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A lot of banks get knocked off today http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/bank-crime-statistics-2011/bank-crime-statistics-2011-q1 http://www.fbi.gov

A lot of banks get knocked off today http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/bank-crime-statistics-2011/bank-crime-statistics-2011-q1 http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/bank-crime-st...

makomk 14y ago
Yeah, most banks just intentionally try not to publicise the fact they've been robbed from what I've heard - it's bad for business and tends to encourage future robbers.
- noahjk 14y ago
  > tends to encourage future robbers If only people would understand this about school shootings and the like
slajax 14y ago
Wow awesome link. That fully blows my mind.
- viraptor 14y ago
  I wasn't expecting this, but it feels good to know: "Number of incidents in which deaths occurred: 3" all 3 were the perpetrators rather than employees / customers. On the other hand 2 hostages being the employee's family members is disappointing. It's really sad that people really do involve the families of targets just for a bank robbery.
illuminate 14y ago
And aside from movies, the meth-heads can only carry and drive off with so much money. A few thousand here and there. It's a very inefficient time to be a bankrobber. http://www.allgov.com/news/unusual-news/robbing-banks-is-not-a-cost-efficient-profession?news=844940 http://www.allgov.com/news/unusual-news/robbing-banks-is-not... "Using confidential data on the value of every bank heist in the U.K. from 2005 to 2008, the trio came up with an economic model of bank robbery. They found that the average revenue from a British bank robbery in 2005-2008 was only $31,600, although excluding the one-third of robberies that came up dry boosts the average to $46,600. But those proceeds have to be divided among the gang, and while extra gang members raise the average take, the haul per person decreases. The average take per person per successful job was $19,792, equivalent to less than six months’ average wage in the UK, although being armed increased revenues substantially. While that may not sound too bad, multiple jobs greatly increase the risk of arrest and incarceration, as 20% of heists ended that way. Data from the FBI paint a similar picture. In 2011, there were 5,086 bank robberies in the U.S., generating $38,343,501.96 in revenues for the perpetrators, or an average of $7,539 per heist. Excluding the robberies where nothing was taken increases the average only to $8,457. Not only is the return low, the risk is high: out of 13 people killed during bank robberies in 2011, 10 were robbers."

makomk 14y ago

Yeah, most banks just intentionally try not to publicise the fact they've been robbed from what I've heard - it's bad for business and tends to encourage future robbers.

noahjk 14y ago
> tends to encourage future robbers If only people would understand this about school shootings and the like

slajax 14y ago

Wow awesome link. That fully blows my mind.

viraptor 14y ago
I wasn't expecting this, but it feels good to know: "Number of incidents in which deaths occurred: 3" all 3 were the perpetrators rather than employees / customers. On the other hand 2 hostages being the employee's family members is disappointing. It's really sad that people really do involve the families of targets just for a bank robbery.

illuminate 14y ago

And aside from movies, the meth-heads can only carry and drive off with so much money. A few thousand here and there. It's a very inefficient time to be a bankrobber. http://www.allgov.com/news/unusual-news/robbing-banks-is-not-a-cost-efficient-profession?news=844940 http://www.allgov.com/news/unusual-news/robbing-banks-is-not... "Using confidential data on the value of every bank heist in the U.K. from 2005 to 2008, the trio came up with an economic model of bank robbery. They found that the average revenue from a British bank robbery in 2005-2008 was only $31,600, although excluding the one-third of robberies that came up dry boosts the average to $46,600. But those proceeds have to be divided among the gang, and while extra gang members raise the average take, the haul per person decreases. The average take per person per successful job was $19,792, equivalent to less than six months’ average wage in the UK, although being armed increased revenues substantially. While that may not sound too bad, multiple jobs greatly increase the risk of arrest and incarceration, as 20% of heists ended that way. Data from the FBI paint a similar picture. In 2011, there were 5,086 bank robberies in the U.S., generating $38,343,501.96 in revenues for the perpetrators, or an average of $7,539 per heist. Excluding the robberies where nothing was taken increases the average only to $8,457. Not only is the return low, the risk is high: out of 13 people killed during bank robberies in 2011, 10 were robbers."