Why gas stations are high-risk — and high-duty
Gas stations and convenience stores are open late, handle cash, and are statistically frequent targets for robberies and shootings. Owners often know this from their own incident history. That knowledge creates a duty to provide reasonable security — and liability when they don’t.
Common security failures at gas stations
- Broken, fake, or unmonitored surveillance cameras
- Burned-out lighting over pumps and parking areas
- No security guard despite a documented robbery history
- Broken door locks, alarms, or panic buttons
- Ignoring repeated prior robberies, loitering, or drug activity
The role of prior crime
A station’s own police-call and incident history is often the centerpiece of these cases. A pattern of prior robberies the owner did nothing about is powerful evidence that the next one was foreseeable — and preventable.
Who is responsible and what you can recover
The station owner, the franchisee, and the brand operator may all bear responsibility depending on the arrangement. Claims can recover medical costs, lost income, and trauma damages, and support a wrongful-death claim in fatal cases. No fee unless we win.
Frequently asked questions
Can I sue if I was shot during a robbery at a gas station?
Possibly. If the station had a history of robberies and failed to provide reasonable security — lighting, cameras, guards — the owner may be liable for a foreseeable shooting that resulted.
What if it's a franchise?
Both the local franchisee and, in some cases, the brand can be responsible depending on who controlled security. We identify every responsible party.
How do you prove the crime was foreseeable?
We pull the station's police-call history, prior incident reports, and area crime data to show the owner knew — or should have known — about the risk and failed to act.