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The D&D Daily's Exclusive Q4 & 2020
Publicly Reported Retail Robbery & Burglary Report

Robberies Down 7% From 2016
Q4 Robberies Down 19% From 2016
C-Stores Top Retail Sector - Chicago Top City - Sunday Top Day

Yearly Comparison - 2016-2020
Remarkably Stable After 2016 High

Q4 Comparison - 2016-2020
Down 19% Since '16 - Second Lowest Q4 On Record

Robberies Remain Stable Even With Shutdowns
#1 Reason is the essential stores remaining open are and always have been those that generate the vast majority of robberies.

Robberies & Burglaries by Store Type

2020 Totals: 1. C-Store (25%) 2. Jewelry (14%) 3. Restaurant (11%) 4. Dollar, Gas, Pharm., Electronics (6%) 5. Liquor (5%)	2019 Totals: 1. C-Store (27%) 2. Restaurant (12%) 3. Specialty/Other (11%) 4. Jewelry (10%) 5. Dollar Store/Elect. (8%)	2018 Totals: 1. C-Store (31%) 2. Restaurant (10%) 3. Dollar Store (8%) 4. Cell/Elect. (8%) 5. Pharmacy (8%)
2017 Totals: 1. C-Store (48%) 2. Dollar Stores (17%) 3. Pharmacy (17%) 4. Cell/Elect. (8%) 5. Restaurants (6%)	*2016 Totals: 1. C-Stores/Gas 2. Pharmacy 3. Dollar Stores 4. Restaurants 5. Cell/Elect.

*2016 data did not include percentages

2020 Suspects by Gender
7,880 Total Suspects

2020 Suspect Breakdown:
6,896 males (88%), 794 females (10%),
190 (2%)

2019 Suspect Breakdown:
7,244 males (92%), 438 females (5%),
235 n/a (3%)

2018 Suspect Breakdown:
6,747 males (82%), 404 females (5%),
1,045 n/a (13%)

*2017 Suspect Breakdown:
4,505 males (86%), 238 females (5%),
486 n/a (9%)

*2017 started collecting data in Q2

2020 Armed vs. Unarmed

2020 Breakdown:
2,207 armed (40%), 1,926 unarmed (35%),
1,430 burglaries (25%)

2019 Breakdown:
2,835 armed (51%), 1,344 unarmed (24%),
1,397 burglaries (25%)

2018 Breakdown:
3,269 armed (57%), 2,484 unarmed (43%)

*2017 Breakdown:
2,348 armed (60%), 1,550 unarmed (39%),
34 n/a (1%)

*2017 started collecting data in Q2

2020 Robberies by Weekday
Sunday Overtakes Monday as Highest - Friday Lowest All Years

*Not all incidents reported a weekday

* 2017 Days
1. Mon. - 538
2. Tues. - 519
3. Sun. - 517
4. Sat. - 481
5. Wed. - 462
6. Thurs. - 406
7. Fri. - 285

*2017 started collecting
data in Q2

2018 Days
1. Mon. - 926
2. Wed. - 852
3. Tues. - 830
4. Sun. - 799
5. Sat. - 696
6. Thurs. - 686
7. Fri. - 603

2019 Days
1. Mon. - 990
2. Wed. - 871
3. Tues. - 808
4. Sun. - 804
5. Sat. - 738
6. Thurs. - 691
7. Fri. - 653

2020 Days
1. Sun. - 952
2. Mon. - 940
3. Tues. - 855
4. Sat. - 736
5. Wed. - 733
6. Thurs. - 723
7. Fri. - 623

2020 Robberies by Time of Day

* 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

2019 Times
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

*2017 started collecting data
in Q2

2018 Times
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

2020 Times
1. 8pm - 12am: 1,417
2. 12am - 4am: 1,342
3. 4pm - 8pm: 854
4. 4am - 8am: 792
5. 8am - 12pm: 590
6. 12pm - 4pm: 568

2020 Robberies by State
California & Texas Highest 2016 to 2020

2016:
1. Texas (485)
2. Calif. (419)
3. FL (353)
4. Ohio
5. PA

2017:
1. Calif. (506)
2. Texas (362)
3. FL (333)
4. Ohio (307)
5. PA (133)

2018:
1. Calif. (570)
2. Texas (446)
3. Ohio (291)
4. FL (283)
5. PA (263)

2019:
1. Calif. (604)
2. Texas (451)
3. FL (278)
4. Ohio (265)
5. PA (235)

2020:
1. Calif. (528)
2. Texas (424)
3. New York (347)
4. Illinois (286)
5. FL (280)

2020 Robberies by City
Chicago Overtakes Houston as Top City

2020 Cities
1. Chicago, IL: 87
2. San Antonio, TX: 72
3. New York, NY: 53
4. Portland, OR: 44
5. Las Vegas, NV: 32

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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