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The D&D Daily's
Exclusive - Publicly Reported
Q1 2021 Retail Violent Fatalities Report
149 Total
Fatalities - Up 49% Over 2016, Up 16% Over 2020
Most Q1 Incidents & Fatalities Ever Recorded
Customer Fatalities Nearly Double
Highest Victim Deaths Ever - Lowest Suspect Deaths Ever
1st Quarter Comparison
2016 -
2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021
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Up 49%
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Up 50%
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149 Fatalities – Up 49% Over 2016, Up
16% Over 2020
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129 Incidents – Up
50% Over 2016, Up 12% Over 2020
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Most Q1 Fatalities & Incidents Ever Recorded |
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Q1 2021's 149 Retail Violent Fatalities by Category
78% Victims - 22% Suspects
34/23%
Associates - 78/52% Customers - 4/3% LP/LE/Security
33/22% Suspects
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149
Total Q1 2021 Violent Deaths
• 22%,
33 Suspects - down 6% from '20
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52%,
78 Customers - up 81% from '20
• 23%,
34 Associates - down 23% from '20
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3%, 4
LE/LP/Security - down 33% from '20 |
128
Total Q1 2020 Violent Deaths
• 27%,
35 Suspects - down 15% from '19
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34%,
43 Customers - down 27% from '19
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34%, 44 Associates - up 120% from '19
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5%, 6
LE/LP/Security - up 200% from '19 |
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122
Total Q1 2019 Violent Deaths
•
34%,
41 Suspects - up 17% from '18
• 48%,
59 Customers - down 5% from '18
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16%, 20 Associates - down 28% from '18
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2%, 2
LE/LP/Security |
125
Total Q1
2018 Violent Deaths
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28%,
35 Suspects - down 32% from '17
• 50%,
62 Customers - up 114% from '17
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22%, 28 Associates - up 8% from '17
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0%, 0 LE/LP/Security
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112
Total Q1
2017 Violent Deaths
• 46%,
52 Suspects
• 26%,
29 Customers
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23%, 26 Associates
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4%, 5
LE/LP/Security
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Q1 2021 Fatalities
Location
49% In-Store, 44% Parking Lots,
7% Off Premises
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Q1
2021
Totals
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44%,
65 killed in parking lots
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49%, 73 inside store or mall
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7%, 11 died off premises
Q1
2020
Totals
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27%,
35 killed in parking lots
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64%, 82 inside store or mall
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9%, 11 died off premises
Q1 2019
Totals
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45%,
54 killed in parking lots
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37%, 46 inside store or mall
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18%, 22 died off premises
Q1 2018 Totals
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51%, 64 killed in parking lots
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35%, 44 inside store or mall
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14%, 17 died off premises
Q1
2017 Totals
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57%, 64
killed in parking lots
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37%, 41 inside store or mall
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6%, 7 died off premises
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Q1 2021: 34 Associate Fatalities
82% Commission of Crime, 12% Workplace Violence
6% Accidental
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Q1 2021 Totals
• 28 killed during robberies,
burglaries or thefts
• 4 killed in workplace
violence incidents
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2
killed in accidents
Q1 2020 Totals
• 33 killed during robberies,
burglaries or thefts
• 8 killed in workplace
violence incidents
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2
killed in accidents
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1 killed
in suicide
Q1 2019 Totals
• 11 killed during robberies,
burglaries or thefts
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5 killed in
murder/homicide/suicide
• 3 killed in workplace
violence/co-worker
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1 killed
in crash
Q1
2018 Totals
• 11 killed during robberies,
burglaries or thefts
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11 killed in
murder/homicide/suicide
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4 killed in workplace violence
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1 killed in accident
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1 killed
by
former co-worker/relative/other
Q1
2017 Totals
• 24
killed during robberies, burglaries or thefts
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1 killed by former
co-worker
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1 killed by
relative/customer
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Q1 2021 Total Fatalities by Gender
85% Male - 15% Female
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Q1 2021 Totals
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85%, 126 Males
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15%,
23 Females
Q1 2020 Totals
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87%, 111 Males
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13%, 17 Females
Q1 2019 Totals
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81%, 99 Males
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11%, 14 Females
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7%, 9 n/a
Q1 2018 Totals
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77%,
96 Males
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18%,
23 Females
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5%,
6 n/a
Q1 2017 Totals
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89%, 100 Males
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9%,
10 Females
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3%, 4 n/a
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Q1 2021 34 Associate Fatalities By Gender & Method
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Q1
2021 Totals
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79%,
27 Males
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21%,
7 Females
Q1
2020 Totals
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91%,
40 Males
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9%,
4 Females
Q1
2019 Totals
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70%,
14 Males
•
25%,
5 Females
•
5%,
1 n/a
Q1
2018 Totals
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57%,
16 Males
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36%,
10 Females
•
7%,
2 n/a
Q1
2017 Totals
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73%,
19 Males
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27%,
7 Females
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Q1 2021 Totals
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88%,
30 Killed by gun
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6%, 2 from drugs
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3%, 1 stabbing
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3%, 1 car crash
Q1 2020 Totals
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89%,
39 Killed by gun
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7%, 3
stabbed
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4%, 2 accidental car crash
Q1 2019 Totals
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95%,
19 Killed by gun
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5%, 1 car crash
Q1 2018 Totals
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86%,
24 Killed by gun
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11%, 3
stabbed/beaten
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3%,
1
run over
Q1 2017 Totals
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77%,
20 Killed by gun
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19%, 5
stabbed/beaten
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4%,
1 fire
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Q1 2021
Fatality Incidents by Store Type
C-Stores Top Store Type Six Straight Years
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Q1 2021 Totals:
1.
