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Bank Crime Statistics (BCS) Federally Insured Financial Institutions January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2002

NCJ Number
204131
Date Published
2003
Length
16 pages
Annotation
This Federal report presents bank crime statistical information on federally insured financial institutions for the year 2002.
Abstract
This report produced by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation provides comprehensive information on bank crimes in federally insured financial institutions for the time period of January 2002 through December 2002. Statistical information is divided into four sections: (1) violations of the Federal Bank Robbery and Incidental Crime Statute, Title 18, United States Code, Section 2113; (2) bank extortion violations which were investigated under the Federal Bank Robbery and Incidential Crimes Statute, Title 18, United States Code, Section 2113; (3) bank robbery statute violations by regions, geographic divisions, States, and territories; and (4) violations involving armored carriers investigated under the Hobbs Act, Title 18, United States Code, Section 1951. Specific data covered and reported within each section include: violations by type of institution, loot taken and recovered, number, race and sex of perpetrators, occurrences by day and time, institution/community characteristics, security devices maintained by victim institutions, security devices used during crimes, security devices functioned, modus operandi used, injuries, deaths and hostage taken, violations by regions, and armed carrier violations. Tables