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The D&D Daily's Publicly Reported
Q1 2020 Robbery Report

Robberies Up 37% From 2016, 14% From 2019
Most Incidents Ever Reported in Q1
C-Stores & Jewelry Top Retail Sector - Chicago New Hot Spot - Monday Top Day

Yearly & Quarterly Comparison
2016-2020

Q1 Robberies Up 37% From 2016 - 14% from Last Year

Q1 Comparison - 2016-2020

• 2020 - 1,573 robberies
(up 14% from Q1 '19)

• 2019 - 1,382 robberies
(down 3.4% from Q1 '18)

• 2018 - 1,431 robberies
(down 1.9% from Q1 '17)

• 2017 - 1,459 robberies
(up 27% from Q1 '16)

• 2016 - 1,151 robberies

Increased Violence in Retail Crime Overall Continues

Fatalities Spike of 28%
Combined with Robbery Spike of 37%
Shows Increased Retail Crime Overall Since 2016

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Q1 2020 Robberies & Burglaries by Store Type

Q1 2020:
1. C-Store (25%)
2. Jewelry (16%)
3. Restaurant (10%)
4. Dollar (8%)
5. Specialty/Other (8%)

Q1 2019:
1. C-Store (32%)
2. Restaurant (10.1%)
3. Cell Phone (8.8%)
4. Dollar Store (8.5%)
5. Specialty (8%)

Q1 2018:
1. C-Store (50%)
2. Pharmacy (12%)
3. Dollar Store (11%)
4. Restaurant (11%)
5. Cell Phone (9%)

*Q1 2017:
1. C-Store
2. Pharmacy
3. Dollar Store
4. Cell Phone
5. Restaurant

*Q1 2016:
1. Dollar Store
2. Pharmacy
3. C-Store
4. Cell Phone
5. Restaurant

*2016 & 2017 data did not include percentages

Q1 2020 Suspects by Gender
2,116 Total Suspects

Q1 2020 Suspect Breakdown:
1,778 males, 178 females, 190 unknown

Q1 2019 Suspect Breakdown:
1,926 males, 76 females, 14 unknown

Q1 2018 Suspect Breakdown:
1,429 males, 70 females, 252 unknown

*2017 Suspect Breakdown:
4,505 males, 238 females, 486 unknown

*2017 started collecting data in Q2

Q1 2020 Armed vs. Unarmed

Q1 2020 Breakdown:
671 armed, 459 unarmed, 443 burglaries

Q1 2019 Breakdown:
812 armed, 255 unarmed, 315 burglaries

Q1 2018 Breakdown:
848 armed, 582 unarmed

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

*2017 started collecting data in Q2

Q1 2020 Robberies by Weekday
Monday Highest & Friday Lowest All Years

*Not all incidents reported a weekday

* 2017 Top Days
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
Q1 2018 Top Days
1. Monday - 225
2. Tuesday - 224
3. Sunday - 193
4. Wednesday - 180
5. Thursday - 143
6. Saturday - 119
7. Friday - 107
Q1 2019 Top Days
1. Wednesday - 241
2. Tuesday - 237
3. Monday - 225
4. Thursday - 194
5. Sunday - 168
6. Saturday - 158
7. Friday - 147 Q1 2020 Top Days
1. Monday - 276
2. Tuesday - 237
3. Sunday - 232
4. Saturday - 226
5. Thursday - 218
6. Wednesday - 216
7. Friday - 167

Q1 2020 Robberies by Time of Day

*Times not available for all days

* 2017 Top Times
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
Q1 2018 Top Times
1. 8pm - 12am (254)
2. 12am - 4am (183)
3. 4pm - 8pm (146)
4. 4am - 8am (138)
5. 8am - 12pm (104)
6. 12pm - 4pm (146) Q1 2019 Top Times
1. 8pm - 12am (377)
2. 12am - 4am (308)
3. 4pm - 8pm (210)
4. 4am - 8am (194)
5. 12pm - 4pm (133)
5. 8am - 12pm (124) Q1 2020 Top Times
1. 8pm - 12am (408)
2. 12am - 4am (393)
3. 4pm - 8pm (229)
4. 4am - 8am (201)
5. 12pm - 4pm (174)
5. 8am - 12pm (168)

Q1 2020 Robberies by State
California & Texas Highest 2016 to 2020

Q1 2020 Ranked
1. California (160)
2. Texas (120)
3. Ohio (94)
4. New York (92)
5. Florida (88)

Q1 2019 Ranked
1. California (152)
2. Texas (111)
3. Ohio (73)
4. Pennsylvania (67)
5. North Carolina (63)

Q1 2018 Ranked
1. California (123)
2. Texas (101)
3. Pennsylvania (73)
4. Florida (65)
5. New York (62)

Q1 2017 Ranked
1. California (125)
2. Texas (103)
3. Ohio (88)
4. Pennsylvania (77)
5. Florida (74)

Q1 2016 Ranked
1. Texas (93)
2. California (73)
3. Florida (59)
4. Ohio
5. Georgia

Q1 2020 Robberies by City
Chicago Overtakes Houston as Q1 Robbery Hot Spot

Q1 2020 Cities
1. Chicago, IL (36)
2. San Antonio, TX (21)
3. Las Vegas, NV (18)
4. Cleveland, OH & Nashville, TN (15)
5. Macon, GA & Jacksonville, FL (14)

Q1 2019 Cities
1. Houston, TX (18)
2. Tulsa, OK (16)
3. Los Angeles, CA (16)
4. Fresno, CA (15)
5. San Diego, CA (14)

Q1 2018 Cities
1. Tulsa, OK (34)
2. Houston, TX (19)
3. San Antonio, TX & Las Vegas, NV (15)
4. Portland, OR (13)
5. Charlotte, NC & Madison, WI (11)

Q1 2017 Cities
1. Houston, TX (23)
2. Shreveport, LA (19)
3. Tulsa, OK (17)
4. Colorado Springs, CO (15)
5. Oklahoma City, OK (12)

Q1 2016 Cities
1. Houston, TX (23)
2. Memphis, TN (20)
3. Tulsa, OK (14)
4. Dayton, OH
5. Indianapolis, IN

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

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