Bank Crime Statistics (BCS)

Federally Insured Financial Institutions

January 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 4,495 44 10 Mutual Savings Banks 16 0 0 Savings and Loan Associations 105 3 0 Credit Unions 398 13 1 Armored Carrier Companies 0 0 1 Totals 5,014 60 12

Grand Total—All Violations: 5,086

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was taken in 4,534 (89 percent) of the 5,086 incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:

Cash $38,331,491.85 Securities—Face Value $100.00 Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks) $2,310.11 Food Stamps $0.00 Other Property $9,600.00 Total $38,343,501.96

Full or partial recovery of loot taken was reported by law enforcement agencies in 973 (20 percent) of the 4,534 violations in which loot was taken. Loot recovered is itemized as follows:

Cash $8,051,992.97 Securities—Face Value $20.00 Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks) $0.00 Food Stamps $0.00 Other Property $18,874.00 Total $8,070,886.97

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the 5,086 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies was 6,088. The following table shows a breakdown of the 6,088 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 2,478 2,378 415 73 229 Female 220 166 26 4 13

Unknown Race/Sex: 86

Investigation to date has resulted in the identification of 3,263 (54 percent) of the 6,088 persons known to be involved. Of these 3,263 identified persons, 1,229 (37 percent) were determined to be users of narcotics and 583 (18 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 858 6-9 a.m. 172 Tuesday 922 9-11 a.m. 1,437 Wednesday 842 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 1,131 Thursday 885 1-3 p.m. 1,028 Friday 1,042 3-6 p.m. 1,128 Saturday 403 6 p.m.-6 a.m. 189 Sunday 69 Not determined 1 Not Determined 65 Total 5,086 Total 5,086

Institution/Community Characteristics

Type of Financial Institution Office

Main Office 132 Branch Office 4,803 Store 123 Remote Facility/Other 28 Total 5,086

Location of Financial Institution Office

Commercial District 3,326 Shopping Center 1,240 Residential 327 Other Location 193 Total 5,086

Community Type

Metropolitan 2,336 Suburban 928 Small City/Town 1,734 Rural 88 Total 5,086

Institutional Areas Involved

Counter 4,870 Night Depository 4 Vault/Safe 215 Automatic Teller Machine 51 Safe Deposit Area 18 Courier/Messenger 1 Office Area 149 Armored Vehicle 2 Drive-In/Walk-Up 47 Other 43

Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions

Alarm System 4,967 Surveillance Cameras 5,028 Bait Money 3,086 Guards 236 Tear Gas/Dye Packs 1,239 Electronic Tracking 558 Bullet-Resistant Enclosures 768

Security Devices Used During Crimes

Alarm System Activated 4,557 Surveillance Cameras Activated 4,926 Bait Money Taken 1,605 Guards on Duty 197 Tear Gas/Dye Packs Taken 478 Electronic Tracking Activated 299

Security Devices Functioned

Alarm System Functioned 4,495 Surveillance Cameras Functioned 4,850 Electronic Tracking Devices Functioned 274

Modus Operandi Used

Demand Note Used 2,958 Firearm Used1 1,242 Handgun 1,209 Other Firearm 61 Other Weapon Used2 31 Weapon Threatened3 2,331 Explosive Device Used or Threatened 154 Oral Demand 2,678 Vault or Safe Theft 22 Depository Trap Device 0 Till Theft 72

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 201 of the 5,086 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies that occurred during the 12-month period. These acts included 70 instances involving the discharge of firearms, one instance involving an explosive, and 116 instances involving assaults. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.) These acts of violence resulted in 88 injuries, 13 deaths, and 30 persons taken hostage.

Injuries

Customer 15 Employee 45 Employee Family 0 Perpetrator 15 Law Officer 5 Guard 3 Other 5 Total 88

Number of violations in which injuries occurred: 64

Deaths

Customer 0 Employee 0 Employee Family 0 Perpetrator 10 Law Officer 2 Guard 1 Other 0 Total 13

Number of violations in which deaths occurred: 11

Hostages Taken

Customer 4 Employee 20 Employee Family 2 Law Officer 0 Guard 2 Other 2 Total 30

Number of violations in which hostages were taken: 17

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 6 Mutual Savings Banks 0 Savings and Loans Associations 0 Credit Unions 1 Armored Carrier Companies 0 Total 7

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was taken in two of the seven incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:

Cash $69,935.00 Securities—Face Value $0.00 Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks) $0.00 Food Stamps $0.00 Other Property $0.00 Total $69,935.00

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

Cash $65,000.00 Securities—Face Value $0.00 Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks) $0.00 Food Stamps $0.00 Other Property $0.00 Total $65,000.00

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the seven extortion incidents was seven. 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 seven known individuals involved by race and sex:

White Black Hispanic Other Unknown Male 1 2 0 0 3 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. 2 Tuesday 1 9-11 a.m. 2 Wednesday 1 11 a.m-1 p.m. 1 Thursday 2 1-3 p.m. 2 Friday 0 3-6 p.m. 0 Saturday 3 6 p.m.-6 a.m. 0 Sunday 0 Not Determined 0 Not Determined 0 Total 7 Total 7

Institution/Community Characteristics

Type of Financial Institution Office

Main Office 0 Branch Office 7 Store 0 Remote Facility/Other 0 Total 7

Location of Financial Institution Office

Commercial District 5 Shopping Center 1 Residential 1 Other Location 0 Total 7

Community Type

Metropolitan 1 Suburban 1 Small City/Town 5 Rural 0 Total 7

Security Devices Maintained by Victim Institutions

Alarm System 7 Surveillance Cameras 7 Bait Money 4 Guards 0 Tear Gas/Dye Packs 1 Electronic Tracking 0 Bullet-Resistant Enclosures 0

