How Many Guns Are Stolen in Each State

Special Report

December 6, 2022 12:56 pm

Last Updated: December 12, 2022 6:36 am

40. Wisconsin
> Firearms stolen or lost in 2021: 1.6 per 100,000 people (91 total)
> Firearms stolen in 2021: 53 (58.2% of total)
> Firearms lost in 2021: 38 (41.8% of total)
> Gun stores and gun makers in state: 30.1 per 100,000 people – 24th most (1,750 total)

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39. Indiana
> Firearms stolen or lost in 2021: 1.8 per 100,000 people (121 total)
> Firearms stolen in 2021: 74 (61.2% of total)
> Firearms lost in 2021: 47 (38.8% of total)
> Gun stores and gun makers in state: 25.4 per 100,000 people – 18th fewest (1,703 total)

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38. Florida
> Firearms stolen or lost in 2021: 2.0 per 100,000 people (433 total)
> Firearms stolen in 2021: 149 (34.4% of total)
> Firearms lost in 2021: 284 (65.6% of total)
> Gun stores and gun makers in state: 19.9 per 100,000 people – 12th fewest (4,229 total)

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37. Illinois
> Firearms stolen or lost in 2021: 2.2 per 100,000 people (283 total)
> Firearms stolen in 2021: 100 (35.3% of total)
> Firearms lost in 2021: 183 (64.7% of total)
> Gun stores and gun makers in state: 12.9 per 100,000 people – 8th fewest (1,641 total)

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36. South Carolina
> Firearms stolen or lost in 2021: 2.3 per 100,000 people (115 total)
> Firearms stolen in 2021: 20 (17.4% of total)
> Firearms lost in 2021: 95 (82.6% of total)
> Gun stores and gun makers in state: 27.6 per 100,000 people – 21st fewest (1,406 total)

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