In the US, there are about 5,600 bank robberies per year, with an average of $7,000 stolen per robbery. Only 4% involve violence, and law enforcement recovers about 22% of the stolen money. Most robberies occur on Fridays and involve male perpetrators.
In the United States, an average bank robber steals an average of 7,000 US dollars (USD), according to 2010 statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In a year there are about 5,600 bank robberies in the United States, for a total of about 43 million dollars stolen. Law enforcement agencies recover about 22% of money stolen in bank robberies, or about $8 million a year. Fewer than 4% of bank robberies result in acts of violence, such as gun threats or hostage-taking, as the majority of bank robbers silently request the money through the use of a banknote.
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The most common day for a bank to be robbed is Friday, closely followed by Tuesday, with the majority of robberies occurring from 9 to 11
In 2010, there were 16 bank robbery-related deaths in the United States and 13 of those were the perpetrators.
96% of bank robbers are male, with African Americans and Caucasian males each accounting for 40% of all bank robbers. More than a third of bank robbers are thought to be habitual drug users.
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