Firearms Trace Data: Nevada - 2021

Data Source: Firearms Tracing System

January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021

 

Contents

  1. ATF Firearms Trace Data Disclaimer
  2. Table: Total Number of Firearms Recovered and Traced in Nevada in Calendar Year 2021
  3. Table: Firearm Types with a Nevada Recovery
  4. Table: Top Calibers Reported on Firearm Traces with a Nevada Recovery
  5. Table: Top Categories Reported on Firearm Traces with a Nevada Recovery
  6. Table: Top 15 Source States for Firearms with a Nevada Recovery
  7. Table: Time-To-Crime Rates for Firearms with a Nevada Recovery
  8. Table: Age of Possessors for Firearms with a Nevada Recovery
  9. Table: Top Recovery Cities for Firearms with a Nevada 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 Nevada in Calendar Year 2021

6,735

 

Firearm Types with a Nevada Recovery

January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021
Pistols 5,354
Rifles 501
Revolvers 458
Shotguns 305
Machineguns 56
Derringers 26
Other* 35

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

 

Top Calibers Reported on Firearm Traces with a Nevada Recovery

January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021
9mm 3,319
.40 Cal 619
.22 Cal 485
.45 Cal 468
.380 Cal 424
12GA 265
.38 Cal 199
.357 Cal 125
5.56mm 113
.223 Cal 87

NOTE: There were 525 additional traces that were associated with other calibers.​ There were 106 traces with an unknown caliber.

 

Top Categories Reported on Firearm Traces with a Nevada Recovery

January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021
Firearm Under Investigation 1,867
Possession of Weapon 1,305
Found Firearm 518
Weapon Offense 380
Carrying Concealed Weapon 317
Traffic Offense 301
Dangerous Drugs 238
Family Offense 225
Aggravated Assault 221
Suicide 178

NOTE: There were 1,185 additional traces that were associated with other categories.

*A homicide category was reported on 144 traces.

 

Top 15 Source States for Firearms with a Nevada Recovery

January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021
Nevada 3,897
California 315
Arizona 296
Texas 114
Utah 88
Georgia 61
Florida 55
Oregon 54
Idaho 47
Missouri 47
Washington 47
Colorado 43
New Mexico 33
Michigan 28
Ohio 28

NOTE: An additional 34 states and Guam accounted for 393 other traces. The source state was identified in 5,546 total traces.

 

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

January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021
Under 3 Months 822
3 Months to Under 7 Months 594
7 Months to Under 1 Year 659
1 Year to Under 2 Years 794
2 Years to Under 3 Years 394
3 Years and Over 2,219

1/1/2021-12/31/2021 Nevada Average Time-to-Crime: 5.46 Years

1/1/2021-12/31/2021 National Average Time-to-Crime: 6.24 Years

 

Age of Possessors for Firearms with a Nevada Recovery

January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021
17 and Under 104
18 to 21 442
22 to 24 410
25 to 30 893
31 to 40 1,000
41 to 50 492
Over 50 477

1/1/2021-12/31/2021 Nevada Average Age of Possessor: 35 Years

1/1/2021-12/31/2021 National Average Age of Possessor: 34 Years

 

Top Recovery Cities for Firearms with a Nevada Recovery

January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021
Las Vegas 5,110
Henderson 452
North Las Vegas 378
Reno 290
Sparks 210
Elko 43
Carlin 42
Fallon 39
Laughlin 30
Carson City 26

NOTE: There were 36 additional municipalities that accounted for 115 other traces.

 

Analytical Criteria Used to Compile the Enclosed Statistics

Total Number of Firearms Recovered and Traced

  • Includes traces with a recovery state of Nevada. Traces in which the recovery state was not provided were included when the requesting agency state was equal to Nevada.
  • Includes Firearms Recovered and Traced between 1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021 or, if the recovery date was blank, firearms with trace entry dates between 1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021.
  • 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 18, 2022.
  • All traces may not have been submitted or completed at the time of this study.

Firearm Types and Calibers with a Nevada Recovery

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

Top Categories Reported on Firearm Traces with a Nevada Recovery

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

Top Source States for Firearms with a Nevada 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 Nevada 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 Nevada 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 Nevada 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 15, 2022