Firearms Trace Data: Oklahoma - 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 Oklahoma in Calendar Year 2020
  3. Table: Firearm Types with an Oklahoma Recovery
  4. Table: Top Calibers Reported on Firearm Traces with an Oklahoma Recovery
  5. Table: Top Categories Reported on Firearm Traces with an Oklahoma Recovery
  6. Table: Top 15 Source States for Firearms with an Oklahoma Recovery
  7. Table: Time-To-Crime Rates for Firearms with an Oklahoma Recovery
  8. Table: Age of Possessors for Firearms with an Oklahoma Recovery
  9. Table: Top Recovery Cities for Firearms with an Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma in Calendar Year 2020

3,434

 

Firearm Types with an Oklahoma Recovery

January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
Pistols 2,447
Rifles 440
Revolvers 283
Shotguns 239
Derringers 11
Receivers/Frames 7
Other* 7

* Other includes Unknown Types, Combinations and Machineguns.

 

Top Calibers Reported on Firearm Traces with an Oklahoma Recovery

January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
9mm 1,244
.40 Cal 401
.22 Cal 334
.380 Cal 287
.45 Cal 227
12GA 169
.38 Cal 124
5.56mm 77
7.62mm 73
.25 Cal 52

NOTE: There were 411 additional traces that were associated with other calibers. There were 35 traces with an unknown caliber.

 

Top Categories Reported on Firearm Traces with an Oklahoma Recovery

January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
Firearm Under Investigation 905
Possession of Weapon 775
Weapon Offense 349
Found Firearm 329
Dangerous Drugs 314
Simple Assault 123
Selling Weapon 112
Homicide 110
Suicide 68
Property Crimes 65

NOTE: There were 284 additional traces that were associated with other categories.

 

Top 15 Source States for Firearm Traces with an Oklahoma Recovery

January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
Oklahoma 2,310
Texas 153
Arkansas 63
Kansas 46
Missouri 36
Arizona 21
Georgia 20
California 18
Louisiana 17
Mississippi 16
Colorado 15
Florida 14
Tennessee 14
Ohio 11
Alabama 10
Michigan 10

NOTE: An additional 26 states and Puerto Rico accounted for 103 other traces. The source state was identified in 2,877 total traces.

 

Time-To-Crime Rates for Firearms with an Oklahoma Recovery

January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
Under 3 Months 369
3 Months to Under 7 Months 256
7 Months to Under 1 Year 178
1 Year to Under 2 Years 296
2 Years to Under 3 Years 215
3 Years and Over 1,405

1/1/2020-12/31/2020 Oklahoma Average Time-to-Crime: 6.83 Years

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

 

Age of Possessors for Firearms with an Oklahoma Recovery

January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
17 and Under 41
18 to 21 110
22 to 24 81
25 to 30 182
31 to 40 253
41 to 50 243
Over 50 119

1/1/2020-12/31/2020 Oklahoma Average Age of Possessor: 36 Years

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

 

Top Recovery Cities for Firearms with an Oklahoma Recovery

January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
Tulsa 1,704
Oklahoma City 625
Tecumseh 114
Moore 106
Pittsburg 73
Okmulgee 58
Muskogee 38
Edmond 33
Idabel 32
Broken Arrow 27

NOTE: There were 138 additional municipalities that accounted for 622 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 Oklahoma. Traces in which the recovery state was not provided were included when the requesting agency state was equal to Oklahoma.
  • 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 an Oklahoma Recovery

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

Top Categories Reported on Firearm Traces with an Oklahoma 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 an Oklahoma 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 an Oklahoma 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 an Oklahoma 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 an Oklahoma 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 November 22, 2021