Bank Crime Statistics 2011 Q1

Bank Crime Statistics (BCS)
Federal Insured Financial Institutions
January 1, 2011 – March 31, 2011

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

982

7

1

Mutual Savings Banks

5

0

0

Savings and Loan Associations

17

0

0

Credit Unions

77

2

1

Total

1,081

9

2

 

Grand Total—All Violations: 1,092

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was taken in 965 (88 percent) of the 1,092 incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:

Cash

$7,502,097.78

Securities—Face Value

$0.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$0.00

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$8,300.00

Total

$7,510,397.78

 

Full or partial recovery of loot taken was reported by law enforcement agencies in 196 (20 percent) of the 965 incidents in which loot was taken. Loot recovered is itemized as follows:

Cash

$1,716,177.82

Securities—Face Value

$0.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$0.00

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$8,300.00

Total

$1,724,477.82

 

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the 1,092 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies was 1,254. The following table shows a breakdown of the 1,254 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

461

535

90

14

69

Female

35

22

6

2

1

 

Unknown Race/Sex: 19

Investigation to date has resulted in the identification of 488 (39 percent) of the 1,254 persons known to be involved. Of these 488 identified persons, 203 (42 percent) were determined to be users of narcotics and 86 (42 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

179

6-9 a.m.

30

Tuesday

201

9-11 a.m.

325

Wednesday

205

11 a.m.-1 p.m.

243

Thursday

203

1-3 p.m.

216

Friday

213

3-6 p.m.

237

Saturday

69

6 p.m.-6 a.m.

41

Sunday

13

Not determined

0

Not Determined

9

 

 

Total

1,092

Total

1,092

 

Institution/Community Characteristics

Type of Financial Institution Office

Main Office

22

Branch Office

1031

Store

32

Remote Facility/Other

7

Total

1,092

 

Location of Financial Institution Office

Commercial District

733

Shopping Center

255

Residential

73

Other Location

31

Total

1,092

 

Community Type

Metropolitan

503

Suburban

203

Small City/Town

369

Rural

17

Total

1,092

 

Institutional Areas Involved

Counter

1047

Night Depository

2

Vault/Safe

38

Auto. Teller Machine

0

Safe Deposit Area

1

Courier/Messenger

0

Office Area

41

Armored Vehicle

10

Drive-In/Walk-Up

12

Other

9

 

Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions

Alarm System

1,057

Surveillance Cameras

1,080

Bait Money

671

Guards

45

Tear Gas/Dye Packs

241

Electronic Tracking

112

Bullet-Resistant Enclosures

175

 

Security Devices Used During Crimes

Alarm System Activated

987

Surveillance Cameras Activated

1,055

Bait Money Taken

352

Guards on Duty

39

Tear Gas/Dye Packs Taken

90

Electronic Tracking Activated

58

 

Security Devices Functioned

Alarm System Functioned

970

Surveillance Cameras Functioned

1,033

 

Modus Operandi Used

Demand Note Used

611

Firearm Used1

268

   Handgun

261

   Other Firearm

11

Other Weapon Used2

20

Weapon Threatened3

472

Explosive Device Used or Threatened

27

Oral Demand

598

Vault or Safe Theft

4

Depository Trap Device

0

Till Theft

16

Takeover

65

 

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 40 (4 percent) of the 1,092 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies which occurred during the three-month period. These acts included 14 instances involving the discharge of firearms, 20 instances involving assaults, one instance involving an explosive device, and seven instances of hostage situations. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.) These acts of violence resulted in 24 injuries, three deaths, and 18 persons taken hostage.

Injuries

Customer

5

Employee

15

Employee Family

0

Perpetrator

3

Law Officer

0

Guard

0

Other

1

Total

24

 

Number of incidents in which injuries occurred: 16

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

15

Employee Family

2

Law Officer

0

Guard

0

Other

0

Total

18

 

Number of incidents in which hostages were taken: 7

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, 2011 – March 31, 2011)

Violations by Type of Institution

Commercial Banks

1

Mutual Savings Banks

0

Savings and Loans Associations

0

Credit Unions

0

Armored Car

0

Total

1

 

Loot Taken and Recovered

There was no loot taken or recovered.

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the one extortion incident 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

0

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.

0

Thursday

0

1-3 p.m.

1

Friday

0

3-6 p.m.

0

Saturday

0

6 p.m.-6 a.m.

0

Sunday

0

Not Determined

0

Not Determined

0

 

 

Total

1

Total

1

 

Institution/Community Characteristics

Type of Financial Institution Office

Main Office

0

Branch Office

1

Store

0

Remote Facility/Other

0

Total

1

 

Location of Financial Institution Office

Commercial District

1

Shopping Center

0

Residential

0

Other Location

0

Total

1

 

Community Type

Metropolitan

0

Suburban

0

Small City/Town

1

Rural

0

Total

1

 

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

0

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

0

Explosive Device Used or Threatened

0

Telephone Call

1

 

Injuries, Deaths, and Hostages Taken

There were no injuries, deaths, or hostages taken during the three-month period.

