In the words of Benjamin Franklin, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
According to a D&D Daily “Retail Violent Death Report” for 2018, retail deaths are up 15% and criminal acts are up 10% since 2017. Of 488 total violent deaths in 2018, 47% involved customers (up 29% from 2017) and store associates where involved in 22% (up 32% from 2017).