Jun 19

Written by: Matt M
6/19/2008 10:05 PM

Here are some highlights (or lowlights :)) from the FBI report for the third quarter 2007:

1. Commercial banks represent 89 percent of 1,542 robberies, 87 percent of the 30 burglaries and 100 percent of the banks suffering from larceny.
2. Almost $20 million cash was stolen and $2 million was recovered.
3. 93 percent of perpetrators are men, and of those, 44 percent are White, 50 percent are Black.
4. 41 percent of robberies take place on a Monday or a Friday.
5. The branch office is more likely to be robbed than the main office.
6. 40 percent of the crimes had surveillance cameras being used, while less than 2 percent had guards on duty. Dye packs/tear gas was used during 5 percent of these robberies.
7. Firearms were used 400 times, threatened 597 times and explosives were either useded or threatened 47 times.
8. Only three deaths were recorded and each was a perpetrator.
9. 15 employees were injured as well as 8 customers.
10. 10 employees were taken hostage while six customers were as well as one family member.

More information is available on the FBI report, here.

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