❓ WA Parliament Question on Notice regarding stolen and recovered firearms in WA from 2019 to 2025. The response provides statistics on stolen and recovered firearms, recovery rates, and WA Police efforts to improve recovery.
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I refer to the recovery of stolen firearms in Western Australia, and I ask: (a) How many firearms have been reported stolen in Western Australia in each year from 2019 to 2024 and 2025 to date; (b) Of those reported stolen, how many have been recovered in each corresponding year; (c) What is the annual recovery rate (as a percentage) of stolen firearms for each year from 2019 to 2024 and 2025 to date; (d) Has the Minister or WA Police set any targets or benchmarks to improve the recovery rate of stolen firearms; and (e) Has WA Police set any recovery rate targets or performance benchmarks for stolen firearm investigations?
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Answered
14 October 2025
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
7 days
(a-c)
Year
Number of Stolen Firearms
Number of Recovered Firearms
Recovery Rate (%)
2019
711
237
33.3%
2020
195
63
32.3%
2021
262
65
24.8%
2022
226
70
31.0%
2023
189
69
36.5%
2024
213
44
20.7%
2025 YTD*
166
39
23.5%
TOTAL
1,962
587
30.0%
*2025 YTD refers to 01 January 2025 to 23 September 2025 (inclusive)
Note: Statistics may exclude additional firearms found or seized by WA Police that have been unable to be linked to an individual stolen property item.
The response shows firearms that have been recovered regardless of the year of recovery. Consequently, the number of recovered firearms will continue to increase across all years in future reporting.
WA Police have recovered additional firearms since the date of this question – these are not included in the provided statistics, as ongoing work is being carried out to determine the status of all recovered firearms.
(d) The WA Police Force continues to work with Law Enforcement and Industry partners to explore efficiencies and capabilities to continually improve safe keeping standards to reduce the prevalence of firearms being stolen and assist in the recovery of those reported stolen (or unlawfully possessed).
(e) The WA Police Force endeavour to recover all stolen or unlawfully possessed firearms.
Year
Number of Stolen Firearms
Number of Recovered Firearms
Recovery Rate (%)
2019
711
237
33.3%
2020
195
63
32.3%
2021
262
65
24.8%
2022
226
70
31.0%
2023
189
69
36.5%
2024
213
44
20.7%
2025 YTD*
166
39
23.5%
TOTAL
1,962
587
30.0%
*2025 YTD refers to 01 January 2025 to 23 September 2025 (inclusive)
Note: Statistics may exclude additional firearms found or seized by WA Police that have been unable to be linked to an individual stolen property item.
The response shows firearms that have been recovered regardless of the year of recovery. Consequently, the number of recovered firearms will continue to increase across all years in future reporting.
WA Police have recovered additional firearms since the date of this question – these are not included in the provided statistics, as ongoing work is being carried out to determine the status of all recovered firearms.
(d) The WA Police Force continues to work with Law Enforcement and Industry partners to explore efficiencies and capabilities to continually improve safe keeping standards to reduce the prevalence of firearms being stolen and assist in the recovery of those reported stolen (or unlawfully possessed).
(e) The WA Police Force endeavour to recover all stolen or unlawfully possessed firearms.
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