There are 26 states with permitless concealed carry freedoms • Washington, D.C., has the highest rate of firearm-related homicides even though it has strict carry laws • 83% of states with permitless concealed carry have a homicide rate at or below the national average • 45% of states with no permitless concealed carry laws have homicide rates above the national average • 3 out of 5 of the safest five states in the U.S. have permitless concealed carry • 2 out of 5 of the top five most dangerous states in the U.S. have permitless concealed carry
In 2024 there are several states with open carry and permitless concealed carry laws.
Due to many states converting to permitless concealed carry after January 2021, and delayed reporting from the FBI on violent crime rates, we are still discovering the effectiveness of permitless concealed carry on crime.
84% of all states that have adopted concealed permitless carry laws have a lower violent crime rate in 2022 than they did the year before adopting the laws.
The national average of homicide rates is a good indicator of whether permitless concealed carry impacts homicides in the U.S. States with the Most Relaxed Open Carry Laws and Crime.
Washington, D.C., has the highest rate of violent crime and homicides per capita, with strict open carry laws requiring permits to purchase and carry.
The five lowest crime rate states are typically concealed carry states.
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