Bank Crime Statistics 2011 Q2

Bank Crime Statistics (BCS)
Federal Insured Financial Institutions
April 1, 2011 – June 30, 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

909

11

1

Mutual Savings Banks

4

0

0

Savings and Loan Associations

20

2

0

Credit Unions

74

2

0

Total

1,007

15

1


Grand Total—All Violations: 1,023

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was taken in 933 (91 percent) of the 1,023 incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:

Cash

$7,820,347.96

Securities—Face Value

$0.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$209.88

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$0.00

Total

$7,820,557.84

 

Full or partial recovery of loot taken was reported by law enforcement agencies in 215 (23 percent) of the 933 incidents in which loot was taken. Loot recovered is itemized as follows:

Cash

$1,801,073.18

Securities—Face Value

$0.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$0.00

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$0.00

Total

$1,801,073.18

 

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the 1,023 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies was 1,226. The following table shows a breakdown of the 1,226 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

459

540

71

14

44

Female

40

37

4

0

0

 

Unknown Race/Sex: 17

Investigation to date has resulted in the identification of 519 (42 percent) of the 1,226 persons known to be involved. Of these 519 identified persons, 183 (35 percent) were determined to be users of narcotics and 85 (16 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.

32

Tuesday

192

9-11 a.m.

309

Wednesday

172

11 a.m.-1 p.m.

240

Thursday

165

1-3 p.m.

190

Friday

204

3-6 p.m.

212

Saturday

78

6 p.m.-6 a.m.

40

Sunday

12

Not determined

0

Not Determined

21

 

 

Total

1,023

Total

1,023 

 

Institution/Community Characteristics

Type of Financial Institution Office

Main Office

29

Branch Office

963

Store

24

Remote Facility/Other

7

Total

1,023

 

Location of Financial Institution Office

Commercial District

667

Shopping Center

244

Residential

62

Other Location

50

Total

1,023

 

Community Type

Metropolitan

456

Suburban

185

Small City/Town

362

Rural

20

Total

1,023

 

Institutional Areas Involved

Counter

974

Night Depository

1

Vault/Safe

57

Auto. Teller Machine

0

Safe Deposit Area

5

Courier/Messenger

0

Office Area

25

Armored Vehicle

11

Drive-In/Walk-Up

14

Other

10

 

Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions

Alarm System

1,005

Surveillance Cameras

1,008

Bait Money

641

Guards

51

Tear Gas/Dye Packs

253

Electronic Tracking

124

Bullet-Resistant Enclosures

117

 

Security Devices Used During Crimes

Alarm System Activated

926

Surveillance Cameras Activated

997

Bait Money Taken

352

Guards on Duty

42

Tear Gas/Dye Packs Taken

119

Electronic Tracking Activated

65

 

Security Devices Functioned

Alarm System Functioned

917

Surveillance Cameras Functioned

984

 

Modus Operandi Used

Demand Note Used

548

Firearm Used1

275

   Handgun

264

   Other Firearm

17

Other Weapon Used2

24

Weapon Threatened3

477

Explosive Device Used or Threatened

37

Oral Demand

575

Vault or Safe Theft

6

Depository Trap Device

0

Till Theft

13

Takeover

58

 

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 44 (4 percent) of the 1,023 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies, which occurred during the three-month period. These acts included 14 instances involving the discharge of firearms, 28 instances involving assaults, and three hostage situations. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.) These acts of violence resulted in 31 injuries, one death, and three persons taken hostage.

Injuries

Customer

4

Employee

15

Employee Family

0

Perpetrator

6

Law Officer

4

Guard

1

Other

1

Total

31

 

Number of incidents in which injuries occurred: 20

Deaths

Customer

0

Employee

0

Employee Family

0

Perpetrator

1

Law Officer

0

Guard

0

Other

0

Total

1

 

Number of incidents in which deaths occurred: 1

Hostages Taken

Customer

2

Employee

1

Employee Family

0

Law Officer

0

Guard

0

Other

0

Total

3

 

Number of incidents in which hostages were taken: 3

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, 2011 – June 30, 2011)

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

There was no loot taken or recovered.

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the two extortion incidents was zero. 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.

Occurrences by Day of Week and Time of Day

Monday

0

6-9 a.m.

2

Tuesday

0

9-11 a.m.

0

Wednesday

0

11 a.m-1 p.m.

0

Thursday

1

1-3 p.m.

0

Friday

0

3-6 p.m.

