Concealed Handgun Licensing and Crime in Four States
Table 4
Average annual change in crime rates and CHL rates per county population of 100,000 ().
Average annual change per population of 100,000
Years
1998–2010
FL
MI
PA
TX
Concealed handgun licenses
598.4
604.8
1,469.1
386.1
Personal crime rate
−9.15
0.14
1.36
1.36
Property crime rate
−6.12
−1.69
−0.79
−8.65
Murder rate
0.09
−0.43
0.03
−0.11
Rape rate
−1.34
−0.42
−0.22
−0.35
Robbery rate
0.03
0.08
0.54
−0.264
Assault rate
−7.75
0.37
1.05
1.62
Burglary rate
−1.08
−0.90
−1.49
−3.12
Larceny rate
−1.13
0.34
2.39
−3.04
Motor theft rate
−3.73
−1.38
−2.08
0.26
Annual average change data are provided for illustrative purposes. Yearly figures over the time period used may vary dramatically, and the annual average can be affected by outliers.
