In one year, bank robberies were reduced by one third, and in a year they fell by 32,8%, passing from 360 2016 to 242 2017. The decrease confirms the positive trend already recorded in recent years: from 2007 to today, in fact, the attacks have plummeted by 92%, (passing from 2.972 to 242 2017). The so-called risk index - that is, the number of robberies per 100 branches - also fell from 1,2 of 2016 to 0,9 of 2017. These are the main results of the survey conducted by Ossif, the Abi research center on safety, which was discussed at the conference Banks and Security 2018, the two days that takes stock of the new strategies and the most innovative measures for prevent bank robberies.
Here, more in detail, what emerges from the Ossif survey on bank robberies in the 2017.
The map of the robberies
In 2017, no bank hits in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino Alto Adige and Valle d'Aosta. The robberies have decreased in: Calabria (-57,1%, from 7 to 3), Campania (-32,3%, from 31 to 21), Emilia Romagna (-41,5%, from 41 to 24), Lazio (-11,4%, from 35 to 31), Liguria (-40%, from 10 to 6), Lombardia (-45,8%, from 59 to 32), Marche (-25%, from 8 to 6), Molise (-66,7%, from 3 to 1), Piedmont (-36,4%, from 33 to 21), Sicily (-73,1%, from 52 to 14), Tuscany (-29%, from 31 to 22), Umbria (-40%, from 5 to 3) , Veneto (-55%, from 20 to 9) and remained unchanged in Abruzzo (6 robberies). Increases have instead occurred in: Basilicata (with 2 robots from 1), Puglia (with 40 robberies from 18) and Sardinia (with 1 robbery from 0).
Investments in security, the anti-theft guide and the renewal of the memorandum of understanding for the prevention of crime in the bank
Italian banks invest about 636 million euros each year to make their branches even more protected and secure. Adopting increasingly modern and effective protection measures and training their employees also through a special one Anti-robbery guide which incorporates the suggestions of the Law Enforcement.
Last 14 May the ABI and the Department of Public Security of the Ministry of the Interior renewed the Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen collaboration, through dialogue and exchange of information, and increasingly combat the criminal phenomenon of robberies in bank. Also in line is the Memorandum of Understanding Abi / Prefecture of Milan, renewed last 22 May.