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
* “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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