Table 1

Crime gun trace requests and relative risks for guns banned by 1988 Maryland (MD) law, in Baltimore and other regions, 1 July 1996 to 30 April 1997

City/regionAll gun trace requests*No of guns banned by 1988 MD law% Of guns banned by 1988 MD lawRelative risk (confidence interval)
*Excludes guns whose banned or non-banned status could not be determined.
†Atlanta GA, Birmingham AL, Boston MA, Bridgeport CT, Cleveland OH, Inglewood CA, Jersey City NJ, Memphis TN, Milwaukee WI, New York NY, Richmond VA, Salinas CA, San Antonio TX, Seattle WA, St Louis MO.
‡Boston, Bridgeport, Jersey City, New York.
§Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis, Richmond.
¶Cleveland, Milwaukee, St Louis.
¶Inglewood, Salinas, San Antonio, Seattle.
Baltimore 3 596 314 8.71.0
15 Other cities†30 623603619.72.3 (2.0 to 2.5)
Northeast‡14 042306021.72.5 (2.3 to 2.8)
South§ 6 114145723.82.7 (2.5 to 3.0)
Central¶ 6 908 99514.41.7 (1.5 to 1.9)
West¶ 3 559 52414.71.7 (1.5 to 1.9)