Bank robbery

Bank robbery is the unlawful taking or attempted taking of money or property from a bank through force, threat, or intimidation.

Robbery: Robbery is taking or attempting to take property from someone through force or threat. Bank robbery is a setting-specific form of robbery, distinguished by its institutional target.
Bank teller: A bank teller is a financial institution employee who handles customer transactions and cash. Tellers may face direct threats and lasting psychological effects during a robbery.
Bank burglary: Bank burglary is unlawful entry into or remaining inside a bank with intent to commit a crime. Unlike robbery, burglary does not necessarily involve force or threats against a person.
Jesse James: Jesse James was an American outlaw and leader of the James–Younger Gang after the Civil War. His gang’s 1876 Northfield raid became a notorious, unsuccessful attack on a bank.
Bank robbery law in the United States: United States bank robbery law includes federal and state offenses governing forceful thefts from financial institutions. Federal jurisdiction can apply when a bank is federally insured or otherwise covered by statute.
Armed robbery: Armed robbery is robbery committed with a weapon or an object presented as one. A weapon can intensify a bank robbery threat and affect its legal classification.
Trauma: Trauma is lasting psychological or physical harm following a deeply distressing or dangerous experience. Threats and violence can affect employees and customers even when nobody is physically injured.
Bank fraud: Bank fraud is deception used to obtain money, property, or services from a financial institution. Fraud relies on deception rather than the force or intimidation defining robbery.
James–Younger Gang: The James–Younger Gang was a nineteenth-century American outlaw group associated with robberies and raids. Its attacks helped establish the bank robbery as a widely reported American crime.
Hobbs Act: The Hobbs Act is a United States federal law criminalizing robbery and extortion affecting interstate commerce. Prosecutors may use it when a robbery’s effect on commerce satisfies the statute.

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