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Mid-Year & Q2 2020 'Retail Violent Fatalities Report'

253 Fatalities in 1st Half of 2020 – Up 22% Over '19
125 Q2 Fatalities - Up 45% Over Q2 2019
Associate Fatalities Double, LE/LP Fatalities Up 133%

Mid-Year Comparison
2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020

Up 29% Overall	Up 31% Overall
• *Fatalities Up 29% since 2016* • *Incidents Up 31% since 2016* • Fatalities Up 22% Over Mid-Year 2019

2nd Quarter Comparison
2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020

*Up 30% Overall*	*Up 29% Overall*
• *125 Fatalities – Up 30% Over 2016* • *117 Incidents – Up 29% Over 2016* • Fatalities Up 45% Over Q2 2019

Mid-Year 2020's 253 Retail Violent Fatalities by Category

72% Victims - 28% Suspects
66/26% Associates - 101/40% Customers - 14/6% LP/LE/Security
72/28% Suspects

253 Total Mid-Year 2020 Violent Deaths
• 28%, 72 Suspects - up 11% from '19
• 40%, 101 Customers - down 2% from '19
• 26%, 66 Associates - up 94% from '19
• 6%, 14 LE/LP/Security - up 133% from '19

208 Total Mid-Year 2019 Violent Deaths
• 31%, 65 Suspects - down 6% from '18
• 49%, 103 Customers - down 11% from '18
• 16%, 34 Associates - down 41% from '18
• 3%, 6 LE/LP/Security

239 Total Mid-Year 2018 Violent Deaths
• 29%, 69 Suspects - down 20% from '17
• 49%, 116 Customers - up 29% from '17
• 20%, 48 Associates - up 20% from '17
• 2%, 6 LE/LP/Security - down 33% from '17

225 Total Mid-Year 2017 Violent Deaths
• 38%, 86 Suspects
• 40%, 90 Customers
• 18%, 40 Associates
• 4%, 9 LE/LP/Security

Mid-Year 2020 Fatalities Location
55% In-Store, 39% Parking Lots, 6% Off Premises

Mid-Year 2020 Totals
• 55%, 139 inside store or mall
• 39%, 99 killed in parking lots
• 6%, 15 died off premises

Mid-Year 2019 Totals
• 46%, 96 killed in parking lots
• 38%, 79 inside store or mall
• 16%, 33 died off premises

Mid-Year 2018 Totals
• 53%, 126 killed in parking lots
• 33%, 79 inside store or mall
• 14%, 34 died off premises

Mid-Year 2017 Totals
• 53%, 119 killed in parking lots
• 35%, 78 inside store or mall
• 12%, 28 died off premises

Mid-Year 2020: 66 Associate Fatalities
71% Commission of Crime, 21% Workplace Violence
5% Accidental, 3% Murder/Suicide

Mid-Year 2020 Totals
• 47 killed during robberies, burglaries or thefts
• 14 killed in workplace violence
• 3 killed by accident*
• 2 killed in murder/suicide

Mid-Year 2019 Totals
• 21 killed during robberies, burglaries or thefts
• 6 killed in workplace violence/co-worker
• 5 killed in murder/homicide/suicide
• 2 killed in crash/accident

Mid-Year 2018 Totals
• 22 killed during robberies, burglaries or thefts
• 19 killed in murder/homicide/suicide
• 4 killed in workplace violence
• 2 killed by former co-worker/relative/other
• 1 killed in accident

Mid-Year 2017 Totals
• 30 killed during robberies, burglaries or thefts
• 8 killed by employee/relative/customer
• 2 killed in murder/homicide/suicide

*Included under accident: Innocent restaurant owner
shot & killed by a National Guardsman during Louisville riots

Mid-Year 2020 Total Fatalities by Gender
86% Male – 14% Female

Mid-Year 2020 Totals
• 86%, 217 Males
• 14%, 36 Females

Mid-Year 2019 Totals
• 82%, 172 Males
• 12%, 25 Females
• 5%, 11 n/a

Mid-Year 2018 Totals
• 78%, 188 Males
• 16%, 38 Females
• 5%, 13 n/a

Mid-Year 2017 Totals
• 88%, 198 Males
• 12%, 27 Females

Mid-Year 2020 - 66 Associate Fatalities By Gender & Method

Mid-Year 2020 Totals
• 89%, 59 Males
• 11%, 7 Females

Mid-Year 2019 Totals
• 76%, 26 Males
• 21%, 7 Females
• 3%, 1 n/a

Mid-Year 2018 Totals
• 69%, 33 Males
• 27%, 13 Females
• 4%, 2 n/a

Mid-Year 2017 Totals
• 75%, 30 Males
• 25%, 10 Females

Mid-Year 2020 Totals
• 89%, 59 Killed by gun
• 8%, 5 stabbed/beaten
• 3%, 2 car crash

