prologue.
Everybody has probably heard about bank robberies but do you know how they do it?, What strategies are the best and why they do it? Probably, not. That is why I am here to tell you all about. Starting at how common are attempted and successful bank robberies in New Zealand and finishing at is worth the risk to commit a robbery? In this inquiry, I will probably cover everything that you have ever wondered or wanted to know about bank robberies and robberies. I hope you like everything that I will be talking about and learn something new.
How common are attempted and successful bank robberies in New Zealand.
Before I started this inquiry I had pretty much never heard about bank robberies in New Zealand (NZ). So I decided to put a question in about how common are attempted and successful bank robberies in N.Z. The most successful bank robbery in N.Z is probably the chub. On December 22nd 2000 Peter Tyson, a former Chubb employee, and six members of his crew robbed a Chubb security van in central Wellington. This is the largest armed robbery in New Zealand's history – $940,404 was taken. Peter Tyson was sentenced to 11 years in prison and his accomplices got between 4 and 9 and a half years. The reason why there are not many bank robberies in New Zealand is for two reasons. The first being that there is a high amount of risk involved in robbing a bank you will be proved guilty sooner or later. Only 2 out of 100 robberies are bank robberies so on top of the fact that not many people rob banks it is also really hard to rob and get away with a bank robbery.
Why do people rob banks?
There are many reasons why people rob banks, so there will be many answers to this question. One of the obvious reasons is because that is where the money is. There will be lots of reasons why people are so desperate for the money inside banks, but even if that is where the money is you would be better off getting a simple job. Rather than risking your freedom with no guaranteed reward but if you just get a job you will be guaranteed to get the reward that you want, e.g money. You will quite often find that drug addicts rob banks, so they can buy the drugs they need and get what they want. Often prospects of a gang will commit robbery so they can join the gang quicker and get to know for that. This is what gangs want them to do. The actual gang members are too smart themselves to commit a robbery because they do not want to get caught or arrested. If we lived in a perfect world where everyone was equal there would be no robberies because people would not be desperate enough to commit them.
What are the different strategies for robbing a bank?
There are hundreds of different ways to rob a bank but I will not be talking about all of these ways. I will just be talking about a few types of these strategies. The ones that I will be talking about are. Passing the note to the banker, the early bird robbery, the inside job robbery.
One of the most successful and popular bank robbery strategies is passing the note to the bank worker. On the note, you will write what you want and when you want it and if they do not deliver what you want or inform the police there will be a big huge punishment.
Early bird robbery.
You would probably have heard of this robbery already but if you have not it is called the early bird robbery. It is quite easy to understand what this strategy is just by reading the name of it. You either try and rob the bank in the early hours of the morning or just when it is opening and they are not on guard/looking out for robbers.
The inside job robbery.
And last but certainly not the worst strategy is the inside job robbery. This is when someone who works inside the bank robs it while they are at work, or they write down all of the codes and statistics and rob the bank. This type of robbery is probably the best one. If you ask me the only problem with it is that not very many people will do it as they either do not want it or it is not worth the risk.
What are things you should do and not do?
You are probably sitting here and wondering what you should do and what you should not do during a robbery. Well lucky you, I am going to tell all of you guys what you should and what you should not do during a robbery. If I was to say everything that I could say we would be sitting here for years so I will only talk about a few keys points that I have thought of and what I have found out. One thing that you definitely should not do during a robbery is to not bring attention to yourself, e.g having a big blackout car as a getaway car. You can not blend in with the traffic or get away from the police. Let's say somebody knows what you're getaway car looks like and they tell the police it will be so obvious and easy to identify because of how much attention the car will bring to you. Instead have a little nanny car but make sure whatever car you choose make sure it is quick.
What is the most successful robbery strategy?
You can not determine the most successful strategy. It all comes down to the person but if you are looking at the statistics it would probably be the note robbery but that is only because that is the most common type, therefore, it is the most successful type. There have been so many different ways people have tried to rob banks but out of all of these ways, the note robbery is the most common and successful. The note robbery is possibly the easiest and best strategy all you have to do is write on the note what you want and when you want it.
Is it worth the risk to commit a robbery?
In my personal opinion, it is not worth the risk of committing a robbery. The offenders have to be very motivated to carry out this offence. Their considerations might be – forensics, CCTV, witnesses, escape route and mode? There are just so many reasons why it is not worth the risk. Like the fact that it is a high-risk crime, you get big jail time for it. Robbery is a risky business and robbers are usually nervous. And there is normally violence involved during a robbery so + more jail time for violence. Even if you are desperate committing a robbery is not the way to go. Just think about this for a while would you rather commit a bank robbery and be in prison for eleven years and have a criminal record, or get a loan from the bank ad be paying it off for thirty years even if it is just twenty dollars a week. It is not worth the risk of committing a bank robbery or even any robbery or any crime!
Expert information.
How to plan a robbery? I can’t give an anecdotal answer as I have never taken part in planning a robbery. How about you give me some ideas/plans you think would need to be taken into consideration?
Why do people rob banks? The obvious reason would be for money. Luckily bank robberies aren’t common anymore. I believe the reason for this is that the risk of getting caught is far greater. (More people/witnesses, more Police working. Risk V reward)
When is the best time to commit a robbery? When the offenders are least likely to get caught.
Is it easy to get away with a robbery? No. The offenders have to be very motivated to carry out this offence. Their considerations might be – forensics, CCTV, witnesses, escape route and mode?
Is it worth the risk of committing a robbery? No. Robbery, as defined in section 234 of the Crimes Act 1961, is essentially theft in which violence or threats have been used to facilitate the taking of the property. Robberies range in seriousness from “stand over” type street robberies (10 Years imprisonment). to full scale armed hold-ups. Aggravating factors, such as the infliction of grievous bodily harm, the combination of two or more robbers acting together, or the use of a weapon, increase the seriousness of the offending and bring it within the realms of Aggravated Robbery under section 235 (14 Years imprisonment).
Cheers
Cameron Price
Senior Constable | Field Intelligence Officer | BOP | New Zealand Police
M 021 191 3796 | E cameron.price@police.govt.nz
Tauranga Police Station, 11 Monmouth Street, Tauranga www.police.govt.NZ
Summary.
As you can probably tell from this inquiry it is not worth the risk to commit a robbery. The statistics are not in your favour, you will be caught and tracked down by the police sooner or later no matter how good you are at robberies. I hope that you have learnt about robberies and why people do it and is it possible/worth the risk to do it. I started this inquiry knowing that robbing a bank is wrong and that I will never do it but I wanted to find out if it is worth the risk to commit a robbery why people do it and is it possible. I now know the answer to all of these questions the answer to them all is no impart from if it is possible to rob a bank and it is very possible to rob a bank. No matter how desperate I get I will never resort to robbing a bank and I hope you do not as well. Hope you enjoyed my inquiry.
Websites that helped me
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-people-rob-banks https://www.cram.com/essay/Causes-Of-Robbery-Essay/FCXKW8LFU
https://www.britannica.com/topic/armed-robbery
https://listverse.com/2007/08/16/top-10-tips-to-commit-the-perfect-crime/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_robbery
https://www.ncjrs.gov/ovc_archives/reports/clergy/robbery.htm
https://slate.com/podcasts/how-to/2019/07/how-to-rob-a-bank-joe-loya https://northgatetraining.co.uk/shop/how-to-rob-a-bank-training-activity
All of these websites were very helpful for me.
Thank you to Joeseph and Flecther for helping me through out this inquiry.