Community Corner
Chart: Gun Licenses in Your Community
Wondering how many people have licenses to carry in your community?
This week's chart highlights how many licenses to carry have been given out in your community.
The license to carry includes those licensed to carry chemical sprays such as Mace. The data was provided by the Criminal History Systems Board and reflects 2009 data, the latest available.
Locally, Nahant had the least amount of licenses while Lynn had the most.
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Community Licenses per 1,000 Residents Total # of Licenses Beverly 35.7 1,404 Boxford 78.0 634 Danvers 48.2 1,289 Essex 80.1 691 Georgetown 65.4 564 Gloucester 49.1 1,486 Hamilton 48.9 399 Ipswich 61.4 811 Lynn 24.7 2,144 Lynnfield 53.9 615 Manchester-By-The-Sea 47.1 248 Marblehead 41.6 830 Middleton 63.9 616 Nahant 62.3 218 Peabody 33.4 1,712 Rockport 52.3 398 Salem 27.5 1,135 Saugus 46.3 1,273 Swampscott 37.7 525 Topsfield 59.3 359 Wenham 49.9 239Find out what's happening in Lynnfieldwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
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