Firearms Trace Data: Louisiana - 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 Louisiana in Calendar Year 2022
  3. Table: Firearm Types with a Louisiana Recovery
  4. Table: Top Calibers Reported on Firearm Traces with a Louisiana Recovery
  5. Table: Top Categories Reported on Firearm Traces with a Louisiana Recovery
  6. Table: Top 15 Source States for Firearms with a Louisiana Recovery
  7. Table: Time-To-Crime Rates for Firearms with a Louisiana Recovery
  8. Table: Age of Possessors for Firearms with a Louisiana Recovery
  9. Table: Top Recovery Cities for Firearms with a Louisiana 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 Louisiana in Calendar Year 2022

16,235

 

Firearm Types with a Louisiana Recovery

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
Pistols 12,539
Rifles 1,697
Revolvers 1,018
Shotguns 722
Receivers/Frames 117
Machineguns 77
Derringers 37
Unknown Types 14
Other* 14

* Other includes Silencers, Combinations, Any Other Weapons and a Flare Gun.

 

Top Calibers Reported on Firearm Traces with a Louisiana Recovery

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
9mm 7,498
.40 Cal 2,049
.22 Cal 1,000
.380 Cal 847
.45 Cal 787
5.56mm 544
12GA 528
.38 Cal 447
7.62mm 394
MULTI 356

NOTE: There were 1,516 additional traces that were associated with other calibers.​ There were 269 traces with an unknown caliber.

 

Top Categories Reported on Firearm Traces with a Louisiana Recovery

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
Possession of Weapon 3,647
Firearm Under Investigation 3,120
Dangerous Drugs 1,999
Found Firearm 1,582
Aggravated Assault 814
Carrying Prohibited Weapon 691
Property Crimes 647
Weapon Offense 508
Homicide 496
Family Offense 440

NOTE: There were 2,291 additional traces that were associated with other categories.

 

Top 15 Source States for Firearms with a Louisiana Recovery

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
Louisiana 10,839
Texas 857
Mississippi 520
Georgia 154
Florida 147
Alabama 133
Arkansas 91
Tennessee 57
Missouri 45
Virginia 44
Oklahoma 43
North Carolina 41
Kentucky 39
Arizona 30
California 30
Colorado 30
Ohio 30

NOTE: An additional 32 states accounted for 338 other traces. The source state was identified in 13,468 total traces.

 

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

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
Under 3 Months 1,215
3 Months to Under 7 Months 1,189
7 Months to Under 1 Year 1,346
1 Year to Under 2 Years 2,621
2 Years to Under 3 Years 1,459
3 Years and Over 5,546

1/1/2022-12/31/2022 Louisiana Average Time-to-Crime: 5.72 Years

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

 

Age of Possessors for Firearms with a Louisiana Recovery

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
17 and Under 742
18 to 21 1,944
22 to 24 1,451
25 to 30 2,267
31 to 40 2,383
41 to 50 1,232
Over 50 1,168

1/1/2022-12/31/2022 Louisiana Average Age of Possessor: 32 Years

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

 

Top Recovery Cities for Firearms with a Louisiana Recovery

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
New Orleans 2,908
Baton Rouge 2,334
Shreveport 1,422
Lafayette 868
Lake Charles 639
Monroe 554
Alexandria 480
Waggaman 460
Metairie 292
Opelousas 259

NOTE: There were 304 additional municipalities that accounted for 5,991 other traces. The recovery city could not be determined for 28 traces.

 

Analytical Criteria Used to Compile the Enclosed Statistics

Total Number of Firearms Recovered and Traced

  • Includes traces with a recovery state of Louisiana. Traces in which the recovery state was not provided were included when the requesting agency state was equal to Louisiana.
  • 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 Louisiana Recovery

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

Top Categories Reported on Firearm Traces with a Louisiana Recovery

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

Top Source States for Firearms with a Louisiana 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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana 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