Firearms Trace Data: Florida - 2022

Data Source: Firearms Tracing System

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022

 

Contents

  1. ATF Firearms Trace Data Disclaimer
  2. Table: Total Number of Firearms Recovered and Traced in Florida in Calendar Year 2022
  3. Table: Firearm Types with a Florida Recovery
  4. Table: Top Calibers Reported on Firearm Traces with a Florida Recovery
  5. Table: Top Categories Reported on Firearm Traces with a Florida Recovery
  6. Table: Top 15 Source States for Firearms with a Florida Recovery
  7. Table: Time-To-Crime Rates for Firearms with a Florida Recovery
  8. Table: Age of Possessors for Firearms with a Florida Recovery
  9. Table: Top Recovery Cities for Firearms with a Florida Recovery
  10. Analytical Criteria Used to Compile the Enclosed Statistics

 

ATF Firearms Trace Data Disclaimer

Firearm traces are designed to assist law enforcement authorities in conducting investigations by tracking the sale and possession of specific firearms. Law enforcement agencies may request firearms traces for any investigative reason, and those reasons are not necessarily reported to the federal government. Not all firearms used in crime are traced and not all firearms traced are used in crime.

Firearms selected for tracing are not chosen for purposes of determining which types, makes or models of firearms are used for illicit purposes. The firearms selected do not constitute a random sample and should not be considered representative of the larger universe of all firearms used by criminals, or any subset of that universe. Firearms are normally traced to the first retail seller, and sources reported for firearms traced do not necessarily represent the sources or methods by which firearms in general are acquired for use in crime.

 

Total Number of Firearms Recovered and Traced in Florida in Calendar Year 2022

36,335

 

Firearm Types with a Florida Recovery

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
Pistols 27,422
Rifles 3,247
Revolvers 2,772
Shotguns 1,462
Machineguns 1,050
Receivers/Frames 161
Derringers 110
Other* 111

* Other includes Silencers, Unknown Types, Any Other Weapons, Combinations and a Tear Gas Launcher.

 

Top Calibers Reported on Firearm Traces with a Florida Recovery

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
9mm 16,508
.40 Cal 3,474
.380 Cal 2,815
.22 Cal 2,303
.45 Cal 2,006
.38 Cal 1,320
12GA 1,173
5.56mm 836
7.62mm 658
.357 Cal 630

NOTE: There were 3,242 additional traces that were associated with other calibers. There were 1,370 traces with an unknown caliber.

 

Top Categories Reported on Firearm Traces with a Florida Recovery

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
Firearm Under Investigation 8,847
Possession of Weapon 5,837
Found Firearm 4,350
Carrying Concealed Weapon 2,758
Weapon Offense 2,333
Dangerous Drugs 1,957
Aggravated Assault 1,943
Family Offense 1,637
Suicide 1,076
Health - Safety 1,004
Homicide 930

NOTE: There were 3,663 additional traces that were associated with other categories.

 

Top 15 Source States for Firearms with a Florida Recovery

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
Florida 24,177
Georgia 1,214
Alabama 560
Texas 437
North Carolina 305
South Carolina 278
Tennessee 257
Ohio 246
Virginia 233
Pennsylvania 221
Indiana 162
Kentucky 162
Mississippi 161
Louisiana 144
Illinois 136

NOTE: An additional 35 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia accounted for 1,634 other traces. The source state was identified in 30,327 total traces.

 

Time-To-Crime Rates for Firearms with a Florida Recovery

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
Under 3 Months 2,000
3 Months to Under 7 Months 1,978
7 Months to Under 1 Year 2,346
1 Year to Under 2 Years 5,220
2 Years to Under 3 Years 3,310
3 Years and Over 15,238

1/1/2022-12/31/2022 Florida Average Time-to-Crime: 6.57 Years

1/1/2022-12/31/2022 National Average Time-to-Crime: 6.34 Years

 

Age of Possessors for Firearms with a Florida Recovery

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
17 and Under 1,109
18 to 21 2,761
22 to 24 2,442
25 to 30 4,222
31 to 40 4,752
41 to 50 2,791
Over 50 3,116

1/1/2022-12/31/2022 Florida Average Age of Possessor: 35 Years

1/1/2022-12/31/2022 National Average Age of Possessor: 34 Years

 

Top Recovery Cities for Firearms with a Florida Recovery

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
Jacksonville 3,550
Orlando 3,237
Tampa 2,684
Miami 2,575
West Palm Beach 1,165
Gainesville 1,116
Pensacola 886
Fort Lauderdale 787
Tallahassee 575
Lakeland 548

NOTE: There were 476 additional municipalities that accounted for 19,193 other traces. The recovery city could not be determined for 19 traces.

 

Analytical Criteria Used to Compile the Enclosed Statistics

Total Number of Firearms Recovered and Traced

  • Includes traces with a recovery state of Florida. Traces in which the recovery state was not provided were included when the requesting agency state was equal to Florida.
  • Includes Firearms Recovered and Traced between 1/1/2022 – 12/31/2022 or, if the recovery date was blank, firearms with trace entry dates between 1/1/2022 – 12/31/2022.
  • Duplicate traces, Firearms Not Recovered, Gun Buyback and Firearms Turned In are not included in this figure.
  • Data was extracted from the Firearms Tracing System (FTS) on April 10, 2023.
  • All traces may not have been submitted or completed at the time of this study.

Firearm Types and Calibers with a Florida Recovery

  • Includes same criteria as Total Number of Firearms Recovered and Traced.

Top Categories Reported on Firearm Traces with a Florida Recovery

  • Includes same criteria as Total Number of Firearms Recovered and Traced. 

Top Source States for Firearms with a Florida Recovery

  • Includes same criteria as Total Number of Firearms Recovered and Traced.
  • Traces must identify a purchaser and the state in which the final dealer is located.

Time-to-Crime Rates for Firearms with a Florida Recovery

  • Includes same criteria as Total Number of Firearms Recovered and Traced.
  • Traces must identify a purchaser.
  • Time-to-Crime was calculated for those traces in which the purchase date could be subtracted from the recovery date.

Age of Possessors for Firearms with a Florida Recovery

  • Includes same criteria as Total Number of Firearms Recovered and Traced.
  • Includes traces that provide a possessor and the possessor’s date of birth.
  • Possessor’s age is calculated by subtracting the possessor’s date of birth from the recovery date.

Top Recovery Cities for Firearms with a Florida Recovery

  • Includes same criteria as Total Number of Firearms Recovered and Traced.
  • Includes traces with a recovery city or, if the recovery city was not provided, traces requested by agencies with jurisdiction only within that city.

 

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Last Reviewed September 27, 2023