Crime & Safety
Dealer Gun Thefts Drastically Drop From 291 To 8 In 4 Years: IL Police
In 2020, 291 guns were stolen from certified dealers, state police said. By 2024, the number had dropped to eight.
ILLINOIS — The number of guns stolen from certified dealers in Illinois has dropped from nearly 300 in 2020 to single digits in 2024, according to authorities.
“Five years ago, I signed a bipartisan law to combat illegal gun trafficking — and the data ISP released today demonstrates that state oversight works,” Gov. JB Pritzker said last week in a news release. “Too many Illinoisans know the pain of gun violence and the added security measures enforced by ISP are ensuring that guns don’t fall into the wrong hands.”
The General Assembly’s Firearm Dealer License Certification Act required certified Federal Firearms License dealers to have a video security system in place by Jan. 2, 2021, with state police starting site visits the same year, and conducting inspections beginning in 2022.
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In 2020, 291 guns were stolen from certified dealers, state police said. In 2021 and 2022, the number was around 100 guns stolen. By 2024, it had dropped to eight.
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