342 Fatalities
in 1st Half of 2023 - Down 2% From 2022
166 Q2 2023 Fatalities - Down 11% From Q2 2022
Associate Fatalities
Down 29%, Suspect Fatalities Up 36%
C-Stores Most Targeted Store, Houston Top Targeted City
Mid-Year Comparison | 2016-2023
Up 74% Overall
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Up 71% Overall
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Fatalities Up 74% since 2016
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Incidents Up 71% since 2016
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Fatalities Down 2% From Mid-Year 2022
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2nd Quarter Comparison
| 2016-2023
Up 73% Overall
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Up 56% Overall
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•
166 Fatalities – Up 73% since 2016
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142 Incidents – Up 56% since 2016
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Fatalities Down 11% From Q2 2022
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Mid-Year
2023's 342
Retail Violent Fatalities by Category
82% Victims - 18% Suspects
59% Customers - 19.5% Associates - 3.5% LP/LE/Security
18% Suspects
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342 Total Mid-Year 2023 Violent Deaths
•
18%,
61 Suspects -
up 36% from '22
•
59%,
202 Customers - up 6% from '22
•
19.5%, 67 Associates - down 29% from '22
•
3.5%, 12 LE/LP/Security - down 37% from '22
350 Total Mid-Year 2022 Violent Deaths
•
13%, 45 Suspects
•
55%,
191 Customers
•
27%, 95 Associates
•
5%, 19 LE/LP/Security
327 Total Mid-Year 2021 Violent Deaths
• 28%,
59 Suspects
•
40%, 168
Customers
•
26%, 91 Associates
•
6%, 9 LE/LP/Security
253 Total Mid-Year 2020 Violent Deaths
• 28%,
72 Suspects
•
40%, 101
Customers
•
26%, 66 Associates
•
6%, 14 LE/LP/Security
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208 Total Mid-Year
2019 Violent Deaths
•
31%, 65 Suspects
• 49%,
103 Customers
•
16%, 34 Associates
•
3%, 6 LE/LP/Security
239
Total
Mid-Year
2018 Violent Deaths
• 29%,
69 Suspects
•
49%,
116 Customers
•
20%, 48 Associates
•
2%, 6 LE/LP/Security
225
Total Mid-Year
2017 Violent
Deaths
•
38%, 86 Suspects
•
40%, 90 Customers
•
18%, 40 Associates
•
4%, 9 LE/LP/Security
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Mid-Year 2023 Fatalities
Location
57% In-Store,
39% Parking Lots,
4% Off Premises
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Mid-Year
2023
Totals
•
57%, 195 inside store or mall
•
39%,
134 killed in parking lots
•
4%, 13 died off premises
Mid-Year
2022
Totals
•
45%, 158 inside store or mall
•
53%,
184 killed in parking lots
•
2%, 8 died off premises
Mid-Year
2021
Totals
•
53%, 173 inside store or mall
•
42%,
138 killed in parking lots
•
5%, 16 died off premises
Mid-Year
2020
Totals
•
55%, 139 inside store or mall
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39%, 99 killed in parking lots
•
6%, 15 died off premises
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Mid-Year 2019
Totals
•
46%, 96 killed in parking lots
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38%, 79 inside store or mall
•
16%, 33 died off premises
Mid-Year
2018 Totals
•
53%, 126 killed in parking lots
•
33%, 79 inside store or mall
•
14%, 34 died off premises
Mid-Year
2017 Totals
•
53%,
119
killed in parking lots
•
35%, 78 inside store or mall
•
12%, 28 died off premises
