According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting Program, robbery is "the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence or by putting the victim in fear."
Ifølge Federal Bureau of Investigations Uniform Crime Reporting Program er et røveri "handlingen eller forsøget på at tage noget af værdi fra pleje, forvaring eller kontrol af en eller flere personer med magt eller trusler om magtanvendelse eller vold og/eller ved at indgyde frygt i offeret."