How Many Guns Are Stolen in Each State

Special Report

December 6, 2022 12:56 pm

Last Updated: December 12, 2022 6:36 am

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30. Arizona
> Firearms stolen or lost in 2021: 2.7 per 100,000 people (196 total)
> Firearms stolen in 2021: 83 (42.3% of total)
> Firearms lost in 2021: 113 (57.7% of total)
> Gun stores and gun makers in state: 35.9 per 100,000 people – 22nd most (2,573 total)

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29. Oregon
> Firearms stolen or lost in 2021: 2.8 per 100,000 people (118 total)
> Firearms stolen in 2021: 88 (74.6% of total)
> Firearms lost in 2021: 30 (25.4% of total)
> Gun stores and gun makers in state: 36.3 per 100,000 people – 21st most (1,515 total)

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28. North Carolina
> Firearms stolen or lost in 2021: 3.0 per 100,000 people (311 total)
> Firearms stolen in 2021: 120 (38.6% of total)
> Firearms lost in 2021: 191 (61.4% of total)
> Gun stores and gun makers in state: 28.3 per 100,000 people – 22nd fewest (2,944 total)

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27. Wyoming
> Firearms stolen or lost in 2021: 3.3 per 100,000 people (19 total)
> Firearms stolen in 2021: 2 (10.5% of total)
> Firearms lost in 2021: 17 (89.5% of total)
> Gun stores and gun makers in state: 127.6 per 100,000 people – the most (742 total)

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26. Virginia
> Firearms stolen or lost in 2021: 3.3 per 100,000 people (283 total)
> Firearms stolen in 2021: 93 (32.9% of total)
> Firearms lost in 2021: 190 (67.1% of total)
> Gun stores and gun makers in state: 25.1 per 100,000 people – 16th fewest (2,132 total)

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