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The D&D Daily's Publicly Reported
'Retail Violent Death Report' Q3

125 Q3 Retail Violent Deaths - Up 47% from Q3 '17
364 Retail Violent Deaths YTD - Up 17% from '17

 

  Year-to-Date Comparison
'17 vs. '18


Q1-Q3 2018 Totals
• 364 Retail violent deaths
• 315 Criminal acts



Compared to Q1-Q3 2017
• Deaths up 17%
•
Criminal acts up 12%

 
  Quarterly Comparison
'17 vs. '18


Q3 2018
• 125 Retail violent deaths
• 102 Criminal acts



Compared to Q3 2017
• Deaths up 47% (85 in Q3 '17)
•
Criminal acts up 26% (81 in Q3 '17)


125 Q3 2018 Violent Deaths by Group
26% Suspects - 74% Victims
32 Suspects,
53 Customers, 38 Associates, 2 LP/LE/Security

125 Q3 2018 Total Violent Deaths
•
26%, 32 Suspects – Down 6% from Q2
•
42%, 53 Customers – Down 1.8% from Q2
• 30%, 38 Associates - Up 36% from Q2
• 2%, 2 LE/LP/Security


114 Q2 2018 Total Violent Deaths

• 30%, 34 Suspects – Down 3% from Q1
•
47%, 54 Customers – Down 13% from Q1
• 18%, 20 Associates - Down 28% from Q1
• 5%, 6 LE/LP/Security

125 Q1 2018 Total Violent Deaths
• 28%, 35 Suspects – Down 33% from Q1 '17
•
50%, 62 Customers – Up 114% from Q1 '17
• 22%, 28 Associates - Up 8% from Q1 '17
 



Q3 Totals:  Homicides -
 Retail Crime Deaths


67% (84) of deaths were homicides
                 
Arguments, murder/suicides

                • 12%, 10 Suspects
                •
88%, 74 Victims


33% (41) of deaths occurred during retail crime
                   
Robberies, burglaries, shoplifting & carjacking
                 • 54%, 22 Suspects
                 • 46%, 19 Victims



Deaths In Parking Lot, In Store & Off Premises
 

Q3


 

• 54%, 68 killed in parking lots
• 34%, 43 inside store or mall
•
7%, 9 died off premises
• 4%, 5 were unaccounted for



In-Store/Mall Violent Deaths

Q3

• 88%, 38 were shot
•
5%, 2 were beaten
• 7%, 3 were stabbed


Customers, Associates & Law Enforcement Killed

Q3 - 93 Victims

74% of total deaths
• 54%, 50 killed outside the store
• 37%, 35 killed inside the store/mall
• 4%, 4 killed off premises
• 4%, 4
n/a



Q3: 38 Associates Violently Killed

30% of the total deaths
•
15 killed during robberies, burglaries or thefts
• 17 killed in shootings/homicide/fight
• 6 killed
by co-worker/employee/relative


 


Q3: 38 Associate Deaths By Gender & Method

Males Killed 3 to 1
• 66
%, 25 Males
• 21%, 8 Females
• 13%, 5 n/a
 

Method
•
86%, 33 Killed by gun
• 7%, 3
stabbed
• 3%, 1 beaten
• 3%, 1 dragged by car
 



Q3 Total Deaths by Gender


 

Males Killed By 100-16 Margin
• 80
%, 100 Males
• 13%, 16 Females

•
7
%, 9 Not listed




Q3: Total Deaths by Store Type




*Other category consists of bars, check cashing stores, distribution centers,
hotels, movie theaters & pawn shops
 

Q3 2018 Deaths by
Store Type:

1. C-stores
2. Other
3. Restaurant
4. Specialty
5. Gas Stations
 

Q2 2018 Deaths by
Store Type:

1. C-stores
2. Restaurant
3. Gas Stations
4. Shopping Center/Malls
5. Big Box
 

Q1 2018 Deaths by
Store Type:

1. C-stores
2. Other
3. Gas Stations
4. Shopping Center/Malls
5. Restaurants
 



Violent Deaths by Weekday
Saturday Top Day in Q3 2018, Friday Lowest of Both Years


Q3 '18 Days Ranked
1. Saturday - 32
2. Sunday - 18
3.
Thursday - 18
4. Monday - 17
5. Tuesday - 17
6. Wednesday - 15
7. Friday - 8
 

Mid Year '18 Days Ranked
1. Wednesday - 46
2. Tuesday - 40
3. Sunday - 38
4. Monday - 35
5. Saturday - 33
6. Thursday - 28
7. Friday - 19
 

Q3 '17 Days Ranked
1. Saturday - 14
2.
Sunday - 14
3. Tuesday - 14
4. Monday - 13
5. Wednesday - 12
6. Thursday - 7
7. Friday - 7
 



Violent Deaths by State
Texas, California Most Deaths Both Years

Q3 2018 States Ranked
1. Texas (16)
2. California (10)
3. Maryland (8)
4. Florida (7)
5. New York (7)

Mid-Year 2018 States Ranked
1. Texas (29)
2. California (26)
3. Florida (14)
4. Georgia (12)
5. Alabama (11)

Q3 2017 States Ranked
1. Texas (9)
2. California (6)
3. Georgia (6)
4. Colorado (5)
5. North Carolina (5)




Violent Deaths by City

  Q3 2018 Top Cities
1. Houston, TX (6)
2. Minneapolis, MN (5)
2. Detroit, MI (5)
3. Jacksonville, FL (4)
3. New Orleans, LA (4)
4. Los Angeles, CA (3)
4. Macon, GA (3)


Q2 2018 Top Cities

1. Nashville, TN (6)
2. Indianapolis, IN (3)
2. Tallassee, AL (3)
2. Royaltown, MI (3)
3. Houston, TX (2)
3. Oklahoma City, OK (2)
3. Kansas City, MO (2)


Q1 2018 Top Cities
1. Birmingham, AL (4)
2. Houston, TX (4)
3. Melcroft, NC (4)
4. Las Vegas, NV (3)
5. Jacksonville, FL (3)

 



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