0

  Minnesota

11

0

0

0

  Missouri

37

0

1

0

  Nebraska

7

1

1

0

  North Dakota

0

0

0

0

  South Dakota

0

0

0

0

 

 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

South

413

3

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

South Atlantic

231

1

0

0

  Delaware

0

0

0

0

  District of Columbia

2

0

0

0

  Florida

61

0

0

0

  Georgia

46

0

0

0

  Maryland

23

0

0

0

  North Carolina

42

0

0

0

  South Carolina

17

1

0

0

  Virginia

34

0

0

0

  West Virginia

6

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

East South Central

55

0

0

1

  Alabama

10

0

0

0

  Kentucky

15

0

0

0

  Mississippi

7

0

0

0

  Tennessee

23

0

0

1

 

 

 

 

 

West South Central

127

2

1

0

  Arkansas

9

0

0

0

  Louisiana

7

1

0

0

  Oklahoma

9

0

0

0

  Texas

102

1

1

0

 

 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

West

414

1

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

Mountain

176

0

0

1

  Arizona

59

0

0

0

  Colorado

57

0

0

1

  Idaho

5

0

0

0

  Montana

1

0

0

0

  Nevada

26

0

0

0

  New Mexico

12

0

0

0

  Utah

13

0

0

0

  Wyoming

3

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Pacific

238

1

1

1

  Alaska

2

0

0

0

  California

171

0

1

1

  Hawaii

4

0

0

0

  Oregon

26

0

0

0

  Washington

35

1

0

0

 

 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

Territories

0

0

0

0

Guam

0

0

0

0

Puerto Rico

0

1

0

0

Virgin Islands

0

0

0

0

Totals

1,246

11

4

3

 

IV. Violations Involving Armored Carriers Investigated Under the Hobbs Act, Title 18, United States Code, Section 1951 (October 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010)

Armored Carrier Incidents

Hobbs Act

16

Total

16

 

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was taken in 12 (75 percent) of the 16 incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows: 

Cash

$2,195,265.57

Securities—Face Value

$0.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$312,127.94

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$0.00

Total

$2,507,393.51

 

Full or partial recovery of loot was reported by law enforcement agencies in one of the 16 incidents in which loot was taken. Loot recovered is itemized as follows:

Cash

$397,500.00

Securities—Face Value

$0.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$0.00

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$0.00

Total

$397,500.00

 

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the 16 armored carrier incidents was 37. 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 37 known individuals involved by race and sex:

 

White

Black

Hispanic

Other

Unknown

Male

0

33

0

0

1

Female

0

1

0

0

0

 

Unknown Race/Sex: 2

Occurrences by Day of Week and Time of Day

Monday

4

6-9 a.m.

3

Tuesday

3

9-11 a.m.

6

Wednesday

4

11 a.m-1 p.m.

5

Thursday

4

1-3 p.m.

2

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

16

Total

16

 

Community Characteristics

Location

Commercial District

10

Shopping Center

6

Residential

0

Rural

0

Total

16

 

Community Type

Metropolitan

8

Suburban

6

Small City/Town

2

Rural

0

Total

16

 

Modus Operandi Used

Firearm Used4

14

  Handgun

14

  Other Firearm

1

Other Weapon Used5

1

Weapon Threatened6

2

Explosive Device Used or Threatened

0

Oral Demand

8

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 six of the 16 armored carrier incidents that occurred during the three-month period. These acts included one death and three persons injured during the armored carrier violations. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.)

Injuries

Customer

0

Employee

0

Perpetrator

1

Law Officer

0

Guard

2

Other

0

Total

3

 

Number of incidents in which injuries occurred: 2

Deaths

Customer

0

Employee

0

Employee Family

0

Law Officer

0

Guard

1

Other

0

Total

1

 

Number of incidents in which deaths occurred: 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 01/24/2011, at FBI Headquarters.