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The D&D Daily's
Exclusive & Industry's Only
Q4 & 2021 Retail Violent Fatalities Report
Most Yearly
Fatalities & Incidents Ever Reported
595
Fatalities in 2021 - Up 59% in Last 6 Years
527 Incidents
(Up 49%) - 152 Associate Fatalities (Up 24%)
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Yearly Comparison
2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 -2021
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Fatalities up
59% from 2016 & 14% from 2020
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Incidents up 49% from 2016 & 9% from
2020
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4th Quarter Comparison
2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021
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Fatalities up
52% from Q4 2016 & Down 15% from Q4 2020
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Incidents up 53% from Q4 2016 &
Down 18%
from Q4 2020
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2021's
595
Retail Violent Fatalities by Category
82% Victims - 18% Suspects
317/53%
Customers, 152/26% Associates, 18/3% LP/LE/Security
108/18% Suspects
595 Total 2021
Fatalities
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18%,
108 Suspects - Down 16% from '20
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53%,
317 Customers - Up 24% from '20
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26%, 152 Associates - Up 24% from '20
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3%, 18 LE/LP/Security -
Up 13% from '20 |
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523 Total 2020
Fatalities
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24%,
128 Suspects - Down 9% from '19
• 49%,
256 Customers - Flat from '19
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24%, 123 Associates - Up 41% from '19
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3%, 16 LE/LP/Security -
Up 23% from '19 |
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498 Total 2019
Fatalities
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28%,
141 Suspects - Up 3% from '18
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52%,
257 Customers - Up 12% from '18
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17%, 87 Associates - Down 19% from '18
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3%, 13 LE/LP/Security - Same as '18 |
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488 Total 2018 Fatalities
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28%, 137 Suspects - Down 9% from '17
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47%, 230 Customers - Up 29% from '17
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22%, 108 Associates - Up 32% from '17
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3%, 13 LE/LP/Security - Same as '17
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424
Total 2017 Fatalities
• 36%,
151 Suspects
• 42%,
178 Customers
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19%, 82 Associates
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3%, 13 LE/LP/Security
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2021's Fatalities
Location
45% Parking Lots,
50% In-Store, 5% Off Premises
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2021
Totals
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45%,
268 killed in parking lots
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50%, 296 inside
store or mall
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5%, 31 died off
premises
2020
Totals
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48%,
251 killed in parking lots
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47%, 247 inside store or mall
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5%, 25 died off premises
2019
Totals
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43%,
216 killed in parking lots
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46%, 227 inside store or mall
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11%, 55 died off premises
2018
Totals
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51%,
250 killed in parking lots
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35%,
172 inside store or mall
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14%, 66 died off premises
2017 Totals
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50%, 214 killed in parking lots
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37%,
156 inside store or mall
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13%, 54 died off premises
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2021: 152 Associate Fatalities
61% Commission of Crime, 21% Workplace Violence
13% Murder/Suicide, 5% Accidental
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2021 Totals
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93 killed during robberies,
burglaries or thefts
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32 killed in
argument/co-worker/workplace violence
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20 killed in
murder/homicide/suicide
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7 killed in accident
2020 Totals
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87 killed during robberies,
burglaries or thefts
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23 killed in
argument/co-worker/workplace violence
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7 killed in
murder/homicide/suicide
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6 killed in accident
2019 Totals
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54 killed during robberies,
burglaries or thefts
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16 killed in
argument/co-worker/workplace violence
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11 killed in
murder/homicide/suicide
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6 killed in accident
2018 Totals
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55 killed during robberies,
burglaries or thefts
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19 killed in
argument/fight
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20 killed in
murder/homicide/suicide
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14 killed
by
former co-worker/relative/other
2017 Totals
• 58
killed during robberies, burglaries or thefts
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10 killed in
argument/fight
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8 killed by former
c-worker
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5 killed by
relative/customer
