FFL* Thefts/Losses

United States
Department of Justice
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives
*Federal Firearms Licensee Office of Strategic Intelligence and Information
Data Source: Firearms Tracing System

January 1, 2016 December 31, 2016

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 Analytical Criteria Used to Compile
the Enclosed Statistics
Queries of the Firearms Tracing System (FTS) were used to determine which firearms were reported in Federal Firearms Licensee
(FFL) Thefts/Losses. This information was extracted from the FTS on February 17, 2017.
FFL Theft/Loss Reports where the reported theft dates were from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016 were selected.
Firearms reported in FFL Theft/Loss Reports and subsequently determined not lost/stolen were excluded from the totals.

BURGLARY LARCENY FIREARM ROBBERY FIREARM LOSS FIREARM

FIREARM TYPES TOTALS
FIREARM COUNT COUNT COUNT COUNT
PISTOLS 8,647 4,665 858 278 2,846
RIFLES 4,246 1,293 237 25 2,691
REVOLVERS 2,000 858 180 42 920
SHOTGUNS 1,640 548 67 11 1,014
RECEIVERS/FRAMES 1,421 52 48 4 1,317
SILENCERS 265 31 14 8 212
DERRINGERS 92 31 13 1 47
MACHINEGUNS 38 5 4 1 28
UNKNOWN TYPES 29 1 2 0 26
COMBINATIONS 10 4 0 0 6
DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES 4 0 0 0 4
ANY OTHER WEAPONS 2 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 18,394 7,488 1,423 370 9,113

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 FFL Theft/Loss Reports by State/Territory
and Theft/Loss Type
All
STATE / Reports Burglary Larceny Robbery Loss
TERRITORY NAME All Firearm Burglary Firearm Larceny Firearm Robbery Firearm Loss Firearm
Reports Count Reports Count Reports Count Reports Count Reports Count
ALABAMA 81 1,182 19 282 27 58 0 0 35 842
ALASKA 15 58 3 40 6 6 1 5 5 7
ARIZONA 55 457 9 73 15 19 1 14 30 351
ARKANSAS 57 257 19 195 6 9 0 0 32 53
CALIFORNIA 104 1,163 30 479 28 162 2 49 44 473
COLORADO 49 319 15 225 14 26 2 22 18 46
CONNECTICUT 13 35 0 0 2 3 0 0 11 32
DELAWARE 5 52 3 49 0 0 0 0 2 3
FLORIDA 216 1,260 39 572 69 87 2 3 106 598
GEORGIA 150 1,539 58 1,069 31 75 0 0 61 395
GUAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HAWAII 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
IDAHO 24 133 5 47 3 5 0 0 16 81
ILLINOIS 43 377 14 280 5 5 1 11 23 81
INDIANA 58 551 12 197 15 20 0 0 31 334
IOWA 20 163 3 3 11 26 0 0 6 134
KANSAS 36 193 4 17 20 23 0 0 12 153
KENTUCKY 64 602 9 141 18 101 0 0 37 360

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 FFL Theft/Loss Reports by State/Territory
and Theft/Loss Type (Continued)
All
STATE / Reports Burglary Larceny Robbery Loss
TERRITORY NAME All Firearm Burglary Firearm Larceny Firearm Robbery Firearm Loss Firearm
Reports Count Reports Count Reports Count Reports Count Reports Count
LOUISIANA 63 378 8 121 13 31 0 0 42 226
MAINE 9 89 3 42 1 30 0 0 5 17
MARYLAND 41 169 4 5 10 12 3 38 24 114
MASSACHUSETTS 21 197 3 19 0 0 0 0 18 178
MICHIGAN 49 418 14 187 9 12 0 0 26 219
MINNESOTA 27 185 4 119 8 13 0 0 15 53
MISSISSIPPI 57 311 23 214 12 13 1 1 21 83
MISSOURI 84 381 14 149 23 26 4 4 43 202
MONTANA 23 117 3 25 5 6 0 0 15 86
NEBRASKA 13 204 3 40 2 3 1 8 7 153
NEVADA 28 203 3 131 9 21 0 0 16 51
NEW HAMPSHIRE 26 154 2 5 3 24 0 0 21 125
NEW JERSEY 3 10 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 9
NEW MEXICO 37 146 12 70 12 17 0 0 13 59
NEW YORK 33 191 4 30 11 13 0 0 18 148
NORTH CAROLINA 128 680 30 291 31 49 3 62 64 278
NORTH DAKOTA 8 47 2 13 0 0 0 0 6 34
OHIO 115 985 19 278 23 47 0 0 73 660

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 FFL Theft/Loss Reports by State/Territory
and Theft/Loss Type (Continued)
All
STATE / Reports Burglary Larceny Robbery Loss
TERRITORY NAME All Firearm Burglary Firearm Larceny Firearm Robbery Firearm Loss Firearm
Reports Count Reports Count Reports Count Reports Count Reports Count
OKLAHOMA 40 187 6 57 14 20 0 0 20 110
OREGON 34 445 4 17 7 8 0 0 23 420
PENNSYLVANIA 68 276 14 166 24 25 2 2 28 83
PUERTO RICO 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8
RHODE ISLAND 2 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 6
SOUTH CAROLINA 60 775 23 561 13 57 0 0 24 157
SOUTH DAKOTA 11 67 2 34 2 2 0 0 7 31
TENNESSEE 81 616 14 177 24 60 0 0 43 379
TEXAS 248 1,247 48 639 85 140 10 151 105 317
US VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
UTAH 46 511 6 67 8 15 0 0 32 429
VERMONT 6 12 0 0 2 4 0 0 4 8
VIRGINIA 94 424 23 203 33 78 0 0 38 143
WASHINGTON 36 290 7 28 11 40 0 0 18 222
WASHINGTON, D.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WEST VIRGINIA 30 115 8 70 7 11 0 0 15 34
WISCONSIN 34 178 8 44 4 17 0 0 22 117
WYOMING 7 26 2 17 1 2 0 0 4 7
TOTAL 2,555 18,394 558 7,488 679 1,423 33 370 1,285 9,113

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 FFL Theft/Loss Reports by State/Territory
and Theft/Loss Type (Continued)

ATF data provides that the 10 FFLs with the most firearms reported in Theft/Loss Reports are associated with 2,582 firearms
reported lost or stolen. This data is limited to Type 01 (Dealer in firearms other than destructive devices) and Type 02
(Pawnbroker in firearms other than destructive devices) FFLs.
ATF data provides that the 100* FFLs with the most firearms reported in Theft/Loss Reports are associated with 7,664 firearms
reported lost or stolen. This data is limited to Type 01 (Dealer in firearms other than destructive devices) and Type 02
(Pawnbroker in firearms other than destructive devices) FFLs.
* There were 8 FFLs tied in the final ranking of the 100 Type 01 and Type 02 FFLs resulting in 107 total FFLs.

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