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
|
1,271
|
112
|
13
|
|
Mutual Savings
Banks
|
24
|
1
|
0
|
|
Savings and Loan
Associations
|
34
|
1
|
0
|
|
Credit Unions
|
96
|
8
|
1
|
|
Armored Carrier
Companies
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total
|
1,430
|
122
|
14
|
Grand
Total—All Violations: 1,566
Loot Taken and Recovered
Loot was taken in 1,424
(91 percent) of the 1,566 incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:
|
Cash
|
$14,891,816.86
|
|
Securities – Face
Value
|
0.00
|
|
Checks (including
Traveler’s Checks)
|
104,351.00
|
|
Food Stamps
|
0.00
|
|
Other Property
|
50,000.00
|
|
Total
|
$15,046,167.86
|
Full or partial recovery
of loot taken was reported by law enforcement agencies in 300 (21 percent)
of the 1,424 incidents in which loot was taken. Loot
recovered is itemized as follows:
|
Cash
|
$2,350,298.80
|
|
Securities – Face
Value
|
0.00
|
|
Checks (including
Traveler’s Checks)
|
0.00
|
|
Food Stamps
|
0.00
|
|
Other Property
|
1,678.00
|
|
Total
|
$2,351,976.80
|
Number, Race, and
Sex of Perpetrators
The number of persons
known to be involved in the 1,566 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies
was 1,895. The following table
shows a breakdown of the 1,895 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
|
859
|
105
|
16
|
59
|
|
Female
|
51
|
41
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
Unknown Race/Sex: 28
Investigation to date
has resulted in the identification of 593 (31 percent) of the 1,895
persons known to be involved. Of
these 593 identified persons, 282 (48 percent) were determined to be
users of narcotics and 120 (20 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
|
270
|
6-9 a.m.
|
46
|
|
Tuesday
|
306
|
9-11 a.m.
|
418
|
|
Wednesday
|
265
|
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
|
341
|
|
Thursday
|
250
|
1-3 p.m.
|
342
|
|
Friday
|
319
|
3-6 p.m.
|
353
|
|
Saturday
|
117
|
6 p.m.-6 a.m.
|
65
|
|
Sunday
|
17
|
Not determined
|
1
|
|
Not Determined
|
22
|
|
|
|
Total
|
1,566
|
Total
|
1,566
|
Institution/Community
Characteristics
Type of Financial
Institution Office
|
Main Office
|
63
|
|
Branch Office
|
1,466
|
|
Store
|
26
|
|
Remote Facility/Other
|
11
|
|
Total
|
1,566
|
Location
of Financial Institution Office
|
Commercial District
|
1,045
|
|
Shopping Center
|
369
|
|
Residential
|
83
|
|
Other Location
|
69
|
|
Total
|
1,566
|
Community Type
|
Metropolitan
|
774
|
|
Suburban
|
265
|
|
Small City/Town
|
490
|
|
Rural
|
37
|
|
Total
|
1,566
|
Institutional Areas
Involved
|
Counter
|
1,471
|
Night Depository
|
6
|
|
Vault/Safe
|
92
|
Auto. Teller Machine
|
1
|
|
Safe Deposit Area
|
5
|
Courier/Messenger
|
1
|
|
Office Area
|
47
|
Armored Vehicle
|
5
|
|
Drive-In/Walk-Up
|
16
|
Other
|
27
|
Security Devices
Maintained by Victim Institutions
|
Alarm System
|
1,500
|
|
Surveillance Cameras
|
1,548
|
|
Bait Money
|
1,156
|
|
Guards
|
110
|
|
Tear Gas/Dye Packs
|
469
|
|
Electronic Tracking
|
107
|
|
Bullet-Resistant
Enclosures
|
175
|
Security Devices
Used During Crimes
|
Alarm System Activated
|
1,375
|
|
Surveillance Cameras
Activated
|
1,511
|
|
Bait Money Taken
|
581
|
|
Guards on Duty
|
95
|
|
Tear Gas/Dye Packs
Taken
|
206
|
|
Electronic Tracking
Activated
|
56
|
Security Devices
Functioned
|
Alarm System Functioned
|
1,360
|
|
Surveillance Cameras
Functioned
|
1,471
|
Modus Operandi Used
|
Demand Note Used
|
822
|
|
Firearm Used1
|
439
|
|
Handgun
|
412
|
|
Other Firearm
|
111
|
|
Other Weapon Used2
|
10
|
|
Weapon Threatened3
|
680
|
|
Explosive Device
Used or Threatened
|
38
|
|
Oral Demand
|
857
|
|
Vault or Safe
Theft
|
4
|
|
Depository Trap
Device
|
1
|
|
Till Theft
|
32
|
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 77 (5 percent) of the 1,566 robberies, burglaries,
and larcenies which occurred during this three-month period. These acts included 25 instances involving
the discharge of firearms, 46 instances involving assaults, and eight
instances of hostage situations. (One
or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.) These
acts of violence resulted in 23 injuries, three deaths, and nine persons
being taken hostage.
