The FBI says that there were more than 5,500 bank robberies nationally last year that netted robbers more than $43 million. Less than $9 million was recovered and returned to banks.

The 2010 Bank Crime Statistics says that between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010, there were 5,546 robberies, 74 burglaries, eight larcenies, and 13 extortions of financial institutions1 reported. The number is down from 2009, when 6,065 cases were reported.