How Many Guns Are Stolen in Each State

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December 6, 2022 12:56 pm

Last Updated: December 12, 2022 6:36 am

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45. Nebraska
> Firearms stolen or lost in 2021: 0.6 per 100,000 people (11 total)
> Firearms stolen in 2021: 8 (72.7% of total)
> Firearms lost in 2021: 3 (27.3% of total)
> Gun stores and gun makers in state: 41.5 per 100,000 people – 16th most (798 total)

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44. Massachusetts
> Firearms stolen or lost in 2021: 0.6 per 100,000 people (40 total)
> Firearms stolen in 2021: 0 (0% of total)
> Firearms lost in 2021: 40 (100% of total)
> Gun stores and gun makers in state: 9.1 per 100,000 people – 4th fewest (626 total)

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43. New York
> Firearms stolen or lost in 2021: 0.9 per 100,000 people (176 total)
> Firearms stolen in 2021: 12 (6.8% of total)
> Firearms lost in 2021: 164 (93.2% of total)
> Gun stores and gun makers in state: 11.1 per 100,000 people – 6th fewest (2,169 total)

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42. Minnesota
> Firearms stolen or lost in 2021: 1.3 per 100,000 people (75 total)
> Firearms stolen in 2021: 32 (42.7% of total)
> Firearms lost in 2021: 43 (57.3% of total)
> Gun stores and gun makers in state: 29.5 per 100,000 people – 25th fewest (1,654 total)

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41. Washington
> Firearms stolen or lost in 2021: 1.5 per 100,000 people (110 total)
> Firearms stolen in 2021: 85 (77.3% of total)
> Firearms lost in 2021: 25 (22.7% of total)
> Gun stores and gun makers in state: 19.8 per 100,000 people – 11th fewest (1,485 total)

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