Bank Crime Statistics 2010 Q2

Bank Crime Statistics (BCS)
Federal Insured Financial Institutions
Quarter 2, April 1, 2010 – June 30, 2010

I. VIOLATIONS OF THE FEDERAL BANK ROBBERY AND INCIDENTAL CRIMES STATUTE, TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 2113

Violations by Type of Institution

Grand Total—All Violations: 1,146

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was taken in 1,041 (91 percent) of the 1,146 incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:

Full or partial recovery of loot taken was reported by law enforcement agencies in 221 (21 percent) of the 1,041 incidents in which loot was taken. Loot recovered is itemized as follows:

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the 1,146 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies was 1,364. The following table shows a breakdown of the 1,364 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.

Unknown Race/Sex: 19

Investigation to date has resulted in the identification of 554 (41 percent) of the 1,364 persons known to be involved. Of these 554 identified persons, 186 (34 percent) were determined to be users of narcotics and 78 (14 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

Institution/Community Characteristics

Type of Financial Institution Office

Location of Financial Institution Office

Community Type

Institutional Areas Involved

Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions

Security Devices Used During Crimes

Security Devices Functioned

Modus Operandi Used

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 58 (5 percent) of the 1,146 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies which occurred during the three-month period. These acts included 14 instances involving the discharge of firearms, 39 instances involving assaults, and five instances of hostage situations. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.) These acts of violence resulted in 23 injuries, five deaths, and nine persons taken hostage.

Injuries

Number of incidents in which injuries occurred: 16

Deaths

Number of incidents in which deaths occurred: 4

Hostages Taken

Number of incidents in which hostages were taken: 5

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, 2010 – JUNE 30, 2010)

Violations by Type of Institution

Loot Taken and Recovered

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

No loot was 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 individual involved by race and sex:

Unknown Race/Sex: 0

Occurrences by Day of Week and Time of Day

Institution/Community Characteristics

Type of Financial Institution Office

Location of Financial Institution Office

Community Type

Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions

Security Devices Used During Crimes

Modus Operandi Used

Deaths, and Hostages Taken

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

III. BANK ROBBERY STATUTE VIOLATIONS BY REGIONS, GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS, STATES, AND TERRITORIES (APRIL 1, 2010 – JUNE 30, 2010)

Regional Summary

IV. VIOLATIONS INVOLVING ARMORED CARRIERS INVESTIGATED UNDER THE HOBBS ACT, TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 1951 (APRIL 1, 2010 – JUNE 30, 2010)

Armored Carrier Incidents

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was taken in eight (89 percent) of the nine incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:

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

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the nine armored carrier incidents was 19. 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 19 known individuals involved by race and sex:

Unknown Race/Sex: 1

Occurrences by Day of Week and Time of Day

Community Characteristics

Location

Community Type

Modus Operandi Used

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 nine armored carrier incidents that occurred during the three-month period. No deaths occurred nor were hostages taken when the violent acts were committed. However, three persons were injured during three of the armored carrier violations. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.)

Injuries

Number of incidents in which injuries occurred: 3

Any statistical information furnished in this booklet is subject to change upon the investigation of bank robbery incidents which 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 08/10/2010, 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.