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Small Arms Survey
Formation1999
HeadquartersGeneva
Director
Mark Downes
Parent organization
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Websitehttps://www.smallarmssurvey.org/

TheSmall Arms Survey(SAS) is an independent research project located at theGraduate Institute of International and Development StudiesinGeneva,Switzerland.It provides information on all aspects ofsmall armsand armed violence, as a resource for governments, policy-makers, researchers, and activists, as well as research on small arms issues.

The survey monitors national and international initiatives (governmental and non-governmental), and acts as a forum and clearinghouse for the sharing of information. It also disseminates best practice measures and initiatives dealing with small arms issues.

SAS's mandate is to look at all aspects of small arms and armed violence. It provides research and analysis by which to support governments toreduce the incidence of armed violenceandillicit traffickingthrough evidence-based analysis.

The project's staff includes international experts in security studies, political science, law, international public policy, development studies, economics, conflict resolution, and sociology. The staff works closely with a worldwide network of researchers and partners.[1][2][3]

History[edit]

The Small Arms Survey was established in 1999 «on the initiative» of Switzerland'sFederal Department of Foreign Affairs(FDFA)[4]and «in conjunction with other interested governments».[5]They placed the project under the tutelage of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID).[4]

In July 1999,Keith Krause(born 1960) became the founder and programme director. TheCanadianpolitical scientist,who wrote his PhD thesis at Oxford University on the issue of international arms transfers and has been a professor of international politics at the IHEID since 1994, remained in that position until December 2015.[6]

Focus projects[edit]

The Small Arms Survey hosts theGeneva Declaration on Armed Violence and DevelopmentSecretariat.[7]

The Small Arms Survey's Human Security Baseline Assessment forSudanandSouth Sudanproject supports violence reduction initiatives, including disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration programmes, incentive schemes for civilian arms collections and security sector reform, and arms control interventions across Sudan.[8][9]

The Security Assessment in North Africa project supports efforts to build a more secure environment inNorth Africaand the Sahel-Sahara region. The project produces evidence-based research and analysis on the availability and circulation of small arms, the dynamics of emerging armed groups, and related insecurity. The research stresses the effects of the recent uprisings and armed conflicts in the region on community safety.[10]

2018 report[edit]

In 2018, Small Arms Survey reported that there are over one billion small arms distributed globally, of which 857 million (about 85 percent) are incivilianhands.[11][12]According to Small Arms Survey's estimates, U.S. civilians alone account for 393 million (about 46 percent) of the worldwide total of civilian held firearms.[13][12]This amounts to "120.5 firearms for every 100 residents."[12]

According to the report, the world'sarmed forcescontrol about 133 million (about 13 percent) of the global total of small arms, of which over 43 percent belong to two countries: the Russian Federation (30.3 million) and China (27.5 million).[11]And, the world'slaw enforcement agenciescontrol about 23 million (about 2 percent) of the global total of small arms.[11]

Global distribution of firearms[edit]

American gun ownership[edit]

American gun show, Houston, Texas

American civilians own over 393 million guns. "Americans made up 4 percent of the world's population but owned about 46 percent of the entire global stock of 857 million civilian firearms."[18]That is three times as many guns as the combined stockpile of the world's armed forces.[19]American civilians own more guns "than those held by civilians in the other top 25 countries combined."[20]

Reception[edit]

The Small Arms Survey's reports are widely used and considered to be accurate, though all of the figures involve "some degree of estimation", and estimates for certain countries are highly uncertain.[21][22]

In response to a report about the number of firearms in Finland, the Finnish Ministry of the Interior issued a statement saying that the number was inflated and completely wrong.[23][24]

Publications[edit]

The project's flagship publication is theSmall Arms Survey,an annual review of global small arms issues such as production, stockpiles, brokering, legal and illicit arms transfers, the effects of small arms, and national, bilateral, and multilateral measures to deal with the problems associated with small arms.[25]Published by Cambridge University Press, it is recognized as the principal international source of impartial and reliable information on all aspects of small arms. It is widely used by policy-makers, government officials and non-governmental organizations.[26]

  • TheSmall Arms Survey 2007,titledGuns in the City.[27]
  • TheSmall Arms Survey 2009,titledShadows of War.[28]
  • TheSmall Arms Survey 2010,titledGangs, Groups, and Guns.[29]
  • TheSmall Arms Survey 2011,titledStates of Security.[30]
  • TheSmall Arms Survey 2012,titledMoving Targets[31]
  • TheSmall Arms Survey 2013,titledEveryday Dangers[32]
  • TheSmall Arms Survey 2014,titledWomen and Guns.[33]
  • TheSmall Arms Survey 2015,titledWeapons and the World.[34]
  • TheSmall Arms Survey 2018,titledSmall Arms Survey reveals: More than one billion firearms in the world.[11]
  • TheSmall Arms Survey 2018,titledEstimating Global Civilian Held Firearms Numbers.[35][15]
  • TheSmall Arms Survey 2018,titledEstimating Global Military Owned Firearms Numbers.[36][16]
  • TheSmall Arms Survey 2018,titledEstimating Global Law Enforcement Firearms Numbers.[37][17]

