Bank Crime Statistics 2009 Q1
Bank Crime Statistics 2009 Q1
BANK CRIME STATISTICS (BCS)
FEDERAL INSURED FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
JANUARY 1, 2009—MARCH 31, 2009
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
|
1344
|
17
|
4
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mutual Savings Banks
|
11
|
0
|
4
|
|
Savings and Loan Associations
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
|
Credit Unions
|
117
|
1
|
1
|
|
Total
|
1498
|
18
|
5
|
Grand Total—All Violations: 1,521
Loot Taken and Recovered
Loot was taken in 1,393 (92 percent) of the 1,521 incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:
| Cash | $11,440,869.27 |
|
Securities—Face Value
|
0.00 |
|---|---|
|
Checks (including Traveler’s Checks)
|
272.35 |
|
Food Stamps
|
0.00 |
|
Other Property
|
0.00 |
|
Total
|
$11,441,141.62 |
Full or partial recovery of loot taken was reported by law enforcement agencies in 309 (22 percent) of the 1,393 incidents in which loot was taken. Loot recovered is itemized as follows:
| Cash | $1,935,900.90 |
| Securities Face Value | 0 |
| Checks (including Traveler's Checks) | 0 |
| Food Stamps | 0 |
| Other Property | 0 |
| Total | $1,935,900.90 |
Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators
The number of persons known to be involved in the 1,521 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies was 1,790. The following table shows a breakdown of the 1,790 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
|
733 | 724 | 149 | 22 | 56 |
|
Female
|
46 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown Race/Sex: 11
Investigation to date has resulted in the identification of 807 (45 percent) of the 1,790 persons known to be involved. Of these 807 identified persons, 291 (36 percent) were determined to be users of narcotics and 126 (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 | 266 | 6-9 a.m. | 50 |
| Tuesday | 294 | 9-11 a.m. | 398 |
| Wednesday | 244 | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | 323 |
| Thursday | 226 | 1-3 p.m. | 303 |
| Friday | 343 | 3-6 p.m. | 385 |
| Saturday | 118 | 6 p.m.-6 a.m. | 61 |
| Sunday | 19 | Not Determined | 4 |
| Not Determined | 11 | ||
| Total | 1,521 | Total | 1,521 |
Institution/Community Characteristics
Type of Financial Institution Office
|
Main Office
|
55 |
|---|---|
|
Branch Office
|
1,429 |
|
Store
|
31 |
|
Remote Facility/Other
|
6 |
|
Total
|
1,521 |
Location of Financial Institution Office
|
Commercial District
|
1,019 |
|---|---|
|
Shopping Center
|
350 |
|
Residential
|
88 |
|
Other Location
|
64 |
|
Total
|
1,521 |
Community Type
|
Metropolitan
|
717 |
|---|---|
|
Suburban
|
263 |
|
Small City/Town
|
502 |
|
Rural
|
39 |
|
Total
|
1,521 |
Institutional Areas Involved
|
Counter
|
1,431 |
Night Depository
|
5 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vault/Safe
|
90 |
Auto. Teller Machine
|
0 |
|
Safe Deposit Area
|
5 |
Courier/Messenger
|
1 |
|
Office Area
|
50 |
Armored Vehicle
|
14 |
|
Drive-In/Walk-Up
|
18 |
Other
|
16 |
Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions
|
Alarm System
|
1,474 |
|---|---|
|
Surveillance Cameras
|
1,499 |
|
Bait Money
|
963 |
|
Guards
|
81 |
|
Tear Gas/Dye Packs
|
325 |
|
Electronic Tracking
|
150 |
|
Bullet-Resistant Enclosures
|
137 |
Security Devices Used During Crimes
|
Alarm System Activated
|
1,348 |
|---|---|
|
Surveillance Cameras Activated
|
1,466 |
|
Bait Money Taken
|
509 |
|
Guards on Duty
|
75 |
|
Tear Gas/Dye Packs Taken
|
158 |
|
Electronic Tracking Activated
|
89 |
Security Devices Functioned
|
Alarm System Functioned
|
1,339 |
|---|---|
|
Surveillance Cameras Functioned
|
1,456 |
Modus Operandi Used
|
Demand Note Used
|
830 |
|---|---|
|
Firearm Used1
|
416 |
|
Handgun
|
405 |
|
Other Firearm
|
17 |
|
Other Weapon Used2
|
25 |
|
Weapon Threatened3
|
653 |
|
Explosive Device Used or Threatened
|
36 |
|
Oral Demand
|
851 |
|
Vault or Safe Theft
|
4 |
|
Depository Trap Device
|
1 |
|
Till Theft
|
27 |
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 63 (4 percent) of the 1,521 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies which occurred during this three-month period. These acts included 20 instances involving the discharge of firearms, 34 instances involving assaults, and 12 instances of hostage situations. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.) These acts of violence resulted in 38 injuries, five deaths, and 17 persons being taken hostage.
