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The first bank robbery in the United States took place on March 19, 1831, and was committed by Edward Smith who stole $245,000 from the City Bank on Wall Street in New York City. He was caught, convicted, and sentenced to five years in Sing Sing prison.

Due to modern security measures, bank robbery is rarely successful, and most organized crime groups tend to make their money by other means, such as selling and smuggling drugs.

Famous American bank robbers

• Johnny Dobbs
• The James Brothers, Frank and Jesse
• John Ashley
• Butch Cassidy
• The Dalton Brothers , Grat, Bob, and Emett
• Wilbur Underhill
• Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd
• George "Baby Face" NelsonLester M. Gillis ( December 6, 1908 November 27, 1934), also known as George Nelson but better known as Baby Face Nelson due to his youthful appearance, was a bank robber in the 1930s. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. A running gun battle between FBI age
• Bobby "One-Eye" Wilcoxson
• Willie "The Actor" SuttonWillie Sutton was one of the most prolific criminals of United States history. Details & early life Sutton was born on June 30, 1901, a tough Irish kid, in Irish-American district in Brooklyn, New York, the fourth of five children. He went through the eig
• Bonnie and ClydeBonnie and Clyde Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were American criminals who traveled the southwestern United States during the Great Depression, robbing banks and generally causing chaos with their cohorts. It is estimated that they were responsible for a
• Naomi BettsNaomi Betts is a notorious criminal who robbed the Fifth Third Bank in Indianapolis, USA. She was arrested on May 27, 2004. Since October 2003, Indianopolis law enforcement had been breaking state records by spending over $500,000 in attempting to capture