摘要：Bank robbery in the United States is nearly as old as the country itself. According to Ron Avery, writing for ushistory.org, the first such robbery occurred in 1798 with the loss of the then-enormous sum of $162,821.
The concentration of generally unidentifiable and readily convertible cash forms an irresistible temptation to both the novice and hardened criminal. As legendary robber Willie Sutton explained when asked why he robbed banks, “That’s where the money is.”