Injuries
|
Customer
|
8 |
|---|---|
|
Employee
|
20 |
|
Employee Family
|
0 |
|
Perpetrator
|
7 |
|
Law Officer
|
2 |
|
Guard
|
1 |
|
Other
|
0 |
|
Total
|
26 |
Number of incidents in which injuries occurred: 23
Deaths
|
Customer
|
0 |
|---|---|
|
Employee
|
0 |
|
Employee Family
|
0 |
|
Perpetrator
|
5 |
|
Law Officer
|
0 |
|
Guard
|
0 |
|
Other
|
0 |
|
Total
|
5 |
Number of incidents in which deaths occurred: 5
Hostages Taken
|
Customer
|
1 |
|---|---|
|
Employee
|
13 |
|
Employee Family
|
1 |
|
Law Officer
|
0 |
|
Guard
|
2 |
|
Other
|
0 |
|
Total
|
17 |
Number of incidents in which hostages were taken: 12
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, 2009—MARCH 31, 2009)
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
No loot was taken or recovered.
Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators
The number of persons known to be involved in the three bank extortion incidents was three. 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 three known individuals involved by race and sex:
| White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Unknown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Male
|
1 | 1 | 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.
|
2 |
|
Wednesday
|
0 |
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
|
1 |
|
Thursday
|
0 |
1-3 p.m.
|
0 |
|
Friday
|
3 |
3-6 p.m.
|
0 |
|
Saturday
|
0 |
6 p.m.-6 a.m.
|
0 |
|
Sunday
|
0 |
Not Determined
|
0 |
|
Not Determined
|
0 | ||
|
Total
|
3 |
Total
|
3 |
Institution/Community Characteristics
Type of Financial Institution Office
|
Main Office
|
1 |
|---|---|
|
Branch Office
|
2 |
|
Store
|
0 |
|
Remote Facility/Other
|
0 |
|
Total
|
3 |
Location of Financial Institution Office
|
Commercial District
|
2 |
|---|---|
|
Shopping Center
|
0 |
|
Residential
|
0 |
|
Other Location
|
1 |
|
Total
|
3 |
Community Type
|
Metropolitan
|
2 |
|---|---|
|
Suburban
|
0 |
|
Small City/Town
|
0 |
|
Rural
|
1 |
|
Total
|
3 |
Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions
|
Alarm System
|
2 |
|---|---|
|
Surveillance Cameras
|
3 |
|
Bait Money
|
2 |
|
Guards
|
0 |
|
Tear Gas/Dye Packs
|
2 |
|
Electronic Tracking
|
0 |
|
Bullet-Resistant Enclosures
|
0 |
Security Devices Used During Crimes
|
Alarm System Activated
|
0 |
|---|---|
|
Surveillance Cameras Activated
|
2 |
|
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
|
1 |
|
Telephone Call
|
2 |
Injuries, Deaths, and Hostages Taken
No acts of violence, injuries, deaths, or hostages taken during this three-month period.
