Countywide : Don’t Bank on It

Willie Sutton notwithstanding, Orange County thieves have not found banks to be particularly lucrative nor inviting source of income during the last five years, to judge by the total robbery picture. The amount of money has never been more than 15% of the total robbery take in the county, and the number of bank jobs is heading downward. Here’s a look at the trend and what part of all robbery losses are from banks. Bank take 1989: $725,544 1988: $546,494 1987: $821,804 1986: $521,240 1985: $634,457 Total take 1989: $7,950,485 1988: $7,868,099 1987: $5,667,586 1986: $4,631,380 1985: $5,690,145 5-Year Bank Robbery Trend 1987: 352 1989: 225