THEFTS FROM BANKS
HEAVY LOSSES LAST YEAR. United Pres, Association—By Electric Telegraph —Copyright NEW YORK, October 19. The American Bankers’ Association to-day announced that ta the last fiscal year the banks and trust companies of the United States lost 2,402,000 dollars as a result of 516 hold-ups and 95 burglaries. During the previous year there were 554 hold-ups and 78 burglaries, with a total loot of 3,568.000 dollars. Criminals, bank employees, and bystanders killed or wounded during the bank robberies or attempts ta 1933 were 281, compared with 176 the previous year. The reduction of bank robbery statistics, is explained by the fact that over 16 per cent, of the banks remained closed.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19626, 21 October 1933, Page 17
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113THEFTS FROM BANKS Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19626, 21 October 1933, Page 17
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