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1 killed in
murder/homicide
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2021 Total Fatalities by Gender
86% Male - 14% Female
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2021 Totals
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86%,
511 Males
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14%,
84 Females
2020 Totals
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85%,
447 Males
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15%,
76 Females
2019 Totals
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83%,
411 Males
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15%,
76 Females
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2%, 11 n/a
2018 Totals
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77%,
377 Males
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16%,
77 Females
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7%,
34 n/a
2017 Totals
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77%,
371 Males
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16%,
42 Females
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7%,
11 n/a
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2021: 152 Associate Fatalities By Gender & Method
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2021 Totals
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85%,
129 Males
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15%,
23 Females
2020 Totals
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88%,
108 Males
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12%,
15 Females
2019 Totals
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79%, 69 Males
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20%,
17 Females
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1%,
1 n/a
2018 Totals
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69%,
74 Males
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23%,
25 Females
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8%,
9 n/a
2017 Totals
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78%,
64 Males
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18%,
15 Females
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4%,
3 n/a
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2021 Totals
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93%, 142
shot
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2%, 3 stabbed/beaten
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5%, 7 accident/car crash/other
2020 Totals
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88%, 109
shot
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7%, 8 stabbed/beaten
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5%, 6 car crash/other
2019 Totals
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85%, 74
shot
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10%, 8 stabbed
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5%, 5 fire/accident/crash/other
2018 Totals
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83%,
90 Killed by gun
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12%, 13
stabbed/beaten
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3%,
3
run over
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2%, 2 medical reasons/other
2017 Totals
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83%,
72 Killed by gun
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12%, 7
stabbed/beaten
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3%,
3
other
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2021
Fatality Incidents by Store Type
C-Stores Top Store Type Six Straight Years
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2021:
1.
C-stores (34%)
2. Restaurants (18%)
3. Grocery (8%)
4. Gas Station (7%)
5. Specialty (5%)
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2020:
1.
C-stores (34%)
2. Restaurants (16%)
3. Gas Station (9%)
4. Mall (7%)
5. Grocery (7%)
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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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2017:
1.
C-stores (18%)
2. Big Box (17%)
3. Gas Stations (12%)
4. Restaurants (9%)
5. Other (7%)
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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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2021 Fatality Incidents by Weekday
Tuesday Highest Last Three Years - Friday Consistently Lowest
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2021:
1. Tuesday - 90
2. Monday - 82
3. Saturday - 77
4. Sunday - 70
5. Wednesday - 70
6. Thursday - 70
7. Friday - 49
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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
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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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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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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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*2016:
1. Sunday
2. Friday
3. Saturday
4. Wednesday
5. Monday
6. Tuesday
7. Thursday
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2021 Fatality Incidents by State
Texas & California Top
States for 6 Straight Years
2021:
1. Texas (66)
2. California (44)
3. Georgia (30)
4. Tennessee (26)
5. Florida & Pennsylvania (25)
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2020:
1. California (65)
2. Texas (44)
3. Florida (36)
4. Georgia & NC (25)
5. Michigan (19)
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2019:
1. California (46)
2. Texas (44)
3. Florida (31)
4. Georgia (27)
5. North Carolina (21)
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2018:
1. Texas (54)
2. California (45)
3. Florida (33)
4. Georgia (24)
5. New York (18) |
2017:
1. Texas (52)
2. California (49)
3. Georgia (27)
4. Florida (25)
5. Tennessee (17) |
2016:
1.
Texas (43)
2. California (39)
3. Florida (31)
4. Georgia (23)
5. Ohio (7) |
2021 Fatality Incidents by City
Houston Top
City Five Out of Six Years
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2021 Top Cities
1. Houston, TX
2. Memphis, TN
3. Chicago, IL
4. Los Angeles & Las Vegas
5. Philadelphia, PA
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 Top Cities:
1. Houston, TX
2. Atlanta, GA
3. Detroit, MI
4. Phoenix, AZ
5. Chicago, IL
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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
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