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Firearm statistics

The National Crime Information Offenses Using a Firearm by Volume 2016
Center (NCIC) reports in Texas,
28,775 guns were reported and Texas* United States
entered by law enforcement
agencies as stolen in 2016; Count By Firearm Percent Count By Firearm Percent
nationwide - 304,871 were Murder 1,472 1,164 79.1% 17,250 11,004 63.8%
reported and entered as stolen.
As of Jan. 23, 2018, of those Robbery 33,258 18,428 55.4% 332,198 125,289 37.7%
stolen, 21,598 are still active
records, while 7,177 have been Aggravated Assault 72,636 21,603 29.7% 803,007 189,851 23.6%
retired; nationwide - 216,100 are
still active and 88,771 have been
retired. Stolen vs. Recovered Firearm Property 2016

Texas percentages for murder, Texas* United States
robbery and aggravated are
slightly higher than the national Stolen Recovered Percent Stolen Recovered Percent
percentages for murder, robbery Firearms $23,323,371 $2,068,192 8.8% $155,186,427 $14,794,219 9.5%
and aggravated assaults. Given
the comparative population Source: Crime in the U.S. (9/25/2017), Crime in Texas (10/30/2017)
size of Texas, a larger number of
violent crimes do occur in Texas
than the median. However, the
per capita rate is lower than the
national averages.