Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41163111›Full record

ArticleInjury epidemiology2025

Patterns and characteristics of firearm thefts from vehicles in San Antonio, Texas.

Alexander Testa, Jennifer Thompson, Luis Mijares, Ryan Ramphul, Dylan B Jackson, Jack Tsai

Abstract read
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Injury epidemiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Firearm Thefts from Vehicles in the United States: Results from a National Survey of Firearm Owners.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2026
    Article
  2. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Alexander TestaDepartment of Management, Policy and Community Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1200 Pressler Street, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Alexander.Testa@uth.tmc.edu.
Jennifer ThompsonDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Luis MijaresDepartment of Management, Policy and Community Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1200 Pressler Street, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Ryan RamphulDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Dylan B JacksonDepartment of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jack TsaiDepartment of Management, Policy and Community Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1200 Pressler Street, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.

Funding

Office of the Texas Governor 4720402
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFirearm thefts from motor vehicles are currently the leading source of stolen firearms in the United States. Yet little is known about the temporal, spatial, and contextual characteristics of these thefts. This study aims to advance understanding of firearm theft from vehicles by analyzing all reported incidents that occurred in San Antonio, Texas, in 2024.

methodsData are extracted from police reports from all reported incidents of firearm theft from vehicles reported to the San Antonio Police Department between January 1 and December 31, 2024. Information on the number and type of firearms stolen, vehicle make and model, date, and location of the incident was analyzed.

resultsIn 2024, 2,465 firearms were reported stolen across 2,210 separate incidents. Most incidents (91.7%) involved the theft of a single firearm. Handguns represented 92.1% of all stolen firearms. Firearm thefts were most common on weekends, particularly Saturdays, and were more prevalent in April, July, and October. Pickup trucks were the most frequent type of vehicle with a firearm theft reported (68.9%). The most common locations of thefts included vehicles parked at hotels (24.6%), shopping centers (19.8%), and private residences (16.0%).

conclusionsThe results reveal distinct patterns in the timing, location, and types of vehicles associated with firearm thefts. The findings hold potential implications for strategies to reduce firearm thefts from vehicles, such as targeted public awareness campaigns, promoting vehicle secure storage, and place-based policing strategies.

Indexed as

FirearmsFirearm theftPublic safetyVehicles

Identifiers

PMID41163111
PMCPMC12574246

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.