Firearms Trace Data: New Hampshire - 2020

Data Source: Firearms Tracing System

January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020

 

Contents

  1. ATF Firearms Trace Data Disclaimer
  2. Table: Total Number of Firearms Recovered and Traced in New Hampshire in Calendar Year 2020
  3. Table: Firearm Types with a New Hampshire Recovery
  4. Table: Top Calibers Reported on Firearm Traces with a New Hampshire Recovery
  5. Table: Top Categories Reported on Firearm Traces with a New Hampshire Recovery
  6. Table: Top 15 Source States for Firearms with a New Hampshire Recovery
  7. Table: Time-To-Crime Rates for Firearms with a New Hampshire Recovery
  8. Table: Age of Possessors for Firearms with a New Hampshire Recovery
  9. Table: Top Recovery Cities for Firearms with a New Hampshire 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 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 New Hampshire in Calendar Year 2020

658

 

Firearm Types with a New Hampshire Recovery

January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
Pistols 377
Rifles 135
Shotguns 65
Revolvers 53
Machineguns 22
Derringers 3
Any Other Weapon 1
Silencer 1
Unknown Type 1

 

Top Calibers Reported on Firearm Traces with a New Hampshire Recovery

January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
9mm 223
.22 Cal 60
.380 Cal 49
12GA 46
.45 Cal 36
.40 Cal 32
5.56mm 21
.38 Cal 19
7.62mm 15
.308 Cal 11
.357 Cal 11

NOTE: There were 98 additional traces that were associated with other calibers. There were 37 traces with an unknown caliber.

 

Top Categories Reported on Firearm Traces with a New Hampshire Recovery

January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
Firearm Under Investigation 171
Possession of Weapon 144
Found Firearm 49
Family Offense 48
Crimes Against Person 42
Dangerous Drugs 39
Public Order Crimes 36
Firing Weapon 30
Suicide 26
Weapon Offense 25

NOTE: There were 48 additional traces that were associated with other categories.

*A homicide category was reported on one trace.

 

Top 15 Source States for Firearms with a New Hampshire Recovery

January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
New Hampshire 409
Maine 26
Massachusetts 21
Vermont 12
Florida 4
Georgia 4
California 3
Kentucky 3
Michigan 3
North Carolina 3
Ohio 3
Pennsylvania 3
Virginia 3
Connecticut 2
Indiana 2
Oklahoma 2

NOTE: An additional 14 states accounted for 14 other traces. The source state was identified in 517 total traces.

 

Time-To-Crime Rates for Firearms with a New Hampshire Recovery

January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
Under 3 Months 59
3 Months to Under 7 Months 50
7 Months to Under 1 Year 32
1 Year to Under 2 Years 53
2 Years to Under 3 Years 39
3 Years and Over 278

1/1/2020-12/31/2020 New Hampshire Average Time-to-Crime: 7.09 Years

1/1/2020-12/31/2020 National Average Time-to-Crime: 7.01 Years

 

Age of Possessors for Firearms with a New Hampshire Recovery

January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
17 and Under 7
18 to 21 41
22 to 24 40
25 to 30 104
31 to 40 126
41 to 50 79
Over 50 117

1/1/2020-12/31/2020 New Hampshire Average Age of Possessor: 40 Years

1/1/2020-12/31/2020 National Average Age of Possessor: 34 Years

 

Top Recovery Cities for Firearms with a New Hampshire Recovery

January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
Manchester 268
Nashua 58
Claremont 25
Groton 23
Campton 21
Littleton 20
Rochester 19
Laconia 18
Rumney 15
Concord 11

NOTE: There were 71 additional municipalities that accounted for 180 other traces.

 

Analytical Criteria Used to Compile the Enclosed Statistics

Total Number of Firearms Recovered and Traced

  • Includes traces with a recovery state of New Hampshire. Traces in which the recovery state was not provided were included when the requesting agency state was equal to New Hampshire.
  • Includes Firearms Recovered and Traced between 1/1/2020 – 12/31/2020 or, if the recovery date was blank, firearms with trace entry dates between 1/1/2020 – 12/31/2020.
  • 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 12, 2021.
  • All traces may not have been submitted or completed at the time of this study.

Firearm Types and Calibers with a New Hampshire Recovery

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

Top Categories Reported on Firearm Traces with a New Hampshire Recovery

  • Includes same criteria as Total Number of Firearms Recovered and Traced. Beginning in CY 2010, attempted homicide, attempted suicide and negligent vehicular manslaughter are reported in separate categories.

Top Source States for Firearms with a New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire 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.

 

View All 2020 Firearms Trace Data

Last Reviewed November 22, 2021