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Mayors Against Illegal Guns. 2010 ‘Top Ten Sources of Traced U.S. Guns Recovered in Mexican Crimes.’ The Movement of Illegal Guns Across the US-Mexico Border; Issue Brief, p. 2. Washington, DC: Mayors Against Illegal Guns. 1 September

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Top Ten Sources of Traced U.S. Guns Recovered in Mexican Crimes

(Source State: Number of Crime Guns)

2009
1. Texas: 2,076
2. California: 1,011
3. Arizona: 690
4. New Mexico: 173
5. Florida: 113
6. Colorado: 100
7. Oklahoma: 90
8. Illinois: 84
9. Nevada: 56
10. North Carolina: 56

Total US Guns Recovered in Mexico from Top 10 Source States: 4,449 (85.7%)

2008:
1. Texas: 3,126
2. California: 1,618
3. Arizona: 1,012
4. Florida: 191
5. New Mexico: 174
6. Illinois: 149
7. Colorado: 137
8. Washington: 129
9. Oklahoma: 116
10. Nevada: 108

Total US Guns Recovered in Mexico from Top 10 Source States: 6,760 (84.2%)

2007:
1. Texas: 1,946
2. California: 832
3. Arizona: 406
4. Florida: 119
5. Washington: 97
6. New Mexico: 79
7. Colorado: 77
8. Illinois: 76
9. Oklahoma: 68
10. Georgia: 58

Total US Guns Recovered in Mexico from Top 10 Source States: 3,758 (84.6%)

2006:
1. Texas: 491
2. California: 225
3. Arizona: 125
4. Florida: 42
5. New Mexico: 24
6. Colorado: 21
7. Illinois: 19
8. Oklahoma: 19
9. North Carolina: 15
10. Washington: 15

Total US Guns Recovered in Mexico from Top 10 Source States: 996 (83.0%)

ID: Q5323

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