Self-reported civilian firearms possession in Ukraine remains limited, with 5% of households reporting possession, which is below pre-invasion levels, and the lowest since monitoring began.
After adjusting for gender differences in reporting—specifically projecting male responses for households with adult men due to lower reporting among women—self-reported firearms possession still stands at 6%.
Firearm acquisition is perceived as much more difficult than before the 2022 invasion, and even more so compared to just a year ago in December 2023 (Table 2).
Nearly one in ten of the crimes experienced by respondents and their family members involved firearms (9.3%), an increase from 5.8% in September 2023. The proportion of people who felt secure in their communities declined from three-quarters (75%) in January 2023 to two-thirds (67%) by July 2024. War-related insecurities also rose, with 30% reporting frequent shelling or bombardment, and 80% experiencing frequent or very frequent power outages, up from 9% in September 2023.
While reliance on firearms for personal protection has remained steady at around 2% (2.3% in July 2024), the share of those carrying any self-defence weapon (firearm, knife, pepper spray, etc.) reached a record 20%. Notably, 32% of women aged 18–29 carry some self-defence tool, and 7% of men aged 30–59 report carrying a firearm for protection. Women, on the other hand, do not carry firearms for self-defence (0%).
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