ATMIA Global Crime Database Reaches New Milestone: 57,000+ Reported Incidents

As of the end of May, the CCMIS (Crisis & Crime Management intelligence System) contained 57,747 incidents of ATM crime from 4,038 reports. Fraud has continued to be the most common type of ATM crime in the U.S. over the last 6months, with some form of jackpotting/cash-out attacks accounting for nearly 100% of all reported criminal activity.  We know that theft of the ATM is still occurring in larger cities – but unfortunately, it is not getting reported. 

Although Cash Trapping is the most common type of fraud globally, and we are just seeing increasing instances of it in the U.S. In fact, many have no idea what cash trapping is. Simply put, it is a simple device that hides the dispensed cash from the consumer, so the thief can collect it. Frequent inspection of the ATM is recommended to help thwart such attacks.

If you know about an ATM crime incident, let others know, too. Even non-members can report an ATM crime incident to the CCMIS. ATM crime incidents can be reported anonymously – anonymity of the exact location of the crime, as well as the crime reporter.

Not sure how to report your incident? Go to the ATMIA Resource Library and search for “crime webinar” to learn how to create an alias, search the database, and analyze crime trends.