Firearms Trace Data: Idaho - 2023

Data Source: Firearms Tracing System

January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023

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Contents

  1. bet365 ³ö½ð Firearms Trace Data Disclaimer
  2. Table: Total Number of Firearms Recovered and Traced in Idaho in Calendar Year 2023
  3. Table: Firearm Types with an Idaho Recovery
  4. Table: Top Calibers Reported on Firearm Traces with an Idaho Recovery
  5. Table: Top Categories Reported on Firearm Traces with an Idaho Recovery
  6. Table: Top 15 Source States for Firearms with an Idaho Recovery
  7. Table: Time-To-Crime Rates for Firearms with an Idaho Recovery
  8. Table: Age of Possessors for Firearms with an Idaho Recovery
  9. Table: Top Recovery Cities for Firearms with an Idaho Recovery
  10. Analytical Criteria Used to Compile the Enclosed Statistics

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bet365 ³ö½ð 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.

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Total Number of Firearms Recovered and Traced in Idaho in Calendar Year 2023

1,663

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Firearm Types with an Idaho Recovery

January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023
Pistols 985
Rifles 280
Revolvers 188
Shotguns 137
Machinegun Conversion Devices 26
Machineguns 19
Other* 28
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* Other includes Receivers/Frames, Derringers, a Combination, a SilencerÌýand an Unknown Type.

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Top Calibers Reported on Firearm Traces with an Idaho Recovery

January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023
9mm 604
.22 Cal 198
12GA 105
.45 Cal 96
.380 CalÌý 92
.40 Cal 90
.38 Cal 65
.357 Cal 59
MULTI 33
.223 Cal 25

NOTE: There were 234Ìýadditional traces that were associated with other calibers. There were 62Ìýtraces with an unknown caliber.

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Top Categories Reported on Firearm Traces with an Idaho Recovery

January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023
Possession of Weapon 315
Found Firearm 225
Dangerous Drugs 198
Suicide 118
Traffic Offense 116
Aggravated Assault 113
Weapon Offense 94
Firearm Under Investigation 83
Health - Safety 70
Property Crimes 61

NOTE: There were 270Ìýadditional traces that were associated with other categories.

*A homicide category was reported on 35 traces.

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Top 15 Source States for Firearms with an Idaho Recovery

January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023
Idaho 931
Washington 102
California 40
Oregon 40
Montana 30
Arizona 26
NevadaÌý 19
Texas 17
Utah 17
Colorado 14
Florida 9
Ohio 9
Tennessee 7
Alaska 5
New MexicoÌý 5

NOTE: An additional 24Ìýstates accounted for 65Ìýother traces. The source state was identified in 1,336Ìýtotal traces.

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

January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023
Under 3 Months 86
3 Months to Under 7 Months 73
7 Months to Under 1 Year 82
1 Year to Under 2 Years 169
2 Years to Under 3 Years 159
3 Years and Over 761

1/1/2023-12/31/2023ÌýIdaho Average Time-to-Crime: 8.19ÌýYears

1/1/2023-12/31/2023 National Average Time-to-Crime: 6.76 Years

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Age of Possessors for Firearms with an Idaho Recovery

January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023
17 and Under 46
18 to 21 126
22 to 24 86
25 to 30 123
31 to 40 397
41 to 50 308
Over 50 224

1/1/2023-12/31/2023ÌýIdaho Average Age of Possessor: 39ÌýYears

1/1/2023-12/31/2023 National Average Age of Possessor: 35 Years

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Top Recovery Cities for Firearms with an Idaho Recovery

January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023
Boise 350
Twin Falls 206
Meridian 110
Coeur d'Alene 81
Caldwell 74
Nampa 69
Post Falls 56
Lewiston 46
Pocatello 42
Idaho Falls 38

NOTE: There were 95Ìýadditional municipalities that accounted for 588Ìýother traces. The recovery city could not be determined for threeÌýtraces.

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Analytical Criteria Used to Compile the Enclosed Statistics

Total Number of Firearms Recovered and Traced

  • Includes traces with a recovery state of Idaho. Traces in which the recovery state was not provided were included when the requesting agency state was equal to Idaho.
  • Includes Firearms Recovered and Traced between 1/1/2023Ìý– 12/31/2023Ìýor, if the recovery date was blank, firearms with trace entry dates between 1/1/2023Ìý– 12/31/2023.
  • 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 10, 2024.
  • All traces may not have been submitted or completed at the time of this study.

Firearm Types and Calibers with an Idaho Recovery

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

Top Categories Reported on Firearm Traces with an Idaho Recovery

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

Top Source States for Firearms with an Idaho 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 Idaho 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 Idaho 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 Idaho 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 December 9, 2024