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

2,141

 

Firearm Types with a Nebraska Recovery

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
Pistols 1,464
Rifles 311
Shotguns 191
Revolvers 138
Machineguns 15
Derringers 9
Other* 13

* Other includes Receivers/Frames, Silencers and Unknown Types.

 

Top Calibers Reported on Firearm Traces with a Nebraska Recovery

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
9mm 896
.22 Cal 217
.40 Cal 181
12GA 154
.380 Cal 139
.45 Cal 136
.38 Cal 48
5.56mm 43
.223 Cal 39
7.62mm 30

NOTE: There were 223 additional traces that were associated with other calibers.​ There were 35 traces with an unknown caliber.

 

Top Categories Reported on Firearm Traces with a Nebraska Recovery

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
Firearm Under Investigation 618
Possession of Weapon 311
Found Firearm 257
Carrying Concealed Weapon 194
Dangerous Drugs 126
Threat 91
Suicide 77
Firing Weapon 62
Family Offense 60
Property Crimes 60

NOTE: There were 285 additional traces that were associated with other categories.

* A homicide category was reported on 42 traces.

 

Top 15 Source States for Firearms with a Nebraska Recovery

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
Nebraska 1,160
Iowa 148
Missouri 51
Texas 50
Kansas 47
Colorado 30
Arizona 24
Tennessee 20
Mississippi 18
North Carolina 18
Florida 17
South Dakota 17
Louisiana 16
California 14
Alabama 13

NOTE: An additional 30 states accounted for 177 other traces. The source state was identified in 1,820 total traces.

 

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

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
Under 3 Months 152
3 Months to Under 7 Months 139
7 Months to Under 1 Year 129
1 Year to Under 2 Years 260
2 Years to Under 3 Years 223
3 Years and Over 902

1/1/2022-12/31/2022 Nebraska Average Time-to-Crime: 6.74 Years

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

 

Age of Possessors for Firearms with a Nebraska Recovery

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
17 and Under 86
18 to 21 197
22 to 24 128
25 to 30 192
31 to 40 330
41 to 50 196
Over 50 145

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

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

 

Top Recovery Cities for Firearms with a Nebraska Recovery

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022
Omaha 1,296
Lincoln 266
Grand Island 81
Bellevue 78
North Platte 67
Papillion 31
Hastings 30
Fremont 26
Gretna 22
Kearney 20

NOTE: There were 83 additional municipalities that accounted for 222 other traces. The recovery city could not be determined for two traces.

 

Analytical Criteria Used to Compile the Enclosed Statistics

Total Number of Firearms Recovered and Traced

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

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

Top Categories Reported on Firearm Traces with a Nebraska Recovery

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

Top Source States for Firearms with a Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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