I. VIOLATIONS OF THE FEDERAL BANK ROBBERY AND
INCIDENTAL CRIMES STATUTE,
TITLE 18, UNITED
STATES CODE, SECTION 2113
Violations by Type
of Institution
| Violations
by Type of Institution |
|
Type
|
Robberies
|
Burglaries
|
Larcenies
|
|
Commercial Banks
|
1370
|
26
|
6
|
|
Mutual Savings
Banks
|
27
|
0
|
0
|
|
Savings and Loan
Associations
|
29
|
0
|
0
|
|
Credit Unions
|
116
|
4
|
0
|
|
Total
|
1542
|
30
|
6
|
Grand
Total—All Violations:
1,578
Loot Taken and Recovered
Loot was taken in 1,452 (92 percent) of the 1,578 incidents.
Loot taken is itemized as follows:
| Loot
Taken and Recovered |
|
Cash
|
$19,701,331.79
|
|
Securities—Face
Value
|
0.00
|
|
Checks (including
Traveler’s Checks)
|
51,237.72
|
|
Food Stamps
|
17,200.00
|
|
Other Property
|
50.00
|
|
Total
|
$19,769,819.51
|
Full or partial recovery of loot taken was reported
by law enforcement agencies in 297 (20 percent) of the 1,452 incidents
in which loot was taken. Loot recovered is itemized as follows:
| Loot Taken
and Recovered |
|
Cash
|
$2,165,440.09
|
|
Securities—Face
Value
|
0.00
|
|
Checks (including
Traveler’s Checks)
|
43,867.97
|
|
Food Stamps
|
0.00
|
|
Other Property
|
460.00
|
|
Total
|
$2,209,768.06
|
Number, Race, and
Sex of Perpetrators
The number of persons known to be involved in the 1,578
robberies, burglaries, and larcenies was 1,907. The following table shows
a breakdown of the 1,907 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.
| Number,
Race, and Sex of Perpetrators |
|
Sex
|
White
|
Black
|
Hispanic
|
Other
|
Unknown
|
|
Male
|
754
|
859
|
99
|
13
|
43
|
|
Female
|
65
|
50
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
Unknown
Race/Sex: 15
Investigation to date has resulted in the identification
of 793 (42 percent) of the 1,907 persons known to be involved. Of these
793 identified persons, 349 (44 percent) were determined to be users
of narcotics, and 164 (21 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
| Occurrences
by Day of Week and Time of Day |
| Day |
Occurrences |
Time of Day |
Occurrences |
|
Monday
|
321
|
6-9 a.m.
|
47
|
|
Tuesday
|
299
|
9-11 a.m.
|
430
|
|
Wednesday
|
235
|
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
|
338
|
|
Thursday
|
264
|
1-3 p.m.
|
348
|
|
Friday
|
319
|
3-6 p.m.
|
363
|
|
Saturday
|
116
|
6 p.m.-6 a.m.
|
51
|
|
Sunday
|
17
|
Not Determined
|
1
|
|
Not Determined
|
7
|
|
|
|
Total
|
1,578
|
Total
|
1,578
|
Institution/Community
Characteristics
Type of Financial
Institution Office
| Type
of Financial Institution Office |
|
Main Office
|
47
|
|
Branch Office
|
1,505
|
|
Store
|
19
|
|
Remote Facility/Other
|
7
|
|
Total
|
1,578
|
Location of Financial
Institution Office
| Location
of Financial Institution Office |
|
Commercial District
|
1,103
|
|
Shopping Center
|
321
|
|
Residential
|
92
|
|
Other Location
|
62
|
|
Total
|
1,578
|
Community Type
| Community
Type |
|
Metropolitan
|
750
|
|
Suburban
|
225
|
|
Small City/Town
|
565
|
|
Rural
|
38
|
|
Total
|
1,578
|
Institutional Areas
Involved
Institutional
Areas Involved |
| Area |
Number |
Area |
Number |
|
Counter
|
1,461
|
Night Depository
|
10
|
|
Vault/Safe
|
71
|
Auto. Teller Machine
|
4
|
|
Safe Deposit Area
|
2
|
Courier/Messenger
|
0
|
|
Office Area
|
38
|
Armored Vehicle
|
16
|
|
Drive-In/Walk-Up
|
15
|
Other
|
17
|
Security Devices
Maintained by Victim Institutions
Security
Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions |
|
Alarm System
|
1,512
|
|
Surveillance Cameras
|
1,554
|
|
Bait Money
|
1,134
|
|
Guards
|
83
|
|
Tear Gas/Dye Packs
|
438
|
|
Electronic Tracking
|
115
|
|
Bullet-Resistant
Enclosures
|
151
|
