Bank Crime Statistics 2011 Q4

Bank Crime Statistics (BCS)
Federal Insured Financial Institutions
October 1, 2011 – December 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

1,080

8

3

Mutual Savings Banks

3

0

0

Savings and Loan Associations

28

0

0

Credit Unions

111

3

0

Total

1,222

11

3

 

Grand Total—All Violations: 1,236

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was taken in 1,100 (89 percent) of the 1,236 incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:

Cash

$10,210,281.96

Securities—Face Value

$0.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$0.00

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$1,000.00

Total

$10,211,281.96

 

Full or partial recovery of loot taken was reported by law enforcement agencies in 231 (20 percent) of the 1,100 incidents in which loot was taken. Loot recovered is itemized as follows:

Cash

$2,266,341.72

Securities—Face Value

$0.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$0.00

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$7,500.00

Total

$2,273,841.72

 

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the 1,236 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies was 1,453. The following table shows a breakdown of the 1,453 persons 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

602

523

105

20

64

Female

60

44

8

1

4

 

Unknown Race/Sex: 22

Investigation to date has resulted in the identification of 582 (40 percent) of the 1,453 persons known to be involved. Of these 582 identified persons, 208 (36 percent) were determined to be users of narcotics, and 111 (19 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

199

6-9 a.m.

48

Tuesday

218

9-11 a.m.

326

Wednesday

195

11 a.m.-1 p.m.

273

Thursday

215

1-3 p.m.

259

Friday

269

3-6 p.m.

288

Saturday

106

6 p.m.-6 a.m.

41

Sunday

22

Not determined

1

Not Determined

12

 

 

Total

1,236

Total

1,236

 

Institution/Community Characteristics

Type of Financial Institution Office

Main Office

36

Branch Office

1,163

Store

33

Remote Facility/Other

4

Total

1,236

 

Location of Financial Institution Office

Commercial District

781

Shopping Center

330

Residential

78

Other Location

47

Total

1,236

 

Community Type

Metropolitan

579

Suburban

232

Small City/Town

403

Rural

22

Total

1,236

 

Institutional Areas Involved

Counter

1,181

Night Depository

0

Vault/Safe

55

Auto. Teller Machine

10

Safe Deposit Area

3

Courier/Messenger

1

Office Area

32

Armored Vehicle

1

Drive-In/Walk-Up

11

Other

9

 

Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions

Alarm System

1,209

Surveillance Cameras

1,223

Bait Money

762

Guards

65

Tear Gas/Dye Packs

305

Electronic Tracking

138

Bullet-Resistant Enclosures

191

 

Security Devices Used During Crimes

Alarm System Activated

1,101

Surveillance Cameras Activated

1,207

Bait Money Taken

399

Guards on Duty

59

Tear Gas/Dye Packs Taken

116

Electronic Tracking Activated

69

 

Security Devices Functioned

Alarm System Functioned

1,091

Surveillance Cameras Functioned

1,192

Electronic Tracking Devices Functioned

61

 

Modus Operandi Used

Demand Note Used

730

    Firearm Used1

312

    Handgun

304

Other Firearm

13

Other Weapon Used2

6

Weapon Threatened3

601

Explosive Device Used or Threatened

28

Oral Demand

624

Vault or Safe Theft

2

Depository Trap Device

0

Till Theft

22

 

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 55 (4 percent) of the 1,236 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies which occurred during the three-month period. These acts included 21 instances involving the discharge of firearms, 28 instances involving assaults, and four instances of hostage situations. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.) These acts of violence resulted in 13 injuries, six deaths, and five persons taken hostage.

Injuries

Customer

1

Employee

5

Employee Family

0

Perpetrator

4

Law Officer

1

Guard

1

Other

1

Total

13

 

Number of incidents in which injuries occurred: 11

Deaths

Customer

0

Employee

0

Employee Family

0

Perpetrator

4

Law Officer

2

Guard

0

Other

0

Total

6

 

Number of incidents in which deaths occurred: 4

Hostages Taken

Customer

0

Employee

2

Employee Family

0

Law Officer

0

Guard

1

Other

2

Total

5

 

Number of incidents in which hostages were taken: 4

II. Bank Extortion Violations Which Were Investigated Under the Federal Bank Robbery and Incidental Crimes Statute, Title 18, United States Code, Section 2113

Violations by Type of Institution

Commercial Banks

1

Mutual Savings Banks

0

Savings and Loans Associations

0

Credit Unions

1

Armored Car

0

Total

2

 

Loot Taken and Recovered

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

Cash

$4,935,00

Securities—Face Value

$0.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$0.00

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$0.00

Total

$4,935.00


There was no loot recovered.

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the two extortion incidents was four. In a number of cases, the number and description of individual(s) involved are unknown due to nonobservance of the perpetrator(s) by the victim(s) or the use of disguises. The following table shows a breakdown of the four known individuals involved by race and sex:

 

White

Black

Hispanic

Other

Unknown

Male

0

2

0

0

1

Female

0

1

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.

1

Wednesday

0

11 a.m-1 p.m.