III. Bank Robbery Statute Violations by Regions, Geographic Divisions, States, and Territories (January 1, 2011 – March 31, 2011)

Regional Summary

 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

Northeast

192

3

0

0

North Central

226

3

0

0

South

306

2

2

0

West

351

1

0

1

Territories

6

0

0

0

Totals

1,081

9

2

1



 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

Northeast

192

3

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

New England

25

1

0

0

   Connecticut

24

1

0

0

   Maine

0

0

0

0

   Massachusetts

0

0

0

0

   New Hampshire

0

0

0

0

   Rhode Island

1

0

0

0

   Vermont

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Middle Atlantic

167

2

0

0

   New Jersey

31

0

0

0

   New York

79

2

0

0

   Pennsylvania

57

0

0

0



 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

North Central

226

3

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

East North Central

176

1

0

0

   Illinois

32

1

0

0

   Indiana

16

0

0

0

   Michigan

32

0

0

0

   Ohio

74

0

0

0

   Wisconsin

22

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

West North Central

50

2

0

0

   Iowa

3

0

0

0

   Kansas

6

0

0

0

   Minnesota

8

0

0

0

   Missouri

27

1

0

0

   Nebraska

2

0

0

0

   North Dakota

2

0

0

0

   South Dakota

2

1

0

0



 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

South

306

2

2

0

 

 

 

 

 

South Atlantic

191

0

2

0

   Delaware

9

0

0

0

   District of Columbia

4

0

0

0

   Florida

54

0

0

0

   Georgia

29

0

0

0

   Maryland

29

0

2

0

   North Carolina

29

0

0

0

   South Carolina

10

0

0

0

   Virginia

22

0

0

0

   West Virginia

5

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

East South Central

30

1

0

0

   Alabama

6

1

0

0

   Kentucky

6

0

0

0

   Mississippi

4

0

0

0

   Tennessee

14

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

West South Central

85

1

0

0

   Arkansas

3

0

0

0

   Louisiana

4

1

0

0

   Oklahoma

18

0

0

0

   Texas

60

0

0

0



 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

West

351

1

0

1

 

 

 

 

 

Mountain

134

1

0

1

   Arizona

39

0

0

0

   Colorado

59

0

0

0

   Idaho

2

0

0

0

   Montana

0

0

0

0

   Nevada

17

0

0

0

   New Mexico

5

0

0

0

   Utah

10

0

0

1

   Wyoming

2

1

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Pacific

217

0

0

0

   Alaska

7

0

0

0

   California

154

0

0

0

   Hawaii

4

0

0

0

   Oregon

20

0

0

0

   Washington

32

0

0

0



 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

Territories

6

0

0

0

Guam

0

0

0

0

Puerto Rico

5

0

0

0

Virgin Islands

1

0

0

0

Totals

1,081

9

2

1



IV. Violations Involving Armored Carriers Investigated Under the Hobbs Act, Title 18, United States Code, Section 1951 (January 1, 2011 – March 31, 2011)

Armored Carrier Incidents

Hobbs Act

6

Total

6

 

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was taken in five (83 percent) of the six incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows: 

Cash

$587,901.17

Securities—Face Value

$0.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$8,127.14

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$0.00

Total

$596,028.31

 

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

Cash

$11,405.00

Securities—Face Value

$0.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$0.00

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$0.00

Total

$11,405.00

 

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the six armored carrier 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 13 known individuals involved by race and sex:

 

White

Black

Hispanic

Other

Unknown

Male

0

11

2

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.

1

Tuesday

2

9-11 a.m.

1

Wednesday

2

11 a.m-1 p.m.

2

Thursday

1

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

6

Total

6

 

Community Characteristics

Location

Commercial District

1

Shopping Center

5

Residential

0

Rural

0

Total

6

 

Community Type

Metropolitan

4

Suburban

1

Small City/Town

1

Rural

0

  Total

6

 

Modus Operandi Used

Firearm Used4

6

    Handgun

6

    Other Firearm

2

Other Weapon Used5

0

Weapon Threatened6

1

Explosive Device Used or Threatened

0

Oral Demand

3

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

Injuries

Customer

0

Employee

1

Perpetrator

0

Law Officer

0

Guard

3

Other

0

Total

4

 

Number of incidents in which injuries occurred: 4

Deaths

Customer

0

Employee

0

Perpetrator

0

Law Officer

0

Guard

1

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 2011. 

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 recorded as of 04/22/2011, 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.