Special Report
How Many Guns Are Stolen in Each State
December 6, 2022 12:56 pm
Last Updated: December 12, 2022 6:36 am
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50. New Jersey
> Firearms stolen or lost in 2021: 0.1 per 100,000 people (10 total)
> Firearms stolen in 2021: 0 (0% of total)
> Firearms lost in 2021: 10 (100% of total)
> Gun stores and gun makers in state: 4.0 per 100,000 people – the fewest (358 total)
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49. Hawaii
> Firearms stolen or lost in 2021: 0.3 per 100,000 people (4 total)
> Firearms stolen in 2021: 4 (100% of total)
> Firearms lost in 2021: 0 (0% of total)
> Gun stores and gun makers in state: 7.7 per 100,000 people – 3rd fewest (110 total)
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48. Rhode Island
> Firearms stolen or lost in 2021: 0.5 per 100,000 people (5 total)
> Firearms stolen in 2021: 1 (20.0% of total)
> Firearms lost in 2021: 4 (80.0% of total)
> Gun stores and gun makers in state: 9.8 per 100,000 people – 5th fewest (104 total)
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47. Delaware
> Firearms stolen or lost in 2021: 0.5 per 100,000 people (5 total)
> Firearms stolen in 2021: 1 (20.0% of total)
> Firearms lost in 2021: 4 (80.0% of total)
> Gun stores and gun makers in state: 15.1 per 100,000 people – 9th fewest (146 total)
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46. California
> Firearms stolen or lost in 2021: 0.5 per 100,000 people (208 total)
> Firearms stolen in 2021: 142 (68.3% of total)
> Firearms lost in 2021: 66 (31.7% of total)
> Gun stores and gun makers in state: 6.6 per 100,000 people – 2nd fewest (2,597 total)
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