BANK CRIME STATISTICS 4th Quarter 2007
BANK CRIME STATISTICS (BCS) 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: 1,609 Loot Taken and Recovered Loot was taken in 1,485 (92 percent) of the 1,609 incidents. Loot taken is itemized as follows:
Full or partial recovery of loot taken was reported by law enforcement agencies in 278 (19 percent) of the 1,485 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 1,609 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies was 1,959. The following table shows a breakdown of the 1,959 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: 34 Investigation to date has resulted in the identification of 718 (37 percent) of the 1,959 persons known to be involved. Of these 718 identified persons, 310 (43 percent) were determined to be users of narcotics, and 154 (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
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 54 (3.4 percent) of the 1,609 robberies, burglaries, and larcenies which occurred during this three-month period. These acts included six instances involving the discharge of firearms, 41 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 21 injuries, five deaths, and 18 persons being taken hostage. Injuries
Number of incidents in which injuries occurred: 17 Deaths
Number of incidents in which deaths occurred: 4 Hostages Taken
Number of incidents in which hostages were taken: 8 Click for the full Bank Crime report |
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