Crime guns recovered within a year of first sale
The percentage of traced crime guns recovered less than a year after their first sale in a store. The ATF treats a short time from sale to crime as a standard sign of gun trafficking or 'straw' buying, where someone buys a gun for a person who cannot. Only traces that name a buyer and a sale date count.
Reported for0states — none in AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
Link to density—no value in the main year
Nearby places alike—not worked out for states: the map data here has no location points to measure distances between states
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How it has moved
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Every state, every year
One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.
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Where it comes from
ATF Firearms Trace Data · ATF Firearms Trace Data, Time-to-Crime by State
Share of traced crime guns found less than a year after they were first sold in a shop. The ATF treats a short gap as a warning sign of illegal gun dealing, or of someone buying a gun for a person who cannot.
Combining areas: it cannot be combined, so it is shown only where its publisher works it out.
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of states. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across states: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. States with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.
| Share of residents | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Share White, not HispanicNot enough states report both to say anything. | — | — |
| Share Black, not HispanicNot enough states report both to say anything. | — | — |
| Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceNot enough states report both to say anything. | — | — |
| Share Asian, not HispanicNot enough states report both to say anything. | — | — |
| Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicNot enough states report both to say anything. | — | — |
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