HICRC article on the epidemiology of gun theft victimization 

Using data from a nationally representative on-line survey conducted in 2015, authors David Hemenway, Deborah Azrael and Matthew Miller examine the demographic and behavioral characteristics of gun owners who report having had one or more guns stolen in the previous five years.  Of over 1600 gun owners, 2.4% reported having a gun stolen, with a mean number of guns lost per theft of 1.5.  The authors estimate that this represents approximately 250,000 guns theft incidents annually in the US, with about 380,000 total guns stolen.  Certain types of gun owners–who own many guns, who carry guns, and who do not store guns safety–are at higher risk of having guns stolen.  Of the four US regions, the South, which is home to 37% of US households, accounts for two-thirds of guns stolen.  Even though gun theft is a common way that guns get into criminal hands, this study appears to be the first journal article to focus on the epidemiology of gun theft from private citizens. The article appears online in the journal Injury Epidemiology.