Injuries
|
Customer
|
5
|
|
Employee
|
13
|
|
Employee Family
|
1
|
|
Perpetrator
|
3
|
|
Law Officer
|
0
|
|
Guard
|
0
|
|
Other
|
1
|
|
Total
|
23
|
Number of incidents
in which injuries occurred: 21
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
|
3
|
|
Employee
|
4
|
|
Employee Family
|
0
|
|
Law Officer
|
0
|
|
Guard
|
1
|
|
Other
|
1
|
|
Total
|
9
|
Number of incidents
in which hostages were taken: 8
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, 2007 - MARCH 31,
2007)
Violations by Type
of Institution
|
Commercial Banks
|
4
|
|
Mutual Savings
Banks
|
0
|
|
Savings and Loans
Associations
|
1
|
|
Credit Unions
|
0
|
|
Armored Car
|
0
|
|
Total
|
5
|
Loot Taken and Recovered
Loot was taken in one
of the five incidents. Loot
taken is itemized as follows:
|
Cash
|
$3,000.00
|
|
Securities—Face
Value
|
0.00
|
|
Checks (including
Traveler’s Checks)
|
0.00
|
|
Food Stamps
|
0.00
|
|
Other Property
|
15,000.00
|
|
Total
|
$18,000.00
|
No loot was recovered.
Number, Race, and
Sex of Perpetrators
The number of persons
known to be involved in the five bank extortion incidents was six. 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
six known individuals involved by race and sex:
|
|
White
|
Black
|
Hispanic
|
Other
|
Unknown
|
|
Male
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Female
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Unknown Race/Sex: 1
Occurrences by Day
of Week and Time of Day
|
Monday
|
0
|
6-9 a.m.
|
1
|
|
Tuesday
|
2
|
9-11 a.m.
|
3
|
|
Wednesday
|
0
|
11 a.m-1 p.m.
|
0
|
|
Thursday
|
2
|
1-3 p.m.
|
0
|
|
Friday
|
1
|
3-6 p.m.
|
0
|
|
Saturday
|
0
|
6 p.m.-6 a.m.
|
1
|
|
Sunday
|
0
|
Not Determined
|
0
|
|
Not Determined
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total
|
5
|
Total
|
5
|
Institution/Community
Characteristics
Type of Financial
Institution Office
|
Main Office
|
0
|
|
Branch Office
|
4
|
|
Store
|
0
|
|
Remote Facility/Other
|
1
|
|
Total
|
5
|
Location of Financial
Institution Office
|
Commercial District
|
3
|
|
Shopping Center
|
0
|
|
Residential
|
1
|
|
Other Location
|
1
|
|
Total
|
5
|
Community Type
|
Metropolitan
|
0
|
|
Suburban
|
1
|
|
Small City/Town
|
4
|
|
Rural
|
0
|
|
Total
|
5
|
Security Devices
Maintained by Victim Institutions
|
Alarm System
|
4
|
|
Surveillance Cameras
|
3
|
|
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
|
3
|
|
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
|
2
|
|
Firearm Used
|
0
|
|
Other Weapon Used
|
0
|
|
Weapon Threatened
|
1
|
|
Explosive Device
Used or Threatened
|
1
|
|
Telephone Call
|
1
|
Injuries, Deaths,
and Hostages Taken
An act of violence was
committed in one (20 percent) of the five bank extortion incidents
which occurred during this three-month period. The
act included one instance involving an assault.
