Editing Bank robbery (section)

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Bank robberies occur in cities and towns. This concentration is often attributed to there being more [[branch (banking)|branch]]es in urban areas, but the number of bank robberies is higher than the number of branches. {{citation needed|date=December 2012}}

This has advantages both for bank robbers and for [[Police|law enforcement]]. In urban areas the [[transportation infrastructure]] is more highly developed, especially where banks tend to cluster near [[retail|retail shopping area]]s and [[commercial district]]s. Such banks are highly profitable targets for robbers, who are then afforded a number of potential escape routes. Law enforcement benefit by being able to respond more quickly, and the odds of catching a bank robber on or near the scene is higher than other types of crime. This is because most bank robberies are reported very quickly while the crime is in progress; most bank robberies occur during daylight hours, have multiple witnesses and with modern technology often produce [[photographic image]]s that can be distributed and used immediately to canvass the local area. Consequently, many bank robbers are caught the same day. The [[clearance rate]] for bank robbery is among the highest of all crimes, at nearly 60%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://popcenter.asu.edu/content/bank-robbery-0#:~:text=Trends%20in%20Bank%20Robbery,being%20victimized%20can%20be%20terrifying.|title=Bank Robbery|date=January 2007 |access-date=23 March 2023}}</ref>

The urban location of the crime also contributes to its repeat victimization profile, a measure of how quickly a crime victim will suffer a repeat of the original crime. One study carried out by the [[Home Office]] found that in England, one third of banks at which a robbery has occurred will be robbed again within three months, while the same study found that in [[Tallahassee, Florida]], one quarter of robbed banks will suffer repeat robbery within a week, and over half of robbed banks will be robbed again within a month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/repeatvictimisation02.htm|title=Crime prevention – GOV.UK|access-date=5 March 2017|archive-date=12 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212022917/http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk//repeatvictimisation02.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>