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Mid-Year 2023 Total Fatalities by Gender
88% Male - 12% Female
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Mid-Year
2023 Totals
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88%, 300 Males
•
12%, 42 Females
Mid-Year
2022 Totals
•
86%, 301 Males
•
14%, 49 Females
Mid-Year
2021 Totals
•
84%, 274 Males
•
16%, 53 Females
Mid-Year
2020 Totals
•
86%, 217 Males
•
14%, 36 Females
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Mid-Year 2019 Totals
•
82%, 172 Males
•
12%, 25 Females
•
5%, 11 n/a
Mid-Year 2018 Totals
•
78%, 188 Males
•
16%, 38 Females
•
5%, 13 n/a
Mid-Year 2017 Totals
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88%, 198 Males
•
12%, 27 Females
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Mid-Year 2023: 67 Associate Fatalities By Gender & Method
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Mid-Year 2023 Totals
•
87%, 58 Males
•
13%, 9 Females
Mid-Year 2022 Totals
•
79%, 75 Males
•
21%, 20 Females
Mid-Year 2021 Totals
•
79%, 72 Males
•
21%, 19 Females
Mid-Year 2020 Totals
•
89%, 59 Males
•
11%, 7 Females
Mid-Year 2019 Totals
•
76%, 26 Males
•
21%, 7 Females
•
3%, 1 n/a
Mid-Year
2018 Totals
•
69%, 33 Males
•
27%, 13 Females
•
4%, 2 n/a
Mid-Year
2017 Totals
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75%, 30 Males
•
25%, 10 Females
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Mid-Year 2023 Totals
•
90%, 60 Killed by gun
•
6%, 4
Other/Accident
•
3%, 2 Drugs
•
1%, 1 Knife
Mid-Year 2022 Totals
•
93%, 88 Killed by gun
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3%, 3 car crash
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3%, 3 stabbed/beaten
•
1%, 1 fire
Mid-Year 2021 Totals
•
93.5%, 85 Killed by gun
•
3.5%, 3
stabbed
•
1%, 1
car crash
•
1%, 1 accident
•
1%, 1 drugs
Mid-Year 2020 Totals
•
89%, 59 Killed by gun
•
8%, 5
stabbed/beaten
•
3%, 2
car crash
Mid-Year 2019 Totals
•
94%, 32 Killed by gun
•
3%, 1
stabbed/beaten
•
3%, 1
car crash
Mid-Year 2018 Totals
•
81%, 39 Killed by gun
•
15%, 7
stabbed/beaten
•
2%,
1 run over
•
2%,
1 n/a
Mid-Year 2017 Totals
•
80%, 32 Killed by gun
•
15%, 6
stabbed/beaten
•
2%, 1 fire
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2%, 1 suicide
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Mid-Year 2023
Fatality Incidents by Store Type
C-Stores Top Store Type 8 Straight Years
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Mid-Year 2023:
1.
C-Stores (35%)
2. Restaurants (14%)
3. Mall (10%)
4. Grocery (8%)
5. Specialty (7%)
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Mid-Year 2022:
1.
C-Stores (28%)
2. Restaurants (23%)
3. Grocery (8%)
4. Gas Station (8%)
5. Mall (6%)
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Mid-Year 2021:
1.
C-Stores (38%)
2. Restaurants (16%)
3. Grocery (9%)
4. Gas Station (6%)
5. Liquor/Tobacco (5%)
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Mid-Year 2020:
1.
C-Stores (33%)
2. Restaurants (15%)
3. Grocery (7.5%)
4. Big Box (7%)
5. Liquor/Tobacco (6%)
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Mid-Year 2019:
1.
C-Stores (20%)
2. Restaurants (11.5%)
3. Gas Stations (11%)
4. Malls (8.8%)
5. Specialty (8.5%)
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Mid-Year
2018:
1.
C-Stores (19%)
2. Gas Stations (13.4%)
3. Restaurants (12.4%)
4. Malls (10.8%)
5. Other (9.3%)
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Mid-Year
2017:
1.
