Nicknames are funny things.

Sometimes they reflect charming characteristics about a person or a place.

Other times, they highlight something not as endearing.

Take for example the city of Houston, Texas, which is the largest city in the state, and

one of the largest metropolitan areas in all of North America.

Officially known as Space City because of its history with America's Apollo Space Program,

Houston is also known as The Big Heart because it provided refuge for thousands of people

that were displaced following Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

It's also called the Energy Capital of the World because of its prominent role in the

energy sector and provides a large number of jobs related to that field.

However, another one of Houston's unofficial nicknames is the armored truck robbery

capital of the United States.

Now that's a nickname in a conversation starter.

According to the FBI's crime data from 2018, roughly half of all armored vehicle robberies

in the entire nation took place in the Houston region.

This number seemed to reach a high in 2013 when, according to Houstonian magazine, 11

armored vehicles were robbed in the city.

The following year would see a similar level of crime with eight armored truck-related

robberies taking place.

According to the Houston Chronicle, the city accounted for roughly half of the United States

armored truck robberies in the year of 2018.

One asked about why this is happening in Houston in particular.

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