San Diego County’s efforts to crack down on gun violence have been successful, an annual report says, although it emphasizes that the work needs to continue.
Data released last week shows that seizures of untraceable “ghost guns” dropped 39% in 2024.
The county’s annual report on gun violence credits the drops with a combined effort of targeted enforcement, legal action, and community-based prevention efforts.
“In 2022, PMF recoveries declined for the first time in five years, dropping to 207 — a 22% decrease from the previous year,” the report said. “The downward trend continued, with 210 PMFs recovered in 2023, followed by a further decrease to 129 recovered in 2024. This represents a 39% decline between 2023 and 2024.”
The report also noted a major decline in gun-related homicides and suicides.
“We’ve banned ghost guns, passed safe storage laws, and sued the companies that flood our communities with untraceable weapons — and the data shows it’s working,” said San Diego County Board of Supervisors Acting Chair Terra Lawson-Remer in a statement.
“When we banned ghost guns and started suing the companies behind them, we sent a clear message: these weapons have no place in San Diego… now we’re seeing the results — fewer sales, fewer guns, fewer lives at risk.”
According to the county’s latest report:
Ghost gun recoveries dropped 39% in 2024, the steepest single-year decline in five years Firearm-related suicides fell 19% in the last year alone, and are down 5% overall since 2020 Firearm-related homicides have declined 21% since 2020 Since 2021, over 2,600 firearms have been voluntarily turned in at County gun safety events In 2024, the Sheriff’s Department filed 368 criminal charges tied to ghost gun seizures — including for manufacturing, possession, and distribution.The county is also expanding violence prevention efforts, such as hospital-based intervention programs, community-based outreach in vulnerable areas, and ramping up public education about gun violence and security.
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