Security Devices
Used During Crimes
Security
Devices Used During Crimes |
|
Alarm System Activated
|
1,408
|
|
Surveillance Cameras
Activated
|
1,510
|
|
Bait Money Taken
|
537
|
|
Guards On Duty
|
69
|
|
Tear Gas/Dye Packs
Taken
|
175
|
|
Electronic Tracking
Activated
|
60
|
Security Devices
Functioned
Security
Devices Functioned |
|
Alarm System Functioned
|
1,385
|
|
Surveillance Cameras
Functioned
|
1,486
|
Modus Operandi Used
Modus
Operandi Used |
|
Demand Note Used
|
775
|
|
Firearm Used1
|
400
|
|
Handgun
|
386
|
|
Other Firearm
|
25
|
|
Other Weapon Used2
|
8
|
|
Weapon Threatened3
|
597
|
|
Explosive Device
Used or Threatened
|
47
|
|
Oral Demand
|
744
|
|
Vault or Safe
Theft
|
5
|
|
Depository Trap
Device
|
1
|
|
Till Theft
|
21
|
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 54 (3.4 percent)
of the 1,578 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies which occurred during
this three-month period. These acts included 9 instances involving the
discharge of firearms, 38 instances involving assaults, and 6 instances
of hostage situations. (One or more acts of violence may occur during
an incident.) These acts of violence resulted in 31 injuries, 3 deaths,
and 17 persons being taken hostage.
Injuries
Injuries |
|
Customer
|
8
|
|
Employee
|
15
|
|
Employee Family
|
0
|
|
Perpetrator
|
6
|
|
Law Officer
|
2
|
|
Guard
|
0
|
|
Other
|
0
|
|
Total
|
31
|
Number
of incidents in which injuries occurred: 18
Deaths
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
Hostages
Taken
|
|
Customer
|
6
|
|
Employee
|
10
|
|
Employee Family
|
1
|
|
Law Officer
|
0
|
|
Guard
|
0
|
|
Other
|
0
|
|
Total
|
17
|
Number of incidents
in which hostages were taken: 6
II. BANK EXTORTION VIOLATIONS WHICH WERE INVESTIGATED
UNDER THE FEDERAL BANK ROBBERY AND INCIDENTAL CRIMES STATUTE, TITLE
18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 2113, JULY 1, 2007 - SEPTEMBER 30,
2007
Violations by Type
of Institution
Violations
by Type of Institution |
|
Commercial Banks
|
6
|
|
Mutual Savings
Banks
|
0
|
|
Savings and Loans
Associations
|
0
|
|
Credit Unions
|
2
|
|
Armored Car
|
0
|
|
Total
|
8
|
Loot Taken and Recovered
Loot was taken in 3
of the 8 incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:
Loot
Taken and Recovered |
|
Cash
|
$5,550.00
|
|
Securities—Face
Value
|
0.00
|
|
Checks (including Traveler’s Checks)
|
0.00
|
|
Food Stamps
|
0.00
|
|
Other Property
|
8,000.00
|
|
Total
|
$13,550.00
|
Full or partial
recovery of loot taken was reported by law enforcement agencies in
2 of the 8 incidents in which loot was taken. Loot recovered is itemized
as follows:
Loot
Taken and Recovered |
|
Cash
|
$3,000.00
|
|
Securities—Face
Value
|
0.00
|
|
Checks (including Traveler’s Checks)
|
0.00
|
|
Food Stamps
|
0.00
|
|
Other Property
|
8,000.00
|
|
Total
|
$11,000.00
|
Number, Race, and
Sex of Perpetrators
The number of persons known to be involved in the 8
bank extortion incidents was 9. 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 9 known individuals involved by race and
sex:
Number,
Race, and Sex of Perpetrators |
|
Sex
|
White
|
Black
|
Hispanic
|
Other
|
Unknown
|
|
Male
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
Female
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Unknown Race/Sex: 0
Occurrences by Day
of Week and Time of Day
Occurrences
by Day of Week and Time of Day |
| Day |
Occurrences |
Time of Day |
Occurrences |
|
Monday
|
0
|
6-9 a.m.
|
0
|
|
Tuesday
|
2
|
9-11 a.m.
|
5
|
|
Wednesday
|
0
|
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
|
0
|
|
Thursday
|
2
|
1-3 p.m.
|
0
|
|
Friday
|
3
|
3-6 p.m.