C-Stores (28.5%)
2. Big Box (13%)
3. Restaurants (12.5%)
4. Malls (9%)
5. Other (8%)
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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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Mid-Year 2023 Fatality Incidents by Weekday
Wednesday
Moves to Highest - Saturday Falls to Lowest
Mid-Year 2023:
1. Wednesday - 75
2. Tuesday - 54
3. Thursday - 40
3. Monday - 40
5. Friday - 38
6. Sunday - 29
6. Saturday - 26
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Mid-Year 2022:
1. Sunday - 65
2. Monday - 45
3. Tuesday - 43
4. Friday - 39
4. Saturday - 39
6. Thursday - 38
7. Wednesday - 33
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Mid-Year 2021:
1. Saturday - 46
2. Monday - 45
3. Tuesday - 43
4. Wednesday - 38
5. Thursday - 36
5. Sunday - 36
7. Friday - 31
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Mid-Year 2020:
1. Wednesday - 45
2. Tuesday - 42
3. Saturday - 34
4. Monday - 33
5. Sunday - 28
6. Thursday - 25
6. Friday - 25
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Mid-Year 2019:
1. Tuesday - 43
2. Wednesday - 33
3. Thursday - 32
4. Saturday - 32
5. Sunday - 26
6. Monday - 23
7. Friday - 19 |
Mid-Year 2018:
1. Wednesday - 46
2. Tuesday - 40
3. Sunday - 38
4. Monday - 35
5. Saturday - 33
6. Thursday - 28
7. Friday - 19 |
Mid-Year 2017:
1. Monday - 40
2. Sunday - 37
3. Saturday - 30
4. Wednesday - 27
5. Tuesday - 27
6. Thursday - 27
7. Friday 18 |
2016:
1. Sunday
2. Friday
3. Saturday
4. Wednesday
5. Monday
6. Tuesday
7. Thursday |
*Complete data not available
for 2016
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Mid-Year 2023 Fatality Incidents by State
Texas, California Top
States Past 8 Years
Mid-Year 2023:
1. Texas (42)
2. California (29)
3. Georgia (20)
4. Florida (15)
5. Louisiana (14)
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Mid-Year 2022:
1. Texas (37)
2. California (27)
3. Georgia (23)
4. Pennsylvania (21)
5. Florida (18)
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Mid-Year 2021:
1. Texas (28)
2.
California (17)
3.
Florida (16)
4. Georgia (15)
5. Ohio (14)
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Mid-Year 2020:
1. California (34)
2. Texas (22)
3. North Carolina (15)
4. Missouri (13)
5. FL, GA, PA (12)
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Mid-Year 2019:
1. California (27)
2. Texas (22)
3. Florida (13)
4. GA, VA & NC (10)
5. Tennessee & Illinois (8)
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Mid-Year 2018:
1. Texas (29)
2. California (26)
3. Florida (14)
4. Georgia (12)
5. Alabama (11)
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Mid-Year 2017:
1.
California (28)
2. Texas (23)
3. Georgia (18)
4. Florida (17)
5. Tennessee (12)
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2016:
1. Texas (43)
2. California (39)
3. Florida (31)
4. Georgia (23)
5. Ohio (17)
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Mid-Year 2023 Fatality Incidents by City
Houston
Most Deaths 6 out of 8 Years
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Mid-Year 2023:
1. Houston: 10
2. Columbus: 8
3. NYC / Philadelphia: 6
4. LA / Atlanta / Dallas / San Antonio: 5
5. Phoenix / Detroit / San Fran / Fort Worth: 3
Mid-Year 2022:
1. Houston: 15
2. Philadelphia: 10
3. Memphis: 8
4. Chicago: 6
5. Los Angeles / NYC: 3
Mid-Year 2021:
1. Chicago / Memphis / Las Vegas: 6
2. Houston / Portland, OR / Phoenix / Little Rock: 5
3. New Orleans / Philadelphia / Nashville: 4
Mid-Year 2020:
1. Houston, TX: 8
2.
Philadelphia, PA: 7
3. Chicago, IL/Cleveland, OH: 5
4. Los Angeles/Phoenix/Kansas City, MO: 4
5. Tulsa, OK/Milwaukee, WI/Macon, GA: 3
Mid-Year 2019:
1. Houston, TX
2.
Charlotte, NC
3. Los Angeles, CA
3. St. Louis, MO
3. Tulsa, OK/Chicago, IL
Mid-Year 2018:
1. Houston, TX
2. Nashville, TN
3. Birmingham, AL
4. Melcroft, NC
5. Indianapolis IN/Kansas City, MO
Mid-Year 2017:
1. Memphis, TN
2. Houston, TX
3. Atlanta, GA
4. St Louis, MO
5. Las Vegas, NV/Chicago, IL
2016:
1. Houston, TX
2. Atlanta, GA
3. Detroit, MI
4. Phoenix, AZ
5. Chicago, IL
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