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The D&D Daily's Publicly Reported
'Retail Violent Death Report' Q1
Deaths up 12%
since 2017 - 125 Deaths in Q1
22%, 28
Retail Employees Killed
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Quarterly Comparison
Q1 2018
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125 Retail violent deaths
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113 Criminal acts
Compared to Q1 2017
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Deaths - 112, up 12%
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Criminal acts - 102,
up 11% |
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Q1 Violent Deaths - 62 Customers, 35 Suspects, 28 Employees
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Q1 2018 Total Violent Deaths
• 50%, 62
Customers – Up 114% from Q1 2017
• 28%, 35
Suspects – Down 33% from Q1 2017
• 22%, 28
Employees - Up 8% from Q1 2017
Q1 2017 Total Violent Deaths
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46.5%, 52 suspects killed
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25.8%, 29 customers killed
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23.2%, 26 employees killed
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4.5%, 5 LE/LP
killed |
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Q1: 37 Retail Crime Deaths - 88 Homicides |
Q1 2018
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70%, 88 Homicides
Workplace violence, arguments, murder/suicides
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84%, 74 Victims
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16%, 14 Suspects
30%,
37 Retail Crime Deaths
Robberies, burglaries & shoplifting
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43%, 16 Victims
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56%, 21 Suspects
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64 Parking Lot Deaths - 44 In-Store Violent Deaths
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51%, 64 killed in parking lots
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35%, 44 inside store or mall
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14%, 17 died off premises (fleeing, police chase) |
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44 In-Store/Mall
Violent Deaths
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90 Customers & Employees Killed
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38 were shot
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5 was stabbed
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1
was beaten
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72% of total deaths
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53%, 48 killed outside the store
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40%, 36 killed inside the store/mall
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6%, 6 killed off premises
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28 Employees Violently Killed
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22% of the total deaths
• 11 killed during robberies,
burglaries or thefts
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11 killed in homicide
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4
killed by workplace violence
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1 killed in accident
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1 killed by
co-worker/employee |
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28 Employee Deaths By Gender & Method
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Males Killed 2 to 1
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57%, 16 Males
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36%, 10 Females
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7%, 2 Not listed |
Method
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86% (24) Killed by gun
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3 stabbed
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1 hit by car |
Total Deaths by Gender
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Males Killed
By 77-18 Margin
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77%, 96 Males
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18%, 23 Females
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5%, 6 Not listed |
Total Deaths by Store Type
*Other category consists of car wash, check
cashing, currency exchange, factory,
internet cafe, market, motel, salon & unlisted
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Q1 2017 Deaths by
Store Type:
1. C-stores
2. Restaurants
3. Big Box Stores
4. Other
5. Grocery Stores
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Q1 2018 Deaths by
Store Type:
1. C-stores
2. Other
3. Gas Stations
4. Shopping Center/Malls
5. Restaurants
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Violent Deaths by Weekday
25%
occur on
Wednesday alone in Q1
Violent Deaths by State
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Q1 2017 Highest
retail deaths:
1. Texas (15)
2. California (12)
3. Georgia (9)
4. Florida & North Carolina (7)
5. Arkansas & Tennessee (5) |
Q1 2018 Highest
retail deaths:
1. Texas (17)
2. California (16)
3. North Carolina (8)
4. Florida (7)
5. Georgia, Alabama & Arizona (6)
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Violent Deaths by City
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Q1 2018 Highest retail deaths:
1. Birmingham, AL (4)
2. Houston, TX (4)
3. Melcroft, NC (4)
4. Las Vegas, NV (3)
5. Jacksonville, FL (3)
Q1 2017 Highest retail deaths:
1. Houston, TX (5)
2. Memphis, TN (4)
3. Little Rock, AR (3)
4. Indianapolis, IN (3)
5. Atlanta, GA (3)
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 Methodology: The Daily collects this retail store specific information
from public news media sources throughout the United States and reports it daily
in our Retail Crime column. We do not survey any retailers or third parties nor
collect information from any retail executive. All of this information is
available through public news media outlets. We do not claim nor does it
represent all such incidents or deaths that may occur in retail locations or
retail corporate facilities as many may not be reported in the news media
depending on a number of variables outside of our control. We are not
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