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Q4 & Full Year 2019 Robbery Report

Robberies Down 6.6% From 2016
Q4 Robberies Down 22% From 2016
C-Stores Top Retail Sector - Houston Top City - Monday Top Day

Yearly & Quarterly Comparison
2016-2019

Robberies Down 6.6% From 2016 - 3% from 2018
Q4 Robberies Down 22% From 2016 - 11% from Q4 2018

Full Year - 2016-2019
• 2019 - 5,576 (down 3% from '18)
• 2018 - 5,753 robberies (up 1.8% from '17)
• 2017 - 5,651 robberies (down 5% from '16)
• 2016 – 5,974 robberies (Started Tracking)

Q4 Comparison - 2016-2019
• Q4 2019 - 1,419 robberies (down 11% from '18)
• Q4 2018 - 1,603 robberies (up 3.3% from '17)
• Q4 2017 - 1,552 robberies (down 14.8% from '16)
• Q4 2016 – 1,822 (Tracking Began)

FBI 2018 Crime Index – Robberies Overview
Robberies Down 12.6% From 2014
There were an estimated 282,061 robberies nationwide in 2018. The estimated number of robberies decreased 12.0 percent from the 2017 estimate and decreased 12.6 percent from the 2014 estimate. The 2018 estimate was down 31.0 percent from the 2009 estimate.
(See Tables 1 and 1AFBI — Table 1.)

Robberies & Burglaries by Store Type

*2016 Totals:
1. C-Stores/Gas
2. Pharmacy
3. Dollar Stores
4. Restaurants
5. Cell/Elect.

2017 Totals:
1. C-Store (48%)
2. Dollar Stores (17%)
3. Pharmacy (17%)
4. Cell/Elect. (8%)
5. Restaurants (6%)

2018 Totals:
1. C-Store (31%)
2. Restaurant (10%)
3. Dollar Store (8%)
4. Cell/Elect. (8%)
5. Pharmacy (8%)

2019 Totals:
1. C-Store (27%)
2. Restaurant (12%)
3. Specialty/Other (11%)
4. Jewelry (10%)
5. Dollar Store/Elect. (8%)

*2016 data did not include percentages

2019 Suspects by Gender
7,917 Total Suspects

2019 Suspect Breakdown:
7,244 males, 438 females, 235 n/a

2018 Suspect Breakdown:
6,747 males, 404 females, 1,045 n/a

*2017 Suspect Breakdown:
4,505 males, 238 females, 486 n/a

*2017 started collecting data in Q2

2019 Armed vs. Unarmed

2019 Breakdown:
2,835 armed, 1,344 unarmed, 1,397 burglaries

2018 Breakdown:
3,269 armed, 2,484 unarmed

*2017 Breakdown:
2,348 armed, 1,550 unarmed, 34 n/a

*2017 started collecting data in Q2

2019 Robberies by Weekday
Monday Highest & Friday Lowest All Years

*Not all incidents reported a weekday

* 2017 Days Ranked
1. Monday - 538
2. Tuesday - 519
3. Sunday - 517
4. Saturday - 481
5. Wednesday - 462
6. Thursday - 406
7. Friday - 285

*2017 started collecting data in Q2

2018 Days Ranked
1. Monday - 926
2. Wednesday - 852
3. Tuesday - 830
4. Sunday - 799
5. Saturday - 696
6. Thursday - 686
7. Friday - 603

2019 Days Ranked
1. Monday - 990
2. Wednesday - 871
3. Tuesday - 808
4. Sunday - 804
5. Saturday - 738
6. Thursday - 691
7. Friday - 653

2019 Robberies by Time of Day

*Times not available for all days

* 2017 Times Ranked
1. 12am - 4am: 809
2. 8pm - 12am: 741
3. 4pm - 8pm: 431
4. 4am - 8am: 396
5. 8am - 12pm: 295
6. 12pm - 4pm: 294

*2017 started collecting data in Q2

2018 Times Ranked
1. 8pm - 12am: 1,148
2. 12am - 4am: 1,097
3. 4pm - 8pm: 694
4. 4am - 8am: 687
5. 8am - 12pm: 500
6. 12pm - 4pm: 482

2019 Times Ranked
1. 12am - 4am: 1,432
2. 8pm - 12am: 1,342
3. 4am - 8am: 808
4. 4pm - 8pm: 743
5. 8am - 12pm: 538
6. 12pm - 4pm: 537

2019 Robberies by State
California & Texas Highest 2016 to 2019

4 Yr. Average
California - 525; Texas - 436; Florida - 312;
Ohio - 288; Pennsylvania - 210

2016 Top States:
1. Texas (485)
2. California (419)
3. Florida (353)
4. Ohio
5. Pennsylvania
2017 Top States:
1. California (506)
2. Texas (362)
3. Florida (333)
4. Ohio (307)
5. Pennsylvania (133)
2018 Top States:
1. California (570)
2. Texas (446)
3. Ohio (291)
4. Florida (283)
5. Pennsylvania (263)
2019 Top States:
1. California (604)
2. Texas (451)
3. Florida (278)
4. Ohio (265)
5. Pennsylvania (235)

2019 Robberies by City

Houston Top City 3 of Last 4 Years

2019 Cities
1. Houston, TX: 67
2. San Antonio, TX: 57
3. Las Vegas, NV: 47
4. Chicago, IL: 45
5. Charlotte, NC: 44
2018 Cities
1. Tulsa, OK: 81
2. Houston, TX: 79
3. Madison, WI: 36
4. Charlotte, NC: 34
5. New Orleans, LA: 30

2017 Cities
1. Houston, TX
2. Tulsa, OK
3. Colorado Springs, CO
4. Nashville, TN
5. Chicago, IL

2016 Cities
1. Houston, TX
2. Memphis, TN
3. Dayton, OH
4. Tulsa, OK
5. Cleveland, OH

*Began logging complete Top 5 city & state
data in 2017

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