This statistic illustrates the modus operandi of perpetrators during bank crimes in the United States in 2018. In 1,813 of the bank crimes committed in 2018, a demand note was used.
Modus operandi used during bank crimes in the United States in 2018, by type
Characteristic
Modus operandi used
Demand note used
1,813
Weapon threatened*
1,329
Oral demand
1,252
Firearm used
545
Handgun
499
Takeover
169
Other weapon used**
67
Explosive device used or threatened
54
Till theft
33
Vault or safe theft
30
Other firearm
25
Depository trap device
1
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Modus operandi used1,8131,8131,3291,3291,2521,2525455454994991691696767545433333030252511Demand note usedWeapon threatened*Oral demandFirearm usedHandgunTakeoverOther weapon used**Explosive device used or threatenedTill theftVault or safe theftOther firearmDepository trap device
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* “Weapon Threatened” includes those cases where a weapon was threatened or implied either orally or in a demand note but not actually observed.
** “Other Weapon Used” includes knives, other cutting instruments, clubs, etc.
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FBI. (March 15, 2019). Modus operandi used during bank crimes in the United States in 2018, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273382/modus-operandi-used-during-bank-crimes-in-the-united-states/
FBI. "Modus operandi used during bank crimes in the United States in 2018, by type." Chart. March 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273382/modus-operandi-used-during-bank-crimes-in-the-united-states/
FBI. (2019). Modus operandi used during bank crimes in the United States in 2018, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273382/modus-operandi-used-during-bank-crimes-in-the-united-states/
FBI. "Modus Operandi Used during Bank Crimes in The United States in 2018, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273382/modus-operandi-used-during-bank-crimes-in-the-united-states/
FBI, Modus operandi used during bank crimes in the United States in 2018, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273382/modus-operandi-used-during-bank-crimes-in-the-united-states/ (last visited April 13, 2025)
Modus operandi used during bank crimes in the United States in 2018, by type [Graph], FBI, March 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/273382/modus-operandi-used-during-bank-crimes-in-the-united-states/
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