III. BANK ROBBERY STATUTE VIOLATIONS BY REGIONS,
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS, STATES, AND TERRITORIES (JANUARY 1, 2007 - MARCH 31, 2007)
Regional Summary
|
|
Bank Robberies
|
Bank Burglaries
|
Bank Larcenies
|
Bank Extortions
|
|
Northeast
|
233
|
45
|
4
|
0
|
|
North Central
|
288
|
11
|
1
|
2
|
|
South
|
554
|
59
|
7
|
2
|
|
West
|
354
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
|
Territories
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Totals
|
1430
|
122
|
14
|
5
|
|
|
Bank Robberies
|
Bank Burglaries
|
Bank Larcenies
|
Bank Extortions
|
|
NORTHEAST
|
233
|
45
|
4
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New
England
|
55
|
18
|
1
|
0
|
|
Connecticut
|
21
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Maine
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Massachusetts
|
28
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
|
New Hampshire
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Rhode Island
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Vermont
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Middle Atlantic
|
178
|
27
|
3
|
0
|
|
New Jersey
|
45
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
New York
|
70
|
13
|
3
|
0
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
63
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Bank Robberies
|
Bank Burglaries
|
Bank Larcenies
|
Bank Extortions
|
|
NORTH CENTRAL
|
288
|
11
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
East North
Central
|
218
|
8
|
1
|
2
|
|
Illinois
|
84
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Indiana
|
28
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Michigan
|
44
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Ohio
|
47
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
|
Wisconsin
|
15
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West North
Central
|
70
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
Iowa
|
15
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Kansas
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Minnesota
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Missouri
|
20
|
0
|
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
|
554
|
59
|
7
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South
Atlantic
|
339
|
39
|
5
|
2
|
|
Delaware
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
District of Columbia
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Florida
|
82
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
|
Georgia
|
76
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
|
Maryland
|
57
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
|
North Carolina
|
56
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
|
South Carolina
|
16
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
|
Virginia
|
38
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
West Virginia
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
East South
Central
|
67
|
13
|
1
|
0
|
|
Alabama
|
22
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
|
Kentucky
|
11
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
Mississippi
|
13
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
Tennessee
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West South
Central
|
148
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
|
Arkansas
|
14
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Louisiana
|
15
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
Oklahoma
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Texas
|
108
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
Bank Robberies
|
Bank Burglaries
|
Bank Larcenies
|
Bank Extortions
|
|
WEST
|
354
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mountain
|
93
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
Arizona
|
40
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Colorado
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Idaho
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Montana
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Nevada
|
22
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
New Mexico
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Utah
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Wyoming
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pacific
|
261
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
|
Alaska
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
California
|
182
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
Hawaii
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Oregon
|
25
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Washington
|
50
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
|
Bank Robberies
|
Bank Burglaries
|
Bank Larcenies
|
Bank Extortions
|
|
TERRITORIES
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Guam
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Puerto
Rico
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Virgin
Islands
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Bank Robberies
|
Bank Burglaries
|
Bank Larcenies
|
Bank Extortions
|
|
Totals
|
1430
|
122
|
14
|
5
|
IV. VIOLATIONS
INVOLVING ARMORED CARRIERS INVESTIGATED UNDER THE HOBBS ACT, TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION
1951 (JANUARY 1,
2007 - MARCH
31, 2007)
Armored Carrier Incidents
Loot Taken and Recovered
Loot was taken in two
(40 percent) of the five incidents. Loot
taken is itemized as follows:
|
Cash
|
$1,488,085.00
|
|
Securities—Face
Value
|
0.00
|
|
Checks (including
Traveler’s Checks)
|
109,908.57
|
|
Food Stamps
|
0.00
|
|
Other Property
|
0.00
|
|
Total
|
$1,597,993.57
|
No loot was recovered.
Number, Race, and
Sex of Perpetrators
The number of persons
known to be involved in the five armored carrier incidents was 12. 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
12 known individuals involved by race and sex:
|
|
White
|
Black
|
Hispanic
|
Other
|
Unknown
|
|
Male
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
|
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
|
1
|
11 a.m-1 p.m.
|
0
|
|
Thursday
|
3
|
1-3 p.m.
|
0
|
|
Friday
|
0
|
3-6 p.m.
|
1
|
|
Saturday
|
0
|
6 p.m.-6 a.m.
|
1
|
|
Sunday
|
0
|
Not Determined
|
0
|
|
Not Determined
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total
|
5
|
Total
|
5
|
Community Characteristics
Location
|
Commercial District
|
4
|
|
Shopping Center
|
0
|
|
Residential
|
1
|
|
Rural
|
0
|
|
Total
|
5
|
Modus Operandi Used
|
Firearm Used4
|
5
|
|
Handgun
|
5
|
|
Other Firearm
|
0
|
|
Other Weapon Used5
|
2
|
|
Weapon Threatened6
|
4
|
|
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 all of the five 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 three injuries during two of the
Armored Carrier violations. (One
or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.)
Injuries
|
Customer
|
0
|
|
Employee
|
1
|
|
Perpetrator
|
1
|
|
Law Officer
|
0
|
|
Guard
|
1
|
|
Other
|
0
|
|
Total
|
3
|
Number of incidents
in which injuries occurred: 2
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
2007.
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 05/08/2007,
at FBI Headquarters.