III. BANK ROBBERY STATUTE VIOLATIONS BY REGIONS, GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS, STATES, AND TERRITORIES (JANUARY 1, 2009—MARCH 31, 2009)
Regional Summary
| Bank Robberies | Bank Burglaries | Bank Larcenies | Bank Extortions | |
| Northeast | 252 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| North Central | 290 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| South | 470 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| West | 470 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Territories | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1,498 | 18 | 5 | 3 |
| Bank Robberies | Bank Burglaries | Bank Larcenies | Bank Extortions | |
| NORTHEAST | 252 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| New England | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vermont | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Middle Atlantic | 197 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| New Jersey | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| New York | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 86 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bank Robberies | Bank Burglaries | Bank Larcenies | Bank Extortions | |
| NORTH CENTRAL | 288 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| East North Central | 218 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Illinois | 84 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Indiana | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michigan | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| West North Central | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bank Robberies | Bank Burglaries | Bank Larcenies | Bank Extortions | |
| SOUTH | 470 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| South Atlantic | 242 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Delaware | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Maryland | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Virginia | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| West Virginia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East South Central | 67 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Alabama | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West South Central | 161 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arkansas | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas | 115 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bank Robberies | Bank Burglaries | Bank Larcenies | Bank Extortions | |
| WEST | 470 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mountain | 141 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arizona | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Idaho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevada | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific | 329 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Alaska | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California | 211 | 41 | 1 | 0 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bank Robberies | Bank Burglaries | Bank Larcenies | Bank Extortions | |
| TERRITORIES | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Puerto Rico | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virgin Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1,498 | 18 | 5 | 3 |
IV. VIOLATIONS INVOLVING ARMORED CARRIERS INVESTIGATED UNDER THE HOBBS ACT, TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 1951 (JANUARY 1, 2009—MARCH 31, 2009)
Armored Carrier Incidents
|
Hobbs Act
|
6 |
|---|---|
|
Total
|
6 |
Loot Taken and Recovered
Loot was taken in four (67 percent) of the six incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:
| Cash | $805,369.67 |
| Securities Face Value | 0 |
| Checks (including Traveler's Checks) | 0 |
| Food Stamps | 0 |
| Other Property | 0 |
| Total | $805,369.67 |
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 | $407,000.00 |
| Securities Face Value | 0 |
| Checks (including Traveler's Checks) | 0 |
| Food Stamps | 0 |
| Other Property | 0 |
| Total | $407,000.00 |
Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators
The number of persons known to be involved in the six armored carrier incidents was 11. 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 11 known individuals involved by race and sex:
| White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Unknown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Male
|
4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
|
Female
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Occurrences by Day of Week and Time of Day
|
Monday
|
1 |
6-9 a.m.
|
1 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tuesday
|
0 |
9-11 a.m.
|
2 |
|
Wednesday
|
2 |
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
|
2 |
|
Thursday
|
1 |
1-3 p.m.
|
1 |
|
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
|
6 |
Total
|
6 |
Community Characteristics
Location
|
Commercial District
|
2 |
|---|---|
|
Shopping Center
|
3 |
|
Residential
|
1 |
|
Rural
|
0 |
|
Total
|
6 |
Community Type
|
Metropolitan
|
3 |
|---|---|
|
Suburban
|
2 |
|
Small City/Town
|
1 |
|
Rural
|
0 |
|
Total
|
6 |
Modus Operandi Used
|
Firearm Used4
|
4 |
|---|---|
|
Handgun
|
3 |
|
Other Firearm
|
1 |
|
Other Weapon Used5
|
0 |
|
Weapon Threatened6
|
2 |
|
Explosive Device Used or Threatened
|
0 |
|
Oral Demand
|
2 |
|
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 other 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 not actually observed.
Injuries, Deaths, and Hostages Taken
Acts of violence were committed during four of the six armored carrier incidents which occurred during this three-month period. No deaths occurred or hostages were taken when the violent acts were committed. These acts of violence resulted in one injury during one of the armored carrier incidents. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.)
Injuries
|
Customer
|
0 |
|---|---|
|
Employee
|
0 |
|
Perpetrator
|
0 |
|
Law Officer
|
0 |
|
Guard
|
1 |
|
Other
|
0 |
|
Total
|
1 |
Number of incidents in which hostages were taken: 1
Any statistical information furnished in this booklet is subject to change upon the investigation of bank robbery incidents which occurred during the first quarter of 2009.
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 06/17/2009, 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.
