Where 50,000 Guns Recovered in Chicago Came From

A Wholecloth ripoff of the New York Times, built from the first floor up by Erin Brown, with the generous help of D3, Amanda Cox, and Kevin Quealy.

The Chicago Police Department traced the origins of about 50,000 guns that it recovered between 2001 and March 2012. More than half of those guns came from outside the state.

state | | # of guns
IL 22051
IN 7747
MS 4296
WI 1647
KY 1226
OH 1121
TN 1090
AL 1070
AR 945
TX 937
GA 933
MI 679
FL 673
LA 529
CA 526
MN 474
IA 397
AZ 355
MO 344
NC 295
VA 269
OK 207
WV 202
CO 187
PA 181
KS 177
WA 156
SC 152
MA 108
NE 104
NV 103
NY 97
NM 75
MT 53
UT 53
MD 50
CT 46
OR 40
ID 39
SD 36
AK 33
ND 31
WY 29
NJ 21
ME 18
NH 14
DE 10
HI 8
PR 5
RI 5
VT 4
DC 2
Guam 2