|
2
|
|
Saturday
|
1
|
6 p.m.-6 a.m.
|
1
|
|
Sunday
|
0
|
Not Determined
|
0
|
|
Not Determined
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total
|
8
|
Total
|
8
|
Institution/Community
Characteristics
Type of Financial
Institution Office
Type
of Financial Institution Office |
|
Main Office
|
1
|
|
Branch Office
|
7
|
|
Store
|
0
|
|
Remote Facility/Other
|
0
|
|
Total
|
8
|
Location of Financial
Institution Office
Location
of Financial Institution Office |
|
Commercial District
|
5
|
|
Shopping Center
|
2
|
|
Residential
|
1
|
|
Other Location
|
0
|
|
Total
|
8
|
Community Type
Community
Type |
|
Metropolitan
|
3
|
|
Suburban
|
1
|
|
Small City/Town
|
4
|
|
Rural
|
0
|
|
Total
|
8
|
Security Devices
Maintained by Victim Institutions
Security
Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions |
|
Alarm System
|
6
|
|
Surveillance Cameras
|
7
|
|
Bait Money
|
5
|
|
Guards
|
0
|
|
Tear Gas/Dye Packs
|
0
|
|
Electronic Tracking
|
2
|
|
Bullet-Resistant
Enclosures
|
1
|
Security Devices
Used During Crimes
Security
Devices Used During Crimes |
|
Alarm System Activated
|
6
|
|
Surveillance Cameras
Activated
|
5
|
|
Bait Money Taken
|
0
|
|
Guards On Duty
|
0
|
|
Tear Gas/Dye Packs
Taken
|
0
|
|
Electronic Tracking
Activated
|
0
|
Modus Operandi Used
Modus
Operandi Used |
|
Demand Note Used
|
4
|
|
Firearm Used
|
1
|
|
Other Weapon Used
|
0
|
|
Weapon Threatened
|
4
|
|
Explosive Device
Used or Threatened
|
6
|
|
Telephone Call
|
5
|
Injuries, Deaths,
and Hostages Taken
An act of violence was committed in 1 (13 percent) of
the 8 bank extortion incidents which occurred during this three-month
period. The act included 1 instance involving the discharge of a firearm,
and 1 assault.
III. BANK ROBBERY STATUTE VIOLATIONS BY REGIONS,
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS, STATES, AND TERRITORIES (JULY 1, 2007 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2007)
Regional Summary
Regional
Summary |
|
Region
|
Bank Robberies
|
Bank Burglaries
|
Bank Larcenies
|
Bank Extortions
|
|
Northeast
|
266
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
|
North Central
|
329
|
13
|
0
|
2
|
|
South
|
583
|
9
|
2
|
3
|
|
West
|
356
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
|
Territories
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Totals
|
1542
|
30
|
6
|
8
|
Regional
Summary |
|
Region
|
Bank Robberies
|
Bank Burglaries
|
Bank Larcenies
|
Bank Extortions
|
|
NORTHEAST
|
266
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New
England
|
106
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
|
Connecticut
|
34
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Maine
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Massachusetts
|
56
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
New Hampshire
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Rhode Island
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Vermont
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Middle Atlantic
|
160
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
|
New Jersey
|
30
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
New York
|
43
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
87
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
Regional
Summary |
|
Region
|
Bank Robberies
|
Bank Burglaries
|
Bank Larcenies
|
Bank Extortions
|
|
NORTH CENTRAL
|
329
|
13
|
0
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
East North
Central
|
271
|
10
|
0
|
2
|
|
Illinois
|
67
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
Indiana
|
38
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
Michigan
|
64
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Ohio
|
63
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
|
Wisconsin
|
39
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West North
Central
|
58
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
Iowa
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Kansas
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Minnesota
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Missouri
|
23
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Nebraska
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
North Dakota
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
South Dakota
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Regional Summary |
|
Region
|
Bank Robberies
|
Bank Burglaries
|
Bank Larcenies
|
Bank Extortions
|
|
SOUTH
|
583
|
9
|
2
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South
Atlantic
|
331
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
|
Delaware
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
District of Columbia
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Florida
|
86
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Georgia
|
81
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Maryland
|
41
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
North Carolina
|
69
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
South Carolina
|
30
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Virginia
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
West Virginia
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
East South
Central
|
91