C-stores (34%)
2. Restaurants (12%)
3. Grocery (11%)
4. Other (9%)
5. Gas Station (8%)
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Q1 2020 Totals:
1.
C-stores (33%)
2. Restaurants (20%)
3. Liquor/Tobacco (9%)
4. Other (9%)
5. Big Box & Mall (7%)
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Q1 2019 Totals:
1.
C-stores (20%)
2. Gas Stations (11%)
3. Grocery (10%)
4. Restaurants (9%)
5. Specialty (9%)
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Q1 2018
Totals:
1.
C-stores (19%)
2. Other (13.6%)
3. Gas Stations (12.8)
4. Malls/Shopping Centers (9.6%)
5. Restaurants (8.8%)
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Q1 2017
Totals:
1.
C-stores (28%)
2. Restaurants (15%)
3. Big Box (14%)
4. Other (9%)
5. Grocery Stores (5%)
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2016
Totals:
1.
C-stores (26%)
2. Gas Stations (25%)
3. Big Box (21%)
4. Restaurants (9%)
5. Dollar Stores (8%)
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Q1 2021 Fatality Incidents
by Weekday
Tuesday Highest - Two Out of Last Three Years
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Q1 2021
Days Ranked:
1. Tuesday - 24
2. Monday - 21
3. Saturday - 20
4. Sunday - 18
5. Thursday - 17
6. Wednesday - 16
7. Friday - 12
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Q1 2020
Days Ranked:
1. Wednesday - 22
2. Tuesday - 21
3. Saturday - 19
4. Friday - 15
5. Thursday - 14
6. Sunday - 12
6. Monday - 12
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Q1 2019
Days Ranked:
1. Tuesday - 28
2. Wednesday - 23
3. Thursday - 20
4. Saturday - 17
5. Sunday - 13
6. Friday - 12
7. Monday - 9
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Q1 2018
Days Ranked:
1. Wednesday - 31
2. Sunday - 19
3. Monday - 19
4. Tuesday - 17
5. Thursday - 16
6. Saturday - 16
7. Friday - 7
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Q1 2017
Days Ranked:
1. Saturday - 19
2. Monday - 19
3. Sunday - 18
4. Tuesday - 17
5. Wednesday - 16
6. Thursday - 14
7. Friday - 7
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2016
Days Ranked:
1. Sunday
2. Friday
3. Saturday
4. Wednesday
5. Monday
6. Tuesday
7. Thursday
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Five Year Day-of-Week
Pattern
1. Wednesday – 108
2. Tuesday – 107
3. Saturday – 91
4. Thursday – 81
5. Monday – 80
6. Sunday – 80
7. Friday – 53 |
*Complete data not available
for 2016
Q1 2021 Fatality Incidents by State
Texas Top State - 5 Out
of Last 6 Years
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Q1 2021 Top States
1. Texas (14)
2. California (10)
3. Pennsylvania (9)
4. GA, IL, NC, NY & OH (7)
5. Florida & Maryland (5)
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Q1 2020 Top States
1. California (17)
2. Texas (9)
3. Georgia (8)
4. Florida & N. Carolina (7)
5. Ohio (6)
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Q1 2019 Top States
1. Texas (15)
2. California (11)
3. Florida (8)
4. Virginia (7)
5. North Carolina (6)
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Q1
2018 Top States
1. Texas (17)
2. California (16)
3. North Carolina (8)
4. Florida (7)
5. GA, AL & AZ (6)
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Q1 2017 States Ranked
1. Texas (15)
2. California (12)
3. Georgia (9)
4. FL & NC (7 each)
5. AR & TN (5 each)
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2016 States
Ranked
1. Texas (43)
2. California (39)
3. Florida (31)
4. Georgia (23)
5. Ohio (17)
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Q1 2021 Fatality Incidents by City
Baltimore Becomes Top City
Q1 2021 Top Cities
1. Baltimore, MD
2. Chicago, IL
3. Las Vegas, NV
4. Little Rock, AR
5. Memphis, TN |
Q1 2020 Top Cities
1. Houston, TX
2. Chicago, IL
2. Cleveland, OH
2. Philadelphia, PA
3. Los Angeles, CA |
Q1 2019 Top Cities
1. Ft. Worth, TX
2. Charlotte, NC
3. DeKalb, GA
3. Philadelphia, PA
3. Wayne, NJ |
Q1
2018 Top Cities
1. Birmingham, AL
2. Houston, TX
3. Melcroft, NC
4. Las Vegas, NV
5. Jacksonville, FL |
Q1
2017 Top Cities
1. Houston, TX
2. Memphis, TN
3. Little Rock, AR
4. Indianapolis, IN
5. Atlanta, GA |
2016 Top Cities
1. Houston, TX
2. Atlanta, GA
3. Detroit, MI
4. Phoenix, AZ
5. Chicago, IL |
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