Concealed carry: More than 31,000 licenses granted in 2018 in the Miami Valley

MIAMI VALLEY — More than 168,000 concealed carry licenses were issued in Ohio in 2018 — a 28 percent increase from 2017, according to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.

While the number of new licenses decreased, Ohio saw more people renewing their licenses last year.

In the Miami Valley, the state issued 12,162 new licenses and renewed 19,060 in 2018.

Here are the Miami Valley’s conceal carry permit numbers for 2018:

Auglaize County

• Licenses Issued: 299
• Licenses Renewed: 567
• Licenses Suspended: 5
• Licenses Revoked: 0
• Licenses Denied: 0

Butler County

• Licenses Issued: 2,390
• Licenses Renewed: 4,040
• Licenses Suspended: 53
• Licenses Revoked: 1
• Licenses Denied: 39

Champaign County

• Licenses Issued: 260
• Licenses Renewed: 557
• Licenses Suspended: 4
• Licenses Revoked: 0
• Licenses Denied: 10

Clark County

• Licenses Issued: 802
• Licenses Renewed: 1,103
• Licenses Suspended: 20
• Licenses Revoked: 3
• Licenses Denied: 8

Darke County

• Licenses Issued: 344
• Licenses Renewed: 910
• Licenses Suspended: 5
• Licenses Revoked: 2
• Licenses Denied: 2

Greene County

• Licenses Issued: 1,131
• Licenses Renewed: 2,248
• Licenses Suspended: 28
• Licenses Revoked: 1
• Licenses Denied: 19

Logan County

• Licenses Issued: 628
• Licenses Renewed: 217
• Licenses Suspended: 0
• Licenses Revoked: 0
• Licenses Denied: 0

Mercer County

• Licenses Issued: 351
• Licenses Renewed: 650
• Licenses Suspended: 9
• Licenses Revoked: 3
• Licenses Denied: 7

Miami County

• Licenses Issued: 507
• Licenses Renewed: 1,192
• Licenses Suspended: 11
• Licenses Revoked: 1
• Licenses Denied: 6

Montgomery County

• Licenses Issued: 2,820
• Licenses Renewed: 4,349
• Licenses Suspended: 181
• Licenses Revoked: 44
• Licenses Denied: 113

Preble County

• Licenses Issued: 201
• Licenses Renewed: 673
• Licenses Suspended: 7
• Licenses Revoked: 1
• Licenses Denied: 5

Shelby County

• Licenses Issued: 677
• Licenses Renewed: 667
• Licenses Suspended: 10
• Licenses Revoked: 6
• Licenses Denied: 4

Warren County

• Licenses Issued: 1,752
• Licenses Renewed: 2,184
• Licenses Suspended: 48
• Licenses Revoked: 5
• Licenses Denied: 10

Statehouse critics: Concealed carry law too dangerous Critics at the Ohio Statehouse feel there are not enough safeguards in place in our current concealed carry laws.