43,571
new CCL applications received
Illinois State Police reported this total for calendar year 2025. It is an application count, not the number of licenses held.
Source: Illinois State Police, 2025 ↗Illinois fact sheet
Illinois firearm safety & concealed carry statistics.
Clear, citable public figures for people researching Illinois concealed carry, FOID activity, and firearm-safety context. Every number links to the original public source and names the reporting year.
Last updated October 1, 2026. Figures currently cover 2024 and 2025 reporting periods.
Read the figures carefully
A practical reference, not a shortcut.
These figures are here to make public information easier to find and cite. They are not legal advice, a prediction of individual eligibility, or a substitute for current official guidance. For a personal licensing question, use the Illinois State Police. For training, start with safe handling, clear judgment, and a course that fits your experience.
Concealed carry activity
Illinois CCL figures, 2025.
Illinois State Police published these statewide calendar-year totals in its 2025 legislative report.
40,204
CCL renewal applications received
Illinois State Police reported this statewide total for calendar year 2025.
Source: Illinois State Police, 2025 ↗40,565
CCL applications approved
Illinois State Police reported approvals completed during calendar year 2025. Approvals are not necessarily applications filed in the same year.
Source: Illinois State Police, 2025 ↗109
CCL applications denied
Illinois State Police reported this statewide total for calendar year 2025.
Source: Illinois State Police, 2025 ↗FOID & oversight
Statewide credential activity, 2025.
FOID and dealer-inspection figures are reported separately from concealed-carry licensing activity.
145,231
new FOID applications received
Illinois State Police reported this total for calendar year 2025. A FOID application is not a measure of firearm purchases or the number of firearm owners.
Source: Illinois State Police, 2025 ↗172,477
FOID applications approved
Illinois State Police reported approvals completed during calendar year 2025.
Source: Illinois State Police, 2025 ↗6,554
FOID card revocations
Illinois State Police reported this statewide total for calendar year 2025.
Source: Illinois State Police, 2025 ↗708
firearm dealer license certification inspections
Illinois State Police reported this statewide total for calendar year 2025.
Source: Illinois State Police, 2025 ↗Safety context
Public data needs context.
These federal figures describe different datasets. They should be read as reported, not stretched beyond what the source can support.
23,672
firearms recovered and traced in Illinois
ATF reported this total for calendar year 2024. Trace data supports investigations and is not a random sample of firearms or of firearms used in crime.
Source: ATF, 2024 ↗19,176
pistols among Illinois recoveries and traces
ATF reported this count for calendar year 2024. It describes traced recoveries, not all firearms in Illinois.
Source: ATF, 2024 ↗6.40 years
Illinois average time-to-crime
ATF calculated this for qualifying 2024 traces with usable purchase and recovery dates. It is not a measure for all firearms.
Source: ATF, 2024 ↗1,563
Illinois firearm deaths
CDC reported this 2024 all-intent death count. The corresponding age-adjusted rate was 12.4 deaths per 100,000 people.
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, 2024 ↗Methodology & sources
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This page uses direct public reporting from the Illinois State Police, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. Each statistic uses the source’s own reporting period and definition. CNC Academy has not calculated approval rates, estimated missing figures, or combined datasets.
Illinois State Police notes that statewide firearm-related information is collected through different record systems. ATF explains the limits of its trace data. Those qualifications matter, so they are kept beside the relevant figures rather than buried in a footnote.
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Suggested citation: CNC Academy. “Illinois Firearm Safety & Concealed Carry Statistics.” Updated October 1, 2026. https://ilccl.com/illinois-firearm-safety-statistics
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