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Publications

ATF occasionally issues publications to inform the industries it regulates and the general public about the laws and regulations administered and enforced by ATF. These include guidebooks, newsletters, brochures, studies, and reports.

Document type Description Category
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2022 - Time-to-Crime - Firearms Sourced and Recovered [XLSX - 131.14 KB]

Information from the 2022 Firearms Trace Data report. Data includes firearms sourced and recovered in the United States and territories.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2020 - FFL Theft/Loss Reports Matching Firearms Subsequently Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 15.47 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2020 - Firearm Types Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 20.03 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2020 - Time-to-Crime - Firearms Sourced and Recovered [XLSX - 129.77 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2020 - Time-to-Crime - Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 17.6 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2020 - Number of Firearms Sourced and Recovered [XLSX - 29.48 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2020 - Age of Possessor - Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 17.9 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2020- Categories Associated with Firearms Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 30.85 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2020 - Top Calibers Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 24.84 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from January 1 - December 31, 2020.

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Firearms
Report 2020 Explosives Incident Report (EIR) [PDF - 1.99 MB]

The  Annual Explosives Incident Report (EIR) reviews bombing and  explosives related incidents  from information reported to the United  States  Bomb Data Center (USBDC) through the Bomb  Arson  Tracking  System (BATS) and  Open-Source information through  TRIPwire.   

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Explosives
Report 2012 - Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER) [PDF - 811.16 KB]

All federally licensed manufacturers of firearms and destructive devices (Federal Firearms License types 07 and 10) are required to submit a production report of manufacturing and export activity to ATF by April 1 of each year. ATF compiles the submitted data and releases it each January, with a one-year delay to comply with the Trade Secrets Act.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: United States and Territories - 2022 - FFL Theft/Loss Reports Matching Firearms Subsequently Recovered and Traced [XLSX - 16.21 KB]

This is an Excel spreadsheet containing a numerical list of how many firearms have been traced and recovered in the U.S. and territories between Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2022.

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Firearms
Report September 2023 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results [XLSX - 12.84 KB]

September 2023 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results

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Firearms
Report December 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results [XLSX - 12.77 KB]

December 2022 - Firearms Compliance Inspection Results 

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Wyoming - 2019 [PDF - 799.4 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: West Virginia - 2019 [PDF - 893.44 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Wisconsin - 2019 [PDF - 884.05 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Washington - 2019 [PDF - 808.43 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Vermont - 2019 [PDF - 782.29 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: U.S. Virgin Islands - 2019 [PDF - 820.56 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Virginia - 2019 [PDF - 792.58 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Utah - 2019 [PDF - 743.58 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Texas - 2019 [PDF - 755.3 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: Tennessee - 2019 [PDF - 751.18 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Report Firearms Trace Data: South Dakota - 2019 [PDF - 805.32 KB]

This report provides detailed firearms trace data to assist law enforcement with criminal investigations. It includes statistics from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019, on firearms recovered and traced, firearm types, calibers, source states, time-to-crime rates, possessor age, top recovery locations and more.

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Firearms
Last Updated: January 15, 2026

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