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The D&D Daily's
Exclusive & Industry's Only
Q4 & 2020
'Retail Violent Fatalities Report'
Most Yearly
Fatalities & Incidents Ever Reported
523
Fatalities in 2020 - Up 40% in Last 5 Years
485 Incidents
(Up 37%) - 123 Associate
Fatalities (Up 41%)
Analysis: Five-Year 40% Spike in Retail Fatalities Reflects Nations Increasing
Murder Rate & Gun Violence Trend
With murder
rates and gun violence trends skyrocketing across America, its no surprise to
see fatality rates continue to climb in Retail America as well especially
given the protests and rioting around racial injustice, the historical
unemployment rates, the business failures from the COVID-19 shutdowns, and the
digital transformation retails going through.
With the customary retail sectors that typically experience violent criminal
acts for the most part unaffected by the shutdowns, there was no break in
violent activity for retail.
One alarming trend was the gradual movement of fatalities occurring in the
parking lots and off-premises to occurring more now in-store, virtually even
with parking lots. This has resulted in more aggressive consumers, which has
been increasingly reported over the last two years, leading to an all-time-high
70% of violent retail fatalities occurring during the commission of a crime
(robberies, burglaries, thefts).
Texas and California, the two highest populated states, continue to lead the way
in fatalities year after year. When it comes to cities, Philadelphia took the
top spot for the first time in 2020, following the civil unrest the city saw
last year.
All in all, it was a difficult year for the nations retailers and the violent
fatalities are continuing to increase. However, while our society itself is
struggling to find answers and resolutions to these murder rates and gun
violence, retailers can find some solace in the fact that Retails 5% increase
year over year in 2020 is a far cry from the numbers the majority of the major
cities are experiencing.
- Gus Downing, D&D Daily Publisher & Editor
Yearly Comparison
2016 -
2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020
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Up 5% From 2019
Up 40%
From 2016
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Up 14% From 2019
Up 37% From 2016
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Fatalities up
40% from 2016 & 5% from 2019
Incidents up 37% from 2016 & 14% from
2019
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4th Quarter Comparison
2016 -
2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020
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Up 15% From Q4 2019
Up 80%
From Q4 2016
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Up 25% From Q4 2019
Up 85%
From Q4 2016
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Fatalities up
80% from Q4 2016 & 15% from Q4 2019
Incidents up 85% from Q4 2016 & 25%
from Q4 2019
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2020's
523
Retail Violent Fatalities by Category
76% Victims - 24% Suspects
256/49% Customers,
123/24% Associates, 16/3% LP/LE/Security
128/24% Suspects
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523 Total 2020
Fatalities
24%,
128 Suspects - Down 9% from '19
49%,
256 Customers - Flat from '19
24%, 123 Associates - Up 41% from '19
3%, 16 LE/LP/Security -
Up 23% from '19 |
498 Total 2019
Fatalities
28%,
141 Suspects - Up 3% from '18
52%,
257 Customers - Up 12% from '18
17%, 87 Associates - Down 19% from '18
3%, 13 LE/LP/Security - Same as '18 |
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488 Total 2018 Fatalities
28%, 137 Suspects - Down 9% from '17
47%,
230 Customers - Up 29% from '17
22%, 108 Associates - Up 32% from '17
3%, 13 LE/LP/Security - Same as '17
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424
Total 2017 Fatalities
36%,
151 Suspects
42%,
178 Customers
19%, 82 Associates
3%, 13 LE/LP/Security
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2020 Fatalities
Location
48% Parking Lots,
47% In-Store, 5% Off Premises
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2020
Totals
48%,
251 killed in parking lots
47%,
247 inside store or mall
5%,
25 died off premises
2019
Totals
43%,
216 killed in parking lots
46%,
227 inside store or mall
11%,
55 died off premises
2018
Totals
51%,
250 killed in parking lots
35%,
172 inside store or mall
14%,
66 died off premises
2017 Totals
50%,
214 killed in parking lots
37%,
156 inside store or mall
13%,
54 died off premises
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2020: 123 Associate Fatalities
70% Commission of Crime, 19% Workplace Violence
6% Murder/Suicide, 5% Accidental
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2020 Totals
87 killed during robberies,
burglaries or thefts
23 killed in
argument/co-worker/workplace violence
7 killed in
murder/homicide/suicide
6 killed in accident
2019 Totals
54 killed during robberies,
burglaries or thefts
16 killed in
argument/co-worker/workplace violence
11 killed in
murder/homicide/suicide
6 killed in accident
2018 Totals
55 killed during robberies,
burglaries or thefts
19 killed in
argument/fight
20 killed in
murder/homicide/suicide
14 killed
by
former co-worker/relative/other
2017 Totals
58
killed during robberies, burglaries or thefts
10 killed in
argument/fight
8 killed by former
c-worker
5 killed by
relative/customer
1 killed in
murder/homicide
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2020 Total Fatalities by Gender
85% Male - 15% Female
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2020 Totals
85%,
447 Males
15%,
76 Females
2019 Totals
83%,
411 Males
15%,
76 Females
2%, 11 n/a
2018 Totals
77%,
377 Males
16%,
77 Females
7%,
34 n/a
2017 Totals
77%,
371 Males
16%,
42 Females
7%,
11 n/a
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2020: 123 Associate Fatalities By Gender & Method
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2020 Totals
88%,
108 Males
12%,
15 Females
2019 Totals
79%, 69 Males
20%,
17 Females
1%,
1 n/a
2018 Totals
69%,
74 Males
23%,
25 Females
8%,
9 n/a
2017 Totals
78%,
64 Males
18%,
15 Females
4%,
3 n/a
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2020 Totals
88%, 109
shot
7%, 8
stabbed/beaten
5%, 6 car crash/other
2019 Totals
85%, 74
shot
10%, 8
stabbed
5%, 5 fire/accident/crash/other
2018 Totals
83%,
90 Killed by gun
12%, 13
stabbed/beaten
3%,
3
run over
2%,
2
medical reasons/other
2017 Totals
83%,
72 Killed by gun
12%, 7
stabbed/beaten
3%,
3
other
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2020
Fatalities by Store Type
C-Stores Top Store Type Five Straight Years
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2020:
1.
