National ATF releases 2017 U.S. firearms trace data report

[Joe Link]

ATF releases 2017 U.S. firearms trace data report | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

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[MrRob96]

Wow.... #1 city for recovered firearms: Seattle. 7x more stolen firearms recovered in Seattle than Tacoma. I wonder if the people of Seattle know about this?

And another weird statistic was the "time to crime". Vast majority of firearms were "missing" for over 3 years.

Lastly, I'd expect the stolen gun statistics to favor younger folks, but indeed the largest group was the 31-40 range.

Cool stuff! Thanks, Joe.

 

[AMT]

Did we read the same report??? Just curious where you read what you posted?

Copy/paste:

In 2017, 322,078, firearms were recovered and traced in the United States and its territories, an increase of 32,855 from 2016. California had the most firearms recovered and traced, 41,527. In 2016, California was also the largest recovery state. The majority of the traces involved 9 mm, again consistent with 2016. The top firearm types recovered were pistols, followed by revolvers, rifles, and shotguns. The average age of possessor in 2017 was 35. The time to crime for 2017 was 9.30 years, which is a decrease from 9.79 years in 2016.

 

[Nosrac]

You have to click the link to the data at the bottom and then click the WA link. Gets you there.

 

[MrRob96]

Yes, I was looking at the WA specific stats because I don't really care about CA or NY or IL which are likely to dominate the national report.

 

[MrRob96]

Did we read the same report??? Just curious where you read what you posted?

Reading the report presents you with the conclusions the ATF wants you to have.

Here is a link to the data summary for WA I was referring to: https://www.atf.gov/resource-center/docs/undefined/wawebsite17183902pdf/download