1

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

2

Shopping Center

0

Residential

0

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

1

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

2

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

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

Regional Summary

 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

Northeast

220

1

0

0

North Central

246

2

0

0

South

409

4

2

0

West

344

3

1

2

Territories

3

1

0

0

Totals

1,222

11

3

2

 

 

 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

Northeast

220

1

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

New England

60

0

0

0

   Connecticut

19

0

0

0

   Maine

1

0

0

0

   Massachusetts

34

0

0

0

   New Hampshire

5

0

0

0

   Rhode Island

1

0

0

0

   Vermont

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Middle Atlantic

160

1

0

0

   New Jersey

38

0

0

0

   New York

76

0

0

0

   Pennsylvania

46

1

0

0

 

 

 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

North Central

246

2

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

East North Central

174

2

0

0

   Illinois

46

0

0

0

   Indiana

24

0

0

0

   Michigan

40

1

0

0

   Ohio

46

1

0

0

   Wisconsin

18

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

West North Central

72

0

0

0

   Iowa

6

0

0

0

   Kansas

11

0

0

0

   Minnesota

24

0

0

0

   Missouri

27

0

0

0

   Nebraska

3

0

0

0

   North Dakota

1

0

0

0

   South Dakota

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

South

409

4

2

0

 

 

 

 

 

South Atlantic

225

3

2

0

   Delaware

11

0

0

0

   District of Columbia

5

0

0

0

   Florida

48

0

0

0

   Georgia

31

1

0

0

   Maryland

39

0

0

0

   North Carolina

37

0

2

0

   South Carolina

19

1

0

0

   Virginia

33

1

0

0

   West Virginia

2

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

East South Central

64

1

0

0

   Alabama

19

1

0

0

   Kentucky

20

0

0

0

   Mississippi

4

0

0

0

   Tennessee

21

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

West South Central

120

0

0

0

   Arkansas

11

0

0

0

   Louisiana

18

0

0

0

   Oklahoma

14

0

0

0

   Texas

77

0

0

0

 

 

 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

West

344

3

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

Mountain

110

1

0

1

   Arizona

50

0

0

0

   Colorado

33

0

0

0

   Idaho

0

0

0

0

   Montana

0

0

0

0

   Nevada

9

0

0

0

   New Mexico

11

0

0

0

   Utah

6

0

0

1

   Wyoming

1

1

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Pacific

234

2

1

1

   Alaska

1

0

0

0

   California

173

2

1

1

   Hawaii

2

0

0

0

   Oregon

23

0

0

0

   Washington

35

0

0

0

 

 

 

Bank Robberies

Bank Burglaries

Bank Larcenies

Bank Extortions

Territories

3

1

0

0

Guam

0

0

0

0

Puerto Rico

3

1

0

0

Virgin Islands

0

0

0

0

Totals

1,222

11

3

2

 

IV. Violations Involving Armored Carriers Investigated Under the Hobbs Act, Title 18, United States Code, Section 1951

Armored Carrier Incidents

Hobbs Act

7

Total

7

 

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was taken in six (86 percent) of the seven incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:

Cash

$2,211,775.01

Securities—Face Value

$0.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$33,132.00

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$0.00

Total

$2,244,907.01

 

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

$462,560.00

Securities—Face Value

$0.00

Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks)

$0.00

Food Stamps

$0.00

Other Property

$0.00

Total

$462,560.00

 

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the 10 armored carrier incidents was 27. In a number of cases, the The number of persons known to be involved in the seven armored carrier incidents was 14. In a number of cases, the number and description of individual(s) involved are unknown due to nonobservance of the perpetrator(s) by the victim(s) or the use of disguises. The following table shows a breakdown of the 14 known individuals involved by race and sex:

 

White

Black

Hispanic

Other

Unknown

Male

2

9

0

0

1

Female

0

0

0

0

0

 

Unknown Race/Sex: 2

Occurrences by Day of Week and Time of Day

Monday

0

6-9 a.m.

3

Tuesday

1

9-11 a.m.

1

Wednesday

2

11 a.m-1 p.m.

1

Thursday

2

1-3 p.m.

2

Friday

2

3-6 p.m.

0

Saturday

0

6 p.m.-6 a.m.

0

Sunday

0

Not Determined

0

Not Determined

0

 

 

Total

7

Total

7

 

Community Characteristics

Location

Commercial District

5

Shopping Center

1

Residential

0

Rural

1

Total

7

 

Community Type

Metropolitan

6

Suburban

0

Small City/Town

1

Rural

0

  Total

7

 

Modus Operandi Used

Firearm Used4

5

    Handgun

5

    Other Firearm

1

Other Weapon Used5

1

Weapon Threatened6

0

Explosive Device Used or Threatened

0

Oral Demand

4

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 five of the seven armored carrier incidents that occurred during the three-month period. These acts included one injury and one person taken hostage during the armored carrier violations. No deaths occurred. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.)

Injuries

Customer

0

Employee

1

Employee Family

0

Perpetrator

0

Law Officer

0

Guard

0

Other

0

Total

1

 

Number of incidents in which injuries occurred: 1

Hostages Taken

Customer

0

Employee

1

Employee Family

0

Law Officer

0

Guard

0

Other

0

Total

1

 

Number of incidents in which hostages were 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 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 were recorded as of 02/16/2012 at FBI Headquarters.