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The D&D Daily's Publicly Reported
Mid-Year & Q2 2020 Robbery Report

Robberies Up 11% From 2016, 4% From 2019
Most Incidents Ever Reported in Mid-Year 2020, But COVID Drives Q2 Drop

C-Stores & Restaurants Top Targets - Chicago Surges to #1 - Monday Top Day

Mid-Year Robbery Comparison - 2016-2020
Up 4% Since 2019 & 11% Since 2016

Q2 Robbery Comparison - 2016-2020
Down 5% Since '19 - Lowest Q2 On Record

Mid-Year 2020 Robberies & Burglaries by Store Type

Mid-Year 2020:
1. C-Store (25%)
2. Restaurant (11%)
3. Jewelry (11%)
4. Specialty (9%)
5. Dollar (7%)
Mid-Year 2019:
1. C-Store (31.2%)
2. Restaurant (10.5%)
3. Cell Phone (9%)
4. Dollar Store (8.4%)
5. Specialty (7.7%)

Mid-Year 2018:
1. C-Store (44%)
2. Restaurant (11.3%)
3. Pharmacy (9.8%)
4. Dollar Store (9.3%)
5. Cell Phone (9%)
Mid-Year 2017:
1. C-Store (51%)
2. Pharmacy (15%)
3. Dollar Store (14%)
4. Liquor Stores (5%)
5. Cell Phone (4%)

Mid-Year 2020 Suspects by Gender
3,912 Total Suspects

Mid-Year 2020 Suspect Breakdown:
3,401 males, 321 females, 190 unknown

Mid-Year 2019 Suspect Breakdown:
3,767 males, 179 females, 15 unknown

Mid-Year 2018 Suspect Breakdown:
3,130 males, 158 females, 414 unknown

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

*Started collecting 2017 data in Q2

Mid-Year 2020 Armed vs. Unarmed

Mid-Year 2020 Breakdown:
1,092 armed, 1,054 unarmed, 667 burglaries

Mid-Year 2019 Breakdown:
1,551 armed, 522 unarmed, 620 burglaries

Mid-Year 2018 Breakdown:
1,475 armed, 1,053 unarmed, 248 n/a

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

*Started collecting 2017 data in Q2

Mid-Year 2020 Robberies by Weekday
Monday Highest & Friday Lowest All Years

*Not all incidents reported a weekday

Mid-Year 2020
1. Monday - 492
2. Sunday - 438
3. Tuesday - 430
4. Thursday - 399
5. Wednesday - 384
6. Saturday - 371
7. Friday - 298

Mid-Year 2019
1. Monday - 459
2. Tuesday - 433
3. Wednesday - 431
4. Sunday - 373
5. Thursday - 361
6. Saturday - 323
7. Friday - 292

Mid-Year 2018
1. Monday - 491
2. Wednesday - 464
3. Tuesday - 461
4. Sunday - 416
5. Thursday - 333
6. Saturday - 306
7. Friday - 305

*2017 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

Mid-Year 2020 Robberies by Time of Day

*Times not available for all days

Mid-Year 2020
1. 8pm - 12am (743)
2. 12am - 4am (697)
3. 4pm - 8pm (415)
4. 4am - 8am (374)
5. 12pm - 4pm (298)
6. 8am - 12pm (286)

Mid-Year 2019
1. 8pm - 12am (681)
2. 12am - 4am (626)
3. 4am - 8am (369)
4. 4pm - 8pm (365)
5. 12pm - 4pm (250)
5. 8am - 12pm (226)

Mid-Year 2018
1. 8pm - 12am (563)
2. 12am - 4am (532)
3. 4pm - 8pm (334)
4. 4am - 8am (326)
5. 8am - 12pm (252)
6. 12pm - 4pm (243)

*2017 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

Mid-Year 2020 Robberies by State
California & Texas Highest 2016 to 2020

Mid-Year 2020
1. California (313)
2. Texas (218)
3. New York (180)
4. Florida (161)
5. Illinois (158)

Mid-Year 2019
1. California (293)
2. Texas (197)
3. Florida & Ohio (133)
4. Pennsylvania (126)
5. North Carolina (125)

Mid-Year 2018
1. California (258)
2. Texas (203)
3. Florida (134)
4. New York (125)
5. PA & NC (121)

Mid-Year 2017
1. California (231)
2. Texas (187)
3. Ohio (161)
4. Florida (160)
5. Pennsylvania (146)

Mid-Year 2016
1. Texas (199)
2. California (162)
3. Florida (144)
4. Ohio*
5. Pennsylvania*

Mid-Year 2020 Robberies by City
Chicago Overtakes Houston as Mid-Year Robbery Hot Spot

Mid-Year 2020
1. Chicago, IL: 50
2. San Antonio, TX: 38
3. Las Vegas, NV: 26
4. Cleveland, OH: 25
5. New York, NY: 23

Mid-Year 2019
1. Houston, TX: 34
2. Colorado Springs, CO: 31
3. San Diego, CA: 26
4. Fresno, CA: 25
5. Tulsa, OK; Nashville, TN; Phoenix, AZ: 23

Mid-Year 2018
1. Tulsa, OK: 46 (Spiked Q1)
2. Houston, TX: 37
3. San Antonio, TX: 29
4. Charlotte, NC: 25
5. Las Vegas, NV: 15

2017 Full Year
1. Houston, TX: 60
2. Tulsa, OK: 59
3. Colorado Springs, CO: 55
4. Nashville, TN: 43
5. Chicago, IL: 40

2016 Full Year
1. Houston, TX: 73
2. Memphis, TN: 66
3. Dayton, OH: 65
4. Tulsa, OK*
5. Cleveland, OH*

*Began logging complete city data in 2017

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