Summary
The National Firearm Theft Monitoring Program (NFTMP) has collected information on all incidents of firearm theft reported to Australian state and territory police for the years 2004–05 to 2008–09. This report represents the fifth and final report in the NFTMP series and describes the nature and characteristics of firearm theft that was reported to police in the period 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009. The findings described here refer to incidents of firearm theft reported in all Australian states and territories excluding Western Australia and Northern Territory; however, information on the number and type of firearms reported stolen does include data from the Northern Territory.
Contents
1. Introduction – 1.1. About the National Firearms Theft Monitoring Program – 1.2. Methods and data quality – 1.3. Report outline – 2. Characteristics of stolen firearms – 2.1. Incidence of firearm theft – 2.2. Describing stolen firearms – 2.3. Firearm licence holders – 3. The nature of firearm theft incidents – 3.1. Reporting firearm thefts – 3.2. Circumstances of the theft – 3.3. Storage arrangements and access to firearms – 3.4. Items stolen – 4. Compliance with firearm laws – 4.1. Storage compliance – 4.2. Breaches of firearm laws – 5. Other findings – 5.1. Recovery of stolen firearms – 5.2. Proceeding against offenders – 5.3. Linking stolen firearms to crime.