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Retail
Violent Fatalities Still Up 36.7% Over Pre-Pandemic 2019
681 Retail Fatalities
in 2023 - Down 1.9% From 2022
155 Q4 2023 Fatalities - Down 10% From Q4 2022
Associate Fatalities
Down 20%, Suspect Fatalities Up 21%
C-Stores Remain #1 Most Dangerous Retailer - 34% of Fatalities
Los Angeles Replaces Houston as Most Dangerous City
Texas Barely Holds on to Most Dangerous State
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Yearly Comparison | 2017-2023
Fatalities up
57% from 2017 but down 1.9% from 2022
Incidents up 57% from 2017 but flat from
2022
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Q4 Comparison | 2017-2023
Fatalities up
36% from Q4 2017 but down 10% from Q4 2022
Incidents up 34% from Q4 2017 but
down 3%
from Q4 2022
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2023 Incidents & Fatalities by Quarter
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2023's 681 Retail Violent Fatalities by Category
80% Victims - 20% Suspects
56%
Customers - 20% Associates -
4% LP/LE/Security -
20% Suspects
681 Total 2023 Fatalities
20%,
136 Suspects -
Up 21% from '22
56%,
380 Customers - flat from '22
20%, 136 Associates - Down 20% from '22
4%, 29 LE/LP/Security - Down 6% from '22 |
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694 Total 2022 Fatalities
16%,
112 Suspects
55%,
381 Customers
24%, 170 Associates
5%, 31 LE/LP/Security |
595 Total 2021
Fatalities
18%,
108 Suspects
53%,
317 Customers
26%, 152 Associates
3%, 18 LE/LP/Security |
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523 Total 2020
Fatalities
24%,
128 Suspects
49%,
256 Customers
24%, 123 Associates
3%, 16 LE/LP/Security |
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498 Total 2019
Fatalities
28%,
141 Suspects
52%,
257 Customers
17%, 87 Associates
3%, 13 LE/LP/Security
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488 Total 2018 Fatalities
28%, 137 Suspects
47%, 230 Customers
22%, 108 Associates
3%, 13 LE/LP/Security
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2023 Fatalities
by Location
50% In-Store/Mall -
46% Parking Lots - 4% Off Premises
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2023 Totals
50%, 341 in-store
/ mall
46%,
316 killed in parking lots
4%, 24 died off
premises
2022
Totals
53%,
366 killed in parking lots
43%, 296 in-store
3%, 22 died off
premises
1%, 10 mall
premises
2021
Totals
45%,
268 killed in parking lots
50%, 296 inside
store or mall
5%, 31 died off
premises
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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In-Store as
Dangerous as Parking Lots?
Last Five Years Says Yes
Two out of last three years in-store fatalities outnumbered parking lot
fatalities, with the preceding two years coming within one and three
percentage points, respectively, of being the #1 location.
So, four out of the last five years, in-store fatalities have become as
dangerous as the parking lots of America.
Couple that with 2022s COVID store closures, it may not be a stretch to think
the trend was merely interrupted.
Proving that all of the discussions and media coverage of the increase of
in-store violence is not only valid, its absolutely necessary until we find how
to curb and hopefully stop this trend.
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2023: 136 Associate Fatalities
60% Commission of Crime, 22% Workplace
Violence
15% Murder/Domestic Violence, 2% Accidental
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2023 Totals
82 killed during robberies,
burglaries or thefts
30 killed in
argument/co-worker/workplace violence
21 killed in
murder/domestic violence
3 killed in accident
2022 Totals
132 killed during robberies,
burglaries or thefts
21 killed in
argument/co-worker/workplace violence
25 killed in
murder/homicide/suicide
2 killed in accident
2021 Totals
93 killed during robberies,
burglaries or thefts
32 killed in
argument/co-worker/workplace violence
20 killed in
murder/homicide/suicide
7 killed in accident
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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2023 Total Fatalities by Gender
88% Male - 12% Female
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2023 Totals
88%,
599 Males
12%, 82 Females
2022 Totals
89%, 618 Males
11%, 76 Females
2021 Totals
86%,
511 Males
14%,
84 Females
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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2023: 136 Associate Fatalities By Gender & Method
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2023 Totals
87.5%,
119 Males
12.5%,
17 Females
2022 Totals
82%,
140 Males
18%,
30 Females
2021 Totals
85%,
129 Males
15%,
23 Females
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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2023 Totals
89%, 121 shot
4%, 5 stabbed
6%, 8 accident/other
1%, 2 drugs
2022 Totals
94%, 160 shot
2%, 4 stabbed/beaten
5%, 7 accident/car crash/other
2021 Totals
93%, 142
shot
2%, 3 stabbed/beaten
5%, 7 accident/car crash/other
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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2023 Fatality Incidents by Store Type
C-Stores Top Store Type Seven Straight Years
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2023:
1. C-stores (34%)
2. Restaurants (15%)
3. Grocery (8%)
4. Mall (7%)
5. Big Box (5%) |
2022:
1. C-stores (32%)
2. Restaurants (19%)
3. Gas Station (8%)
4. Grocery (6%)
5. Mall (5%)
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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%) |
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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2023 Fatality Incidents by Weekday
Wednesday highest & Saturday lowest for first time since tracking began
2023:
1. Wednesday - 136
2. Tuesday - 96
3. Friday - 86
4. Monday - 83
5. Sunday - 82
6. Thursday - 74
7. Saturday - 57 |
2022:
1. Monday - 104
2. Sunday - 102
3. Thursday - 98
4. Wednesday - 86
5. Tuesday - 85
6. Saturday - 72
7. Friday - 67
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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 |
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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2023 Fatality Incidents by State
Texas & California Top
States for 7 Straight Years
2023:
1. Texas (78)
2. California (77)
3. Ohio (37)
4. Georgia (33)
5. Florida (32) |
2022:
1. Texas (73)
2. California (64)
3. Georgia (49)
4. Florida (33)
5. Pennsylvania (32) |
2021:
1. Texas (66)
2. California (44)
3. Georgia (30)
4. Tennessee (26)
5. FL & PA (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) |
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2023 Fatality Incidents by City
Los Angeles
Surges to Top Spot for First Time Since Tracking Began
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2023 Top Cities
1. Los Angeles, CA
2. Houston, TX / Memphis, TN
3. Columbus, OH
4. NYC / Philly / San Antonio
5. Dallas / Milwaukee
2022 Top Cities
1. Houston, TX
2. Memphis, TN
3. Chicago, IL
4. Philadelphia, PA
5. Atlanta, GA
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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