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The D&D Daily's Exclusive - Publicly Reported
Q3 2019 'Retail Fatalities Report'

375 Retail Fatalities from Jan-September - Up 3% from 2018
167 Retail Fatalities in Q3 2019 - Up 34% from Q3 2018
Customer Deaths Nearly Double Since 2018
 


 Year-to-Date
2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019

YTD Fatalities Up 3% since '18
YTD Criminal Acts Flat since '18

YTD Fatalities Up 21% since '17
YTD Criminal Acts Up 12% since '17

YTD Deaths Up 20% since '16
YTD Criminal Acts Up 10% since '16
 


 


3rd Quarter
2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019

 

Q3 Fatalities Up 34% since '18*
Q3 Criminal Acts Up 21% since '18

Q3 Fatalities Up 96% since '17
Q3 Criminal Acts Up 52% since '17

Q3 Deaths Up 44% since '16
Q3 Criminal Acts Up 13% since '16


*El Paso & Dayton Mass Shootings Impact Number of Fatalities
While there was a substantial increase in the number of Q3 retail fatalities, one contributing factor was the mass shootings at an El Paso Walmart (22 fatalities) and a Dayton bar (9 fatalities).
 


Q3 2019's 167 Retail Violent Fatalities by Category
 20% Suspects - 80% Victims
33 Suspects, 103 Customers, 28 Associates, 3 LP/LE/Security


 

167 Total Q3 2019 Violent Fatalities
• 20%, 33 Suspects - up 3% from '18
• 61%, 103 Customers - up 94% from '18
 • 17%, 28 Associates - down 26% from '18
 • 2%, 3 LE/LP/Security* - up 50% from '18

125 Total Q3 2018 Violent Fatalities
• 26%, 32 Suspects - up 14% from '17
• 42%, 53 Customers -  up 71% from '17
 • 30%, 38 Associates - up 65% from '17
 • 2%, 2 LE/LP/Security - flat from '17

 85 Total Q3 2017 Violent Fatalities
• 33%, 28 Suspects
• 37%, 31 Customers
• 27%, 23 Associates
• 3%, 2 LE/LP/Security
 

*3 Law Enforcement/Security Officers Killed in Retail Violence Incidents
Sadly, three law enforcement and security officers were among the Q3 retail fatalities. On July 9, a deputy was killed in Gainesville, Georgia chasing a robbery suspect. On Aug. 8, a 7-Eleven security guard was killed in a stabbing rampage. And on Aug. 13, a security guard was shot and killed during an arcade room robbery.
 


Q3 Fatalities In Parking Lot, In Store & Off Premises
 


 

Q3 2019 Totals
• 45%, 75 killed in parking lots
• 48%, 80 inside store or mall
• 7%, 12 died off premises

Q3 2018 Totals
• 54.5%, 68 killed in parking lots
• 34.5%, 43 inside store or mall
• 11%, 14 died off premises or unaccounted

Q3 2017 Totals
• 49%, 42 killed in parking lots
• 39%, 33 inside store or mall
• 12%, 10 died off premises  
 


Q3: 28 Associate Fatalities

Q3 2019 Totals
 • 15 (54%) killed during robberies
• 6 (21%) killed in workplace violence incidents
• 5 (18%) killed in murder/suicide
 • 2 (7%) killed in accidents

Q3 2018 Totals
• 15 (39%) killed during robberies
 • 17 (45%) killed in shootings/homicide/fight
 • 6 (16%) killed by co-worker/employee/relative

 Q3 2017 Totals
• 14 (61%) killed during robberies
 • 6 (26%) killed in deadly confrontation
 • 2 (9%) killed by current employee
 • 1 (4%) killed by relative
 


Q3: 28 Associate Fatalities By Gender & Method


 

Q3 2019 Totals
• 75%, 21 Males
 • 25%, 7 Females

Q3 2018 Totals
• 66%, 25 Males
 • 21%, 8 Females
 • 13%, 5 n/a

 Q3 2017 Totals
• 87%, 20 Males
 • 9%, 2 Females
 • 4%, 1 n/a
 

Q3 2019 Totals
• 86%, 24 shot
 • 7%, 2 stabbed
 • 7%, 2 crushed

Q3 2018 Totals
• 86%, 33 shot
 • 7%, 3 stabbed
 • 3%, 1 beaten
 • 3%, 1 dragged by car

 Q3 2017 Totals
• 96%, 22 shot
 • 4%, 1 not listed
 


Q3 Fatalities by Gender


 		 Q3 2019 Totals
 • 80%, 133 Males
 • 20%, 34 Females

 Q3 2018 Totals
• 80%, 100 Males
 • 13%, 16 Females
• 7%, 9 Not listed

 Q3 2017 Totals
• 85%, 72 Males
 • 7%, 6 Females
 • 8%, 7 Not listed

 



 


 Q3 Fatalities by Store Type
C-Stores Top Store Type Four Straight Years




 
2016:
1. C-stores (26%)
2. Gas Stations (25%)
3. Big Box (21%)
4. Restaurants (9%)
5. Dollar Stores (8%)
 		 Q3 2017:
1. C-stores (28%)
2. Grocery (13%)
3. Restaurants (13%)
4. Big Box (8%)
5. Specialty (8%)
 		 Q3 2018:
1. C-stores (26%)
2. Other (14%)
3. Restaurants (12%)
4. Specialty (10%)
5. Gas Stations (10%)		 Q3 2019:
 1. C-stores (27%)
2. Restaurants (18%)
3. Gas Stations (11%)
4. Big Box (8%)
5. Specialty (8%)


Q3 Fatality Incidents by Weekday
Wednesday Highest - Friday Consistently Lowest

2016:
 1. Sunday
2. Friday
3. Saturday
4. Wednesday
5. Monday
6. Tuesday
7. Thursday
 		 Q3 2017:
1. Sunday - 14
1. Saturday - 14
1. Tuesday - 14
2. Monday - 13
3. Wednesday - 12
4. Thursday - 7
4. Friday - 7
 		 Q3 2018:
1. Saturday - 32
2. Sunday - 18
2. Thursday - 18
3. Monday - 17
3. Tuesday - 17
5. Wednesday - 15
5. Friday - 8
 

Q3 2019:
1. Wednesday - 27
2. Sunday - 19
2. Monday - 19
3. Tuesday - 18
4. Saturday - 17
5. Thursday - 13
6. Friday - 10
 


Q3 Fatality Incidents by State
California Surpasses Texas as Top State

2016:
 1. Texas (43)
2. California (39)
3. Florida (31)
4. Georgia (23)
5. Ohio (7)

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

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

Q3 2019:
 1. California (14)
2. Florida (13)
3. Texas (12)
4. Georgia (8)
5. Virginia (6)



 


Q3 Fatality Incidents by City
Dallas Most Deaths - 2 out of 4 Years

  Q3 2019:
1. Dallas, TX (5)
2. DeKalb, GA (3)
3. Memphis, TN (3)
4. Chicago, IL; Philadelphia, PA; Queens, NY; San Antonio, TX; Tulsa, OK (2)

 Q3 2018:
 1. Houston, TX
2. Minneapolis, MN 
3. Detroit, MI 
4. Jacksonville, FL
5. New Orleans, LA

Q3 2017:
 1. Dallas, TX
2. Colorado Springs, CO
3. Las Vegas, NV
4. Kansas City, MO
5. Houston, TX

 2016:
 1. Houston, TX
2. Atlanta, GA
3. Detroit, MI
4. Phoenix, AZ
5. Chicago, IL



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 responsible for the accuracy of the information reported in the various news media outlets. We do not name any retailer, retail executive, suspect, or victim.

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