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Retail Violent Fatalities Drop After 2025 Surge

260 Retail Fatalities in First Half of 2026 - Down 15% From 2025

● Customers Make Up 69% of Fatalities - Associates 13%
● C-Stores Remain #1 Most Dangerous Retailer - 44% of Incidents
● More Violence Shifting to Parking Lots
 



Mid-Year | 2017-2026



Fatalities and incidents fall after 2025 spike

● Fatalities up 16% from 2017 - Down 15% from 2025
● Incidents up 19% from 2017 - Down 13% from 2025 
 



Mid-Year 2026's 260 Retail Violent Fatalities by Category

82% Victims - 18% Suspects
69% Customers - 13% Associates - 0.4% LP/LE/Security - 18% Suspects


 



Mid-Year 2026 Fatalities by Location

72% Parking Lots - 28% In-Store/Mall


 



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Mid-Year 2026 Total Fatalities by Gender

91% Male - 9% Female


 



Mid-Year 2026: 33 Associate Fatalities By Method

94% Shot - 6% Accident / Other



Mid-Year 2026 Fatality Incidents by Store Type

C-Stores Top Store Type 10 Straight Years


 



Mid-Year 2026 Fatality Incidents by Weekday

Tuesday sees the most deadly incidents


 



Mid-Year 2026 Fatality Incidents by State

California Returns to Top Spot




Mid-Year 2026's Top 5

1. California
2. Texas
3. Florida & Georgia
4. Ohio
5. North Carolina, New York & Tennessee

 



Mid-Year 2026 Fatality Incidents by City

Memphis Remains in Top Spot




 



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