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The D&D Daily's Publicly Reported
Q3 2019 Robbery Report

Robberies Up 7% Since Q3 2018; C-Stores & Restaurants Top Targets
California Top State 3 Years in a Row; Houston Top City 2 Straight Years


YTD & Quarterly Comparison
2016-2019
 

Year-to-Date - 2016-2019
 • 2019 YTD - 4,157 robberies (flat from '18)
• 2018 YTD - 4,150 robberies (up 1.24% from '17)
• 2017 YTD - 4,099 robberies (down 1.28% from '16)

Q3 Comparison - 2016-2019
 • Q3 2019 - 1,464 robberies (up 7% from '18)
• Q3 2018 - 1,374 robberies (up 2.2% from '17)
• Q3 2017 - 1,345 robberies (down 17% from '16)
 


 Q3 Robberies & Burglaries by Store Type



 • C-Stores remain top store type
• Restaurants jump from sixth to second since Q3 2018
 • Jewelry Stores - Dollar Stores - Electronic/Phone Stores round out Top 5
 


Q3 Suspects by Gender

2,227 Total Suspects

Q3 2019 Breakdown:
1,937 (87%) males, 156 (7%) females,
134 (6%) n/a

Q3 2018 Breakdown:
1,481 males (70%), 88 (5%) females,
525 (25%) n/a

Q3 2017 Breakdown:
1,332 (78%) males, 97 (6%) female,
273 (16%) n/a
 


Q3 Armed vs. Unarmed



 Q3 2019 Breakdown:
565 (39%) armed, 513 (35%) unarmed,
386 (26%) burglary

 Q3 2018 Breakdown:
700 (51%) armed, 674 (49%) unarmed

 Q3 2017 Breakdown:
731 (54%) armed, 519 (39%) unarmed,
95 (7%) unreported

*Added 'burglary' category
starting in Q1 2019
 

Q3 Robberies by Weekday

• Wednesday replaces Monday as the top day
 • Thursday, Tuesday and Sunday lowest
 


 Q3 Robberies by Time of Day
 

As was the case in Q1 & Q2, more than half of total reported robberies and burglaries fell between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m., as the graph above shows.
 


Q3 Robberies by State

Q3 2019
1. California (167)
2. Texas (142)
3. Florida (73)
4. Ohio (58)
5. Georgia (57)
 		 Q3 2018
1. California (145)
2. Texas (123)
3. Ohio (76)
4. Pennsylvania (75)
5. Florida (74)
 		 Q3 2017
1. California (137)
2. Florida (100)
3. Texas (79)
4. Ohio (56)
5. Georgia (50)
 


Q3 Robberies by City

Q3 2019 Highest
1. Houston, TX: 23
2. San Antonio, TX: 18
3. Las Vegas, NV: 17
4. Omaha, NE: 13
5. New York, NY & Bakersfield, CA: 12

 Q3 2018 Highest:
1. Houston, TX: 21
2. Dayton, OH: 18
3. Macon, GA & Tulsa, OK: 16
4. San Antonio, TX & Philadelphia, PA: 12
5. Madison, WI: 10

 Q3 2017 Highest:
1. Columbus, OH (17)
2. Colorado Springs, CO (14)
3. Las Vegas, NV (14)
4. Tampa, FL (14)
5. New Orleans, LA (12) 



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