In addition to its annual yearbook, the Small Arms Survey publishes a wide range of periodical research findings. These include a Book Series, Occasional Papers, Special Reports, Working Papers, and short Issue Briefs and Research Notes.[34]These publications present substantial research findings on data, methodological, and conceptual issues related to small arms or detailed country and regional case studies. Most of these are published in hard copy and are also accessible on the project's web site.[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ab"Small Arms Survey | GPPlatform".Gpplatform.ch.Retrieved14 June2011.
  3. ^"The Graduate Institute – Geneva; Small Arms Survey".Un-instraw.org. 2010-12-16.Retrieved14 June2011.
  4. ^ab"IUHEI: Small Arms Survey (SAS) - Texts".Administration Research Actions Management Information System (ARAMIS).Retrieved2022-09-21.
  5. ^"About the Small Arms Survey"(PDF).Small Arms Survey.2002.Retrieved19 September2022.
  6. ^Krause, Keith (September 2019)."CV"(PDF).Geneva Graduate Institute.Retrieved21 September2022.
  7. ^"Diplomatic initiatives".Eda.admin.ch. 5 September 2008.Retrieved14 June2011.
  8. ^"HSBA for Sudan and South Sudan".www.smallarmssurveysudan.org.Retrieved14 February2019.
  9. ^"Sudan Human Security Baseline Assessment – Empirical research & support of violence reduction initiatives".Smallarmssurveysudan.org.Retrieved14 June2011.
  10. ^"Home".Small Arms Survey. 2013-07-25.Retrieved23 November2013.
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  12. ^abcEstimating Global CivilianHELD Firearms Numbers. Aaron Karp. June 2018
  13. ^"Americans Own 46% of the World's 1 Billion Guns, Says U.N. Report".Time.com.June 2018. Archived fromthe originalon June 22, 2018.Retrieved14 February2019.
  14. ^June 2018, Estimating Global Civilian Held Firearms Numbers by Aaron Karp
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  17. ^ab"Law enforcement Firearms Holdings, 2017"(PDF).Small Arms Survey. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 3 July 2018.
  18. ^The Washington Post.There are more guns than people in the United States, according to a new study of global firearm ownership. By Christopher Ingraham. June 19, 2018
  19. ^Estimating Global Military owned Firearms Numbers. By Aaron Karp June, 2018
  20. ^"Americans Own 46% of the World's 1 Billion Guns, Says U.N. Report".time.com.Archived fromthe originalon June 22, 2018.Retrieved14 February2019.
  21. ^"Which countries rank high in private gun ownership? After the top spot, you may be surprised".CBC.ca.Retrieved17 March2021.
  22. ^"Report says over 1 billion small arms in world, up from 2007".AP News.19 June 2018.Retrieved17 March2021.
  23. ^"Oikaisu: Pääkirjoituksessa väärää tietoa aseiden määrästä".29 March 2016.
  24. ^"Miksi" luotettava media "valehtelee asemääristä? - Mikko Niskasaari".www.mikkoniskasaari.fi.
  25. ^"Yearbook".Small Arms Survey. 5 May 2011. Archived fromthe originalon December 3, 2010.Retrieved14 June2011.
  26. ^"Small Arms Survey – Series".Cambridge University Press.Archived fromthe originalon 21 October 2012.Retrieved14 June2011.
  27. ^"The largest civilian firearms arsenals for 178 countries"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on April 9, 2011.Retrieved12 August2012.
  28. ^"The Graduate Institute, Geneva – Institutional News of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies".Graduateinstitute.ch.Retrieved14 June2011.
  29. ^"2010".Small Arms Survey. 2011-05-05. Archived fromthe originalon November 4, 2010.Retrieved14 June2011.
  30. ^"Small Arms Survey 2011 – Academic and Professional Books – Cambridge University Press".Cambridge.org.Retrieved14 June2011.
  31. ^"Small Arms Survey 2012 – Academic and Professional Books – Cambridge University Press".Cambridge.org.Retrieved2012-11-26.
  32. ^"2013".Small Arms Survey. 2013-10-21. Archived fromthe originalon August 24, 2013.Retrieved2013-11-23.
  33. ^"Small Arms Survey 2014".Small Arms Survey. 2014. Archived fromthe originalon March 27, 2015.Retrieved16 April2016.
  34. ^ab"By type".Small Arms Survey. 5 May 2011. Archived fromthe originalon October 20, 2010.Retrieved14 June2011.
  35. ^smallarmssurvey.org
  36. ^smallarmssurvey.org
  37. ^Karp, Aaron (June 2018)."Estimating Global Law Enforcement Firearms Numbers"(PDF).Small Arms Survey. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 23 June 2018.

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