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
|
Alabama
|
23
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Kentucky
|
36
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
|
Mississippi
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Tennessee
|
23
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West South
Central
|
161
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
|
Arkansas
|
17
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Louisiana
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Oklahoma
|
15
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Texas
|
118
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Regional
Summary |
|
Region
|
Bank Robberies
|
Bank Burglaries
|
Bank Larcenies
|
Bank Extortions
|
|
WEST
|
356
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mountain
|
88
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
|
Arizona
|
29
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
Colorado
|
25
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
Idaho
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Montana
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Nevada
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
New Mexico
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Utah
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Wyoming
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pacific
|
268
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Alaska
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
California
|
198
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Hawaii
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Oregon
|
26
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Washington
|
39
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Regional
Summary |
|
Region
|
Bank Robberies
|
Bank Burglaries
|
Bank Larcenies
|
Bank Extortions
|
|
TERRITORIES
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Guam
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Puerto
Rico
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Virgin
Islands
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Regional
Summary |
|
|
Bank Robberies
|
Bank Burglaries
|
Bank Larcenies
|
Bank Extortions
|
|
Totals
|
1542
|
30
|
6
|
8
|
IV. VIOLATIONS INVOLVING ARMORED CARRIERS INVESTIGATED
UNDER THE HOBBS ACT,
TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 1951 (JULY 1, 2007 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2007)
Armored Carrier Incidents
| Armored
Carrier Incidents |
|
Hobbs Act
|
17
|
|
Total
|
17
|
Loot Taken and Recovered
Loot was taken in 16 (94 percent) of the 17 incidents.
Loot taken is itemized as follows:
Loot
Taken and Recovered |
|
Cash
|
$5,825,737.65
|
|
Securities—Face
Value
|
0.00
|
|
Checks (including
Traveler’s Checks)
|
217,867.90
|
|
Food Stamps
|
0.00
|
|
Other Property
|
0.00
|
|
Total
|
$6,043,605.55
|
Full or partial recovery of loot taken was reported
by law enforcement agencies in 3 (18 percent) of the 17 incidents. Loot
recovered is itemized as follows:
Loot
Taken and Recovered |
|
Cash
|
$1,168,356.38
|
|
Securities—Face
Value
|
0.00
|
|
Checks (including
Traveler’s Checks)
|
207,077.64
|
|
Food Stamps
|
0.00
|
|
Other Property
|
0.00
|
|
Total
|
$1,375,434.02
|
Number, Race, and
Sex of Perpetrators
The number of persons known to be involved in the 17
armored carrier incidents was 43. 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 43 known individuals involved by race
and sex:
Number,
Race, and Sex of Perpetrators |
|
Sex
|
White
|
Black
|
Hispanic
|
Other
|
Unknown
|
|
Male
|
3
|
28
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
|
Female
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Unknown Race/Sex: 4
Occurrences by Day
of Week and Time of Day
Occurrences
by Day of Week and Time of Day |
| Day |
Occurrences |
Time of Day |
Occurrences |
|
Monday
|
5
|
6-9 a.m.
|
2
|
|
Tuesday
|
2
|
9-11 a.m.
|
4
|
|
Wednesday
|
3
|
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
|
5
|
|
Thursday
|
5
|
1-3 p.m.
|
3
|
|
Friday
|
1
|
3-6 p.m.
|
1
|
|
Saturday
|
0
|
6 p.m.-6 a.m.
|
2
|
|
Sunday
|
1
|
Not Determined
|
0
|
|
Not Determined
|
0
|
|
|
|
Total
|
17
|
Total
|
17
|
Community Characteristics
Location
Community Type
Location
|
|
Commercial District
|
11
|
|
Shopping Center
|
5
|
|
Residential
|
0
|
|
Rural
|
1
|
|
Total
|
17
|
Community
Type |
|
Metropolitan
|
10
|
|
Suburban
|
1
|
|
Small City/Town
|
5
|
|
Rural
|
1
|
|
Total
|
17
|
Modus Operandi Used
Modus
Operandi Used |
|
Firearm Used4
|
12
|
|
Handgun
|
10
|
|
Other Firearm
|
3
|
|
Other Weapon Used5
|
3
|
|
Weapon Threatened6
|
5
|
|
Explosive Device
Used or Threatened
|
0
|
|
Oral Demand
|
6
|
|
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 8 of the 17 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 3 injuries during the Armored Carrier
violations. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.)
Injuries
Injuries |
|
Customer
|
0
|
|
Employee
|
0
|
|
Perpetrator
|
0
|
|
Law Officer
|
0
|
|
Guard
|
3
|
|
Other
|
0
|
|
Total
|
3
|
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 the third 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 10/29/2007, at FBI Headquarters.
