Federal Firearms Licensee Theft/Loss Report - 2023

Data Source: Firearms Tracing System

January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023
 

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 2, 2024.

  • FFL Theft/Loss Reports where the reported incident dates were from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 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 2023
Firearm Types TOTALS

Burglary
Firearm
Count

 Larceny
Firearm
Count		 Robbery
Firearm
Count		 Loss
Firearm
Count
Pistols 7,110 3,050 451 229 3,380
Rifles 3,143 760 95 5 2,283
Shotguns 1,654 246 34 1 1,373
Revolvers 1,365 352 40 25 948
Receivers/Frames 1,152 81 15 0 1,056
Silencers 220 20 26 0 174
Derringers 65 14 0 0 51
Unknown Types 42 6 1 0 35
Machine Guns 29 7 3 0 19
Combinations 12 3 1 0 8
Destructive Devices 3 3 0 0 0
Any Other Weapons 2 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 14,797 4,542 666 260 9,329

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

Calendar Year 2023
State/Territory TOTAL Burglary Larceny Robbery Loss
Reports Firearm
Count		 Reports Firearm
Count		 Reports Firearm
Count		 Reports Firearm
Count		 Reports Firearm
Count
Alabama 55 250 7 64 8 10 1 1 39 175
Alaska 8 35 1 6 3 3 0 0 4 26
Arizona 77 320 9 165 27 61 3 3 38 91
Arkansas 29 212 8 67 5 6 0 0 16 139
California 63 572 13 248 18 29 6 6 26 289
Colorado 44 170 11 85 21 49 0 0 12 36
Connecticut 24 752 2 49 2 2 0 0 20 701
Delaware 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Florida 132 1,403 17 242 25 31 0 0 90 1,130
Georgia 81 593 12 181 12 14 0 0 57 398
Guam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Idaho 12 45 0 0 3 16 1 9 8 20
Illinois 35 194 6 33 4 6 0 0 25 155
Indiana 37 211 9 144 12 15 0 0 16 52
Iowa 20 503 3 24 5 5 0 0 12 474
Kansas 30 92 3 30 8 9 0 0 19 53
Kentucky 43 280 10 192 10 11 0 0 23 77
Louisiana 47 223 12 117 12 24 0 0 23 82
Maine 11 163 0 0 1 1 0 0 10 162
Maryland 23 193 5 160 1 1 0 0 17 32
Massachusetts 11 175 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 175
Michigan 52 409 11 73 7 14 1 123 33 199
Minnesota 25 73 1 9 4 4 0 0 20 60
Mississippi 42 508 17 267 5 15 0 0 20 226
Missouri 58 177 8 93 16 20 7 7 27 57
Montana 15 53 5 38 5 5 0 0 5 10
Nebraska 16 92 2 31 3 3 0 0 11 58
Nevada 19 95 3 70 7 7 0 0 9 18
New Hampshire 20 43 0 0 1 1 0 0 19 42
New Jersey 9 31 1 20 0 0 0 0 8 11
New Mexico 21 72 3 44 6 7 0 0 12 21
New York 24 611 5 38 0 0 0 0 19 573
North Carolina 84 525 12 202 17 27 5 30 50 266
North Dakota 5 71 2 41 1 1 0 0 2 29
Northern Mariana Islands 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Ohio 61 398 7 207 17 18 1 1 36 172
Oklahoma 56 383 8 43 12 13 0 0 36 327
Oregon 27 168 6 70 7 10 0 0 14 88
Pennsylvania 85 619 19 258 20 20 4 4 42 337
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 180
South Carolina 43 492 13 158 11 26 0 0 19 308
South Dakota 11 33 1 2 4 19 0 0 6 12
Tennessee 60 453 11 290 12 14 1 1 36 148
Texas 195 1,095 36 426 54 80 8 74 97 515
U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Utah 49 438 5 101 4 12 0 0 40 325
Vermont 11 86 1 2 3 6 0 0 7 78
Virginia 78 873 7 106 32 32 1 1 38 734
Washington 24 137 7 56 3 3 0 0 14 78
Washington D.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Virginia 22 169 1 47 9 9 0 0 12 113
Wisconsin 19 110 2 43 3 4 0 0 14 63
Wyoming 3 13 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 10
TOTAL 1,922 14,797 322 4,542 441 666 39 260 1,120 9,329

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Summation

For calendar year 2023, ATF data provides that the 10 FFLs with the most firearms reported in Theft/Loss Reports are associated with 2,558 firearms reported lost or stolen. The 100 FFLs with the most firearms reported in Theft/Loss Reports are associated with 6,730 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.

Last Reviewed March 18, 2024