1 Data includes handguns traced by the Cleveland Police Department, the State Highway Patrol at Medina, and thirty-five other Ohio municipal police departments and sheriffs' offices. 2 For the purpose of this study, all handguns with a rotating cylinder were categorized as revolvers, and all others as pistols. 3 Dollar amount categories established under earlier firearms trace studies were not adjusted for inflation. 4 For the purpose of this statistical compilation, a "Saturday night special" was defined as a handgun with a barrel length of 3 inches or less, a caliber of .32 or less, and an initial cost factor of $50 or less. 1 2 "Street age" was defined for the purpose of this compilation as the time period from initial retail sale until recovery by a law enforcement agency. Data includes handguns traced by the Cleveland Police Department, the State Highway Patrol at Medina, and thirty-five other Ohio municipal police departments and sheriffs' offices. TOTAL HANDGUNS TRACEABLE TO FIRST RETAIL SALE: 211 (100%) *For the purpose of this statistical compilation, SOURCE was defined as the location where each handgun traced by the Cleveland Police Department was first sold at retail. *Crimes indicated are those principally associated with each investigation or action under which a recovered handgun was traced by the Dallas ATF office or the municipal police department of Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Irvine, Mesquite, Richardson or Denton. 1 2 SPECIAL Data includes handguns traced by the Dallas ATF office and the municipal police departments of Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Irvine, Mesquite, Richardson and Denton. For the purpose of this study, all handguns with a rotating cylinder were categorized as revolvers, and all others as pistols. 3 Dollar amount categories established under earlier firearms trace studies were not adjusted for inflation. 4 For the purpose of this statistical compilation, a "Saturday night special" was defined as a handgun with a barrel length of 3 inches or less, a caliber of .32 or less, and an initial cost factor of $50 or less. |