C-stores (34%)
2. Restaurants (16%)
3. Gas Station (9%)
4. Mall (7%)
5. Grocery (7%) |
2019:
1.
C-stores (26%)
2. Restaurants (16%)
3. Gas Station (9%)
4. Specialty (8%)
5. Big Box (8%)
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2018:
1.
C-stores (21%)
2. Gas Stations (12%)
3. Other (11%)
4. Restaurant (10%)
5. Mall (9%)
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2016:
1.
C-stores (26%)
2. Gas Stations (25%)
3. Big Box (21%)
4. Restaurants (9%)
5. Dollar Stores (8%)
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2017:
1.
C-stores (18%)
2. Big Box (17%)
3. Gas Stations (12%)
4. Restaurants (9%)
5. Other (7%)
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2020 Fatality Incidents by Weekday
Tuesday & Wednesday Highest - Friday Consistently Lowest
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*2016:
1. Sunday
2. Friday
3. Saturday
4. Wednesday
5. Monday
6. Tuesday
7. Thursday
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2017:
1. Monday - 71
2. Sunday - 63
3. Saturday - 62
4. Wednesday - 58
5. Tuesday - 56
6. Thursday - 49
7. Friday - 42
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2018:
1. Saturday - 89
2. Wednesday - 79
3. Sunday - 77
4. Monday - 77
5. Tuesday - 70
6. Thursday - 57
7. Friday - 38
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2019:
1. Tuesday - 78
2. Wednesday - 74
3. Thursday - 65
4. Monday - 63
5. Saturday - 63
6. Sunday - 60
7. Friday - 38
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2020:
1. Tuesday - 84
2. Wednesday - 82
3. Monday - 77
4. Saturday - 72
5. Sunday - 66
6. Thursday - 55
7. Friday - 49 |
2020 Fatality Incidents by State
California & Texas Top
States for Five Straight Years
2016:
1.
Texas (43)
2. California (39)
3. Florida (31)
4. Georgia (23)
5. Ohio (7) |
2017:
1. Texas (52)
2. California (49)
3. Georgia (27)
4. Florida (25)
5. Tennessee (17) |
2018:
1. Texas (54)
2. California (45)
3. Florida (33)
4. Georgia (24)
5. New York (18) |
2019:
1. California (46)
2. Texas (44)
3. Florida (31)
4. Georgia (27)
5. North Carolina (21) |
2020:
1. California (65)
2. Texas (44)
3. Florida (36)
4. Georgia & NC (25)
5. Michigan (19) |
2020 Fatality Incidents by City
Philadelphia
Overtakes Houston for Most Retail Fatalities
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2020 Top Cities
1. Philadelphia, PA
2. Chicago, IL
3. Houston, TX
4. Memphis, TN
5. Atlanta, GA
6. Cleveland, OH
2019 Top Cities
1. Houston, TX
2. Los Angeles, CA
2. Philadelphia, PA
2. Charlotte, NC
3. Chicago, IL
4. Cleveland, OH
4. Tulsa, OK
5. Las Vegas, NV
2018 Top Cities
1. Houston, TX
2. Las Vegas, NV
2. Birmingham, AL
3. Nashville, TN
3. New Orleans, LA
3. Jacksonville, FL
2017 Top Cities
1. Houston, TX
2. Memphis, TN
3. Atlanta, GA
4. Las Vegas, NV
5. Colorado Springs, CO
2016:
1. Houston, TX
2. Atlanta, GA
3. Detroit, MI
4. Phoenix, AZ
5. Chicago, IL |
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The D&D Daily's data tracks with other reports showing
big murder spikes in major U.S. cities.
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