Mid-Year 2019 Totals
• 94%, 32 Killed by gun
• 3%, 1 stabbed/beaten
• 3%, 1 car crash

Mid-Year 2018 Totals
• 81%, 39 Killed by gun
• 15%, 7 stabbed/beaten
• 2%, 1 run over
• 2%, 1 n/a

Mid-Year 2017 Totals
• 80%, 32 Killed by gun
• 15%, 6 stabbed/beaten
• 2%, 1 fire
• 2%, 1 suicide

Mid-Year 2020 Fatality Incidents by Store Type
C-Stores Top Store Type Five Straight Years

Mid-Year 2020:
1. C-Stores (33%)
2. Restaurants (15%)
3. Grocery (7.5%)
4. Big Box (7%)
5. Liquor/Tobacco (6%)

Mid-Year 2019:
1. C-Stores (20%)
2. Restaurants (11.5%)
3. Gas Stations (11%)
4. Malls (8.8%)
5. Specialty (8.5%)

Mid-Year 2018:
1. C-Stores (19%)
2. Gas Stations (13.4%)
3. Restaurants (12.4%)
4. Malls (10.8%)
5. Other (9.3%)

Mid-Year 2017:
1. C-Stores (28.5%)
2. Big Box (13%)
3. Restaurants (12.5%)
4. Malls (9%)
5. Other (8%)

2016:
1. C-Stores (26%)
2. Gas Stations (25%)
3. Big Box (21%)
4. Restaurants (9%)
5. Dollar Stores (8%)

Mid-Year 2020 Fatality Incidents by Weekday
Wednesday Highest - Two Out of Last Three Years

Mid-Year 2020:
1. Wednesday - 45
2. Tuesday - 42
3. Saturday - 34
4. Monday - 33
5. Sunday - 28
6. Thursday - 25
6. Friday - 25

Mid-Year 2019:
1. Tuesday - 43
2. Wednesday - 33
3. Thursday - 32
4. Saturday - 32
5. Sunday - 26
6. Monday - 23
7. Friday - 19

Mid-Year 2018:
1. Wednesday - 46
2. Tuesday - 40
3. Sunday - 38
4. Monday - 35
5. Saturday - 33
6. Thursday - 28
7. Friday - 19

Mid-Year 2017:
1. Monday - 40
2. Sunday - 37
3. Saturday - 30
4. Wednesday - 27
5. Tuesday - 27
6. Thursday - 27
7. Friday 18

2016:
1. Sunday
2. Friday
3. Saturday
4. Wednesday
5. Monday
6. Tuesday
7. Thursday

*Complete data not available for 2016

Mid-Year 2020 Fatality Incidents by State
California, Texas Top States Past 5 Years

Mid-Year 2020:
1. California (34)
2. Texas (22)
3. North Carolina (15)
4. Missouri (13)
5. FL, GA, PA (12)

Mid-Year 2019:
1. California (27)
2. Texas (22)
3. Florida (13)
4. GA, VA & NC (10)
5. Tennessee & Illinois (8)

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

Mid-Year 2017:
1. California (28)
2. Texas (23)
3. Georgia (18)
4. Florida (17)
5. Tennessee (12)

2016:
1. Texas (43)
2. California (39)
3. Florida (31)
4. Georgia (23)
5. Ohio (17)

Mid-Year 2020 Fatality Incidents by City
Houston Most Deaths 4 out of 5 Years

Mid-Year 2020:
1. Houston, TX: 8
2. Philadelphia, PA: 7
3. Chicago, IL/Cleveland, OH: 5
4. Los Angeles/Phoenix/Kansas City, MO: 4
5. Tulsa, OK/Milwaukee, WI/Macon, GA: 3

Mid-Year 2019:
1. Houston, TX
2. Charlotte, NC
3. Los Angeles, CA
3. St. Louis, MO
3. Tulsa, OK/Chicago, IL

Mid-Year 2018:
1. Houston, TX
2. Nashville, TN
3. Birmingham, AL
4. Melcroft, NC
5. Indianapolis IN/Kansas City, MO

Mid-Year 2017:
1. Memphis, TN
2. Houston, TX
3. Atlanta, GA
4. St Louis, MO
5. Las Vegas, NV/Chicago, IL

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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