Security Devices Used During Crimes

Alarm System Activated 5 Surveillance Cameras Activated 3 Bait Money Taken 1 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 2 Explosive Device Used or Threatened 1 Telephone Call 4

Injuries, Deaths, and Hostages Taken

No acts of violence, injuries, or deaths occurred, and no hostages were taken during the 12-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 997 11 1 0 North Central 964 11 1 1 South 1,546 21 7 2 West 1,483 15 3 4 Territories 24 2 0 0 Totals 5,014 60 12 7

Bank Robberies Bank Burglaries Bank Larcenies Bank Extortions Northeast 997 11 1 0 New England 328 4 1 0 Connecticut 74 1 0 0 Maine 3 0 0 0 Massachusetts 216 3 1 0 New Hampshire 23 0 0 0 Rhode Island 10 0 0 0 Vermont 2 0 0 0 Middle Atlantic 669 7 0 0 New Jersey 119 3 0 0 New York 339 3 0 0 Pennsylvania 211 1 0 0

Bank Robberies Bank Burglaries Bank Larcenies Bank Extortions North Central 964 11 1 1 East North Central 709 4 0 1 Illinois 150 2 0 1 Indiana 95 0 0 0 Michigan 140 1 0 0 Ohio 242 1 0 0 Wisconsin 82 0 0 0 West North Central 255 7 1 0 Iowa 22 0 0 0 Kansas 47 4 0 0 Minnesota 57 1 0 0 Missouri 110 1 0 0 Nebraska 12 0 1 0 North Dakota 4 0 0 0 South Dakota 3 1 0 0

Bank Robberies Bank Burglaries Bank Larcenies Bank Extortions South 1,546 21 7 2 South Atlantic 899 9 7 1 Delaware 30 0 0 0 District of Columbia 17 1 1 0 Florida 214 0 0 0 Georgia 145 1 0 0 Maryland 151 1 3 0 North Carolina 124 0 2 0 South Carolina 71 4 0 0 Virginia 132 2 1 0 West Virginia 15 0 0 1 East South Central 208 6 0 0 Alabama 50 2 0 0 Kentucky 55 0 0 0 Mississippi 24 3 0 0 Tennessee 79 1 0 0 West South Central 439 6 0 1 Arkansas 28 3 0 1 Louisiana 51 1 0 0 Oklahoma 66 0 0 0 Texas 294 2 0 0

Bank Robberies Bank Burglaries Bank Larcenies Bank Extortions West 1,483 15 3 4 Mountain 524 6 0 2 Arizona 210 0 0 0 Colorado 170 2 0 0 Idaho 5 0 0 0 Montana 5 0 0 0 Nevada 57 0 0 0 New Mexico 47 0 0 0 Utah 26 2 0 2 Wyoming 4 2 0 0 Pacific 959 9 3 2 Alaska 12 0 0 0 California 687 8 3 2 Hawaii 10 0 0 0 Oregon 96 0 0 0 Washington 154 1 0 0

Bank Robberies Bank Burglaries Bank Larcenies Bank Extortions Territories 24 2 0 0 Guam 0 0 0 0 Puerto Rico 23 2 0 0 Virgin Islands 1 0 0 0 Totals 5,014 60 12 7

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



Armored Carrier Incidents

Hobbs Act 42 Total 42

Loot Taken and Recovered

Loot was taken in 31 of the 42 incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:

Cash $6,331,562.97 Securities—Face Value $0.00 Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks) $204,893.14 Food Stamps $0.00 Other Property $470.00 Total $6,536,926.11

Full or partial recovery of loot was reported by law enforcement agencies in eight of the 31 violations in which loot was taken. Loot recovered is itemized as follows:

Cash $809,357.79 Securities—Face Value $0.00 Checks (Including Traveler’s Checks) $163,634.00 Food Stamps $0.00 Other Property $470.00 Total $973,461.79

Number, Race, and Sex of Perpetrators

The number of persons known to be involved in the 42 armored carrier incidents was 100. 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 100 known individuals involved by race and sex:

White Black Hispanic Other Unknown Male 11 69 3 0 7 Female 0 3 0 0 0

Unknown Race/Sex: 7

Occurrences by Day of Week and Time of Day

Monday 4 6-9 a.m. 9 Tuesday 8 9-11 a.m. 13 Wednesday 9 11 a.m-1 p.m. 8 Thursday 11 1-3 p.m. 6 Friday 6 3-6 p.m. 4 Saturday 2 6 p.m.-6 a.m. 1 Sunday 2 Not Determined 1 Not Determined 0 Total 42 Total 42

Community Characteristics

Location

Commercial District 21 Shopping Center 18 Residential 2 Rural 1 Total 42

Community Type

Metropolitan 29 Suburban 7 Small City/Town 5 Rural 1 Total 42

Modus Operandi Used

Firearm Used4 36 Handgun 35 Other Firearm 8 Other Weapon Used5 1 Weapon Threatened6 10 Explosive Device Used or Threatened 0 Oral Demand 24 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 25 of the 42 armored carrier violations which occurred during the 12-month period. These acts of violence resulted in 12 injuries, five deaths, and five persons taken hostage. (One or more acts of violence may occur during an incident.)

Injuries

Customer 0 Employee 2 Employee Family 0 Perpetrator 2 Law Officer 1 Guard 7 Other 0 Total 12

Number of violations in which injuries occurred: 10

Deaths

Customer 0 Employee 0 Employee Family 0 Perpetrator 3 Law Officer 0 Guard 2 Other 0 Total 5

Number of violations in which deaths occurred: 5

Hostages Taken

Customer 0 Employee 1 Employee Family 0 Law Officer 0 Guard 4 Other 0 Total 5

Number of violations in which hostages were taken: 3

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 04/24/2012 at FBI Headquarters.