Target America – Section Three: Sporterized Imported Assault Weapons Traced to Crime Scenes in the United States, 1995 and 1996

 

State 1995 1996 Total
Alabama 21 8 29
Alaska 0 1 1
Arizona 72 19 91
Arkansas 4 7 11
California 51 94 145
Colorado 8 8 16
Connecticut 1 4 5
Delaware 0 0 0
District of Columbia 16 41 57
Florida 15 21 36
Georgia 7 4 11
Hawaii 1 1 2
Idaho 1 0 1
Illinois 22 29 51
Indiana 11 18 29
Iowa 1 2 3
Kansas 1 1 2
Kentucky 6 5 11
Louisiana 16 35 51
Maine 0 0 0
Maryland 14 11 25
Massachusetts 3 0 3
Michigan 10 23 33
Minnesota 2 5 7
Mississippi 2 7 9
Missouri 30 34 64
Montana 4 6 10
Nebraska 2 1 3
Nevada 1 6 7
New Hampshire 0 0 0
New Jersey 9 8 17
New Mexico 5 3 8
New York 12 29 41
North Carolina 11 15 26
North Dakota 0 0 0
Ohio 18 15 33
Oklahoma 1 4 5
Oregon 0 7 7
Pennsylvania 17 16 33
Rhode Island 0 2 2
South Carolina 2 1 3
South Dakota 1 1 2
Tennessee 13 13 26
Texas 45 37 82
Utah 1 0 1
Vermont 0 0 0
Virginia 25 29 54
Washington 4 7 11
West Virginia 6 72 78
Wisconsin 7 18 25
Wyoming 2 0 2
Total 501 668 1,169 [8]

8) From 1995 to 1996 the number of sporterized assault weapons traced to crime scenes in the United States increased 33 percent.