0

Saturday

1

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

2

Store

0

Remote Facility/Other

0

Total

2

 

Location of Financial Institution Office

Commercial District

0

Shopping Center

1

Residential

1

Other Location

0

Total

2

 

Community Type

Metropolitan

0

Suburban

0

Small City/Town

2

Rural

0

Total

2

 

Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions

Alarm System

2

Surveillance Cameras

2

Bait Money

2

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

2

Firearm Used

0

Other Weapon Used

0

Weapon Threatened

0

Explosive Device Used or Threatened

0

Telephone Call

0

 

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 (April 1, 2011 – June 30, 2011)

Regional Summary

 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

Northeast

134

4

0

0

North Central

214

1

0

0

South

362

8

1

2

West

291

2

0

0

Territories

6

0

0

0

Totals

1,007

15

1

2



 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

Northeast

134

4

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

New England

40

0

0

0

   Connecticut

18

0

0

0

   Maine

0

0

0

0

   Massachusetts

17

0

0

0

   New Hampshire

1

0

0

0

   Rhode Island

4

0

0

0

   Vermont

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Middle Atlantic

167

4

0

0

   New Jersey

31

3

0

0

   New York

79

1

0

0

   Pennsylvania

57

0

0

0



 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

North Central

214

1

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

East North Central

152

0

0

0

   Illinois

28

0

0

0

   Indiana

18

0

0

0

   Michigan

36

0

0

0

   Ohio

62

0

0

0

   Wisconsin

8

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

West North Central

62

1

0

0

   Iowa

10

0

0

0

   Kansas

11

1

0

0

   Minnesota

12

0

0

0

   Missouri

26

0

0

0

   Nebraska

2

0

0

0

   North Dakota

1

0

0

0

   South Dakota

0

0

0

0



 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

South

362

8

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

South Atlantic

205

3

1

1

   Delaware

1

0

0

0

   District of Columbia

3

1

1

0

   Florida

41

0

0

0

   Georgia

46

0

0

0

   Maryland

28

0

0

0

   North Carolina

28

0

0

0

   South Carolina

20

2

0

0

   Virginia

35

0

0

0

   West Virginia

3

0

0

1

 

 

 

 

 

East South Central

45

2

0

0

   Alabama

11

0

0

0

   Kentucky

12

0

0

0

   Mississippi

3

2

0

0

   Tennessee

19

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

West South Central

112

3

0

1

   Arkansas

5

1

0

1

   Louisiana

11

0

0

0

   Oklahoma

25

0

0

0

   Texas

71

2

0

0



 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

West

291

2

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mountain

101

1

0

0

   Arizona

40

0

0

0

   Colorado

31

0

0

0

   Idaho

3

0

0

0

   Montana

3

0

0

0

   Nevada

5

0

0

0

   New Mexico

15

0

0

0

   Utah

4

1

0

0

   Wyoming

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Pacific

190

1

0

0

   Alaska

2

0

0

0

   California

135

1

0

0

   Hawaii

3

0

0

0

   Oregon

14

0

0

0

   Washington

36

0

0

0



 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

Territories

6

0

0

0

Guam

0

0

0

0

Puerto Rico

6

0

0

0

Virgin Islands

0

0

0

0

Totals

1,007

15

1

2



IV. Violations Involving Armored Carriers Investigated Under the Hobbs Act, Title 18, United States Code, Section 1951 (April 1, 2011 – June 30, 2011)

Armored Carrier Incidents

Hobbs Act

12

Total

12

 

Loot Taken and Recovered

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

Cash

$749,769.00

Securities—Face Value

$0.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$0.00

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$200.00

Total

$749,969.00

 

Full or partial recovery of loot was reported by law enforcement agencies in two of the 10 incidents in which loot was taken. Loot recovered is itemized as follows:

Cash

$30,040.00

Securities—Face Value

$0.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$0.00

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$200.00

Total

$30,240.00

 

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the 12 armored carrier incidents was 28. 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 28 known individuals involved by race and sex:

 

White

Black

Hispanic

Other

Unknown

Male

0

22

0

0

2

Female

0

0

0

0

0

 

Unknown Race/Sex: 4

Occurrences by Day of Week and Time of Day

Monday

1

6-9 a.m.

3

Tuesday

1

9-11 a.m.

7

Wednesday

2

11 a.m-1 p.m.

1

Thursday

4

1-3 p.m.

0

Friday

2

3-6 p.m.

1

Saturday

1

6 p.m.-6 a.m.

0

Sunday

1

Not Determined

0

Not Determined

0

 

 

Total

12

Total

12

 

Community Characteristics

Location

Commercial District

6

Shopping Center

4

Residential

2

Rural

0

Total

12

 

Community Type

Metropolitan

8

Suburban

3

Small City/Town

1

Rural

0

  Total

12

 

Modus Operandi Used

Firearm Used4

11

    Handgun

10

    Other Firearm

1

Other Weapon Used5

0

Weapon Threatened6

6

Explosive Device Used or Threatened

0

Oral Demand

9

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 12 armored carrier incidents which occurred during the three-month period. These acts of violence resulted in one death, three 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

0

Perpetrator

1

Law Officer

0

Guard

2

Other

0

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 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 08/02/2011, at FBI Headquarters.

Note: Not all bank robberies are reported to the FBI, and therefore BCS is not a complete statistical compilation of all banrk obberies that occur in the United States.