DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The number of guns reported stolen declined from 2023 to 2024, a trend Dayton Police hopes continues, but other alarming trends have them on alert.
In 2024, the number of total stolen guns in Dayton fell about 4 percent, to 294 from the prior year’s 306.
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Since 2018, a total of 2,013 guns were stolen in the city, with only 169 recovered.
This overall total concerns the police due to the guns often being used in multiple crimes…