Federal Firearms Licensee Theft/Loss Report - 2021

Data Source: Firearms Tracing System

January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021
 

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Analytical Criteria Used to Compile the FFL Theft/Loss Statistics
  3. Definitions
  4. Table: FFL Theft/Loss Firearm Counts by Firearm Type and FFL Theft/Loss Category
  5. Table: FFL Theft/Loss Reports by State/Territory and Theft/Loss Category
  6. Summation
     

Introduction

Federal firearms licensees (FFLs) must report to ATF each missing, lost, or stolen firearm from the FFL's inventory or collection within 48 hours of discovery of the loss or theft by completing and forwarding a Federal Firearms Licensee Theft/Loss Report (ATF Form 3310.11). In addition, the FFL must also report the firearm theft or loss to the appropriate local law enforcement agency.

 

Analytical Criteria Used to Compile the FFL Theft/Loss Statistics

Queries of the Firearms Tracing System (FTS) were used to determine which firearms were reported in FFL Thefts/Losses. This information was extracted from the FTS on January 3, 2022.

  • FFL Theft/Loss Reports where the reported incident dates were from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 were selected.
  • Firearms reported in FFL Theft/Loss Reports and subsequently determined not lost/stolen were excluded from the totals.
     

Definitions

Burglary: The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft.

Larceny: The unlawful taking or carrying away property from the possessor or of another.

Robbery: Taking anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence.

Loss: When an FFL takes a firearm into its inventory and later cannot account for the disposition of the firearm from its inventory during an inventory reconciliation.
 

FFL Theft/Loss Firearm Counts by Firearm Type and FFL Theft/Loss Category

Calendar Year 2021
Firearm Types TOTALS

Burglary
Firearm
Count

 Larceny
Firearm
Count		 Robbery
Firearm
Count		 Loss
Firearm
Count
Pistols 4,751 1,871 734 67 2,079
Rifles 2,132 469 102 1 1,560
Receivers/Frames 1,421 57 33 0 1,331
Shotguns 1,011 234 106 3 668
Revolvers 691 232 42 10 407
Silencers 214 49 19 0 146
Derringers 42 13 5 1 23
Destructive Devices 28 0 0 0 28
Machineguns 22 10 1 0 11
Any Other Weapons 5 1 0 0 4
Combinations 4 0 0 0 4
Unknown Types 4 0 0 0 4
TOTALS 10,325 2,936 1,042 82 6,265

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FFL Theft/Loss Reports by State/Territory and Theft/Loss Category

Calendar Year 2021
State/Territory TOTAL Burglary Larceny Robbery Loss
Reports Firearm
Count		 Reports Firearm
Count		 Reports Firearm
Count		 Reports Firearm
Count		 Reports Firearm
Count
Alabama 77 1,117 6 73 21 33 0 0 50 1,011
Alaska 7 35 1 3 1 1 0 0 5 31
Arizona 56 196 5 62 12 12 1 9 38 113
Arkansas 37 295 4 52 15 16 0 0 18 227
California 57 208 14 119 19 22 1 1 23 66
Colorado 42 317 10 106 16 18 0 0 16 193
Connecticut 17 119 2 10 0 0 0 0 15 109
Delaware 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4
Florida 119 433 8 69 40 74 1 6 70 284
Georgia 99 732 14 170 27 274 0 0 58 288
Guam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hawaii 1 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Idaho 18 95 3 40 4 5 0 0 11 50
Illinois 38 283 6 95 5 5 0 0 27 183
Indiana 34 121 8 64 9 10 0 0 17 47
Iowa 29 197 4 29 9 12 0 0 16 156
Kansas 34 320 2 9 8 11 0 0 24 300
Kentucky 60 334 10 145 14 15 0 0 36 174
Louisiana 54 255 9 155 21 36 0 0 24 64
Maine 9 46 4 39 1 1 0 0 4 6
Maryland 33 152 5 92 8 9 0 0 20 51
Massachusetts 14 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 40
Michigan 40 262 19 193 9 14 0 0 12 55
Minnesota 23 75 3 23 7 9 0 0 13 43
Mississippi 50 125 5 36 17 18 0 0 28 71
Missouri 60 281 11 90 15 17 0 0 34 174
Montana 13 73 3 23 3 7 0 0 7 43
Nebraska 7 11 1 5 3 3 0 0 3 3
Nevada 26 174 6 50 9 16 1 1 10 107
New Hampshire 21 115 5 59 1 1 0 0 15 55
New Jersey 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
New Mexico 22 83 4 31 9 29 0 0 9 23
New York 20 176 1 8 3 4 0 0 16 164
North Carolina 89 311 8 86 16 30 4 4 61 191
North Dakota 5 26 1 4 1 1 0 0 3 21
Northern Mariana Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ohio 63 290 5 44 21 22 2 5 35 219
Oklahoma 38 328 4 82 10 13 0 0 24 233
Oregon 27 118 7 78 8 10 0 0 12 30
Pennsylvania 103 305 2 27 52 53 0 0 49 225
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4
South Carolina 35 115 2 9 10 11 0 0 23 95
South Dakota 4 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 24
Tennessee 69 290 9 147 19 30 1 1 40 112
Texas 221 1,006 37 401 84 134 10 55 90 416
U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Utah 35 152 1 2 6 7 0 0 28 143
Vermont 7 29 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 28
Virginia 78 283 8 59 32 34 0 0 38 190
Washington 27 110 10 75 6 10 0 0 11 25
Washington D.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Virginia 18 134 3 21 4 4 0 0 11 109
Wisconsin 24 91 4 45 6 8 0 0 14 38
Wyoming 7 19 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 17
TOTAL 1,978 10,325 277 2,936 584 1,042 21 82 1,096 6,265

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Summation

For calendar year 2021, ATF data provides that the 10 FFLs with the most firearms reported in Theft/Loss Reports are associated with 1,254 firearms reported lost or stolen. The 100* FFLs with the most firearms reported in Theft/Loss Reports are associated with 3,989 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 106 total FFLs.

Last Reviewed January 19, 2024