Recent Statistics
Fighting Gang Violence
While preventing terrorist attacks remains the FBI’s top priority, our resources dedicated to violent crime are focused on the most acute problems threatening our society and complex multi-jurisdictional investigations where we can offer special capabilities. Since 2001, the FBI has increased its focus on violent gangs.
Safe Streets Violent Crime Initiative
- As of January 2011, there are 168 Safe Streets Task Forces (SSTFs) focused on violent gangs in 55 of our field offices.
- These task forces are comprised of nearly 2,500 local, state, and federal investigators representing more than 650 law enforcement agencies throughout the United States.
Violent Gang Safe Street Task Force Accomplishments
|
Year |
Complaints |
Indictments & Informations |
Arrests |
Convictions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2001 |
1,143 |
2,181 |
3,999 |
2,168 |
|
2002 |
1,024 |
1,951 |
3,512 |
1,964 |
|
2003 |
826 |
1,971 |
3,837 |
1,698 |
|
2004 |
980 |
2,183 |
4,162 |
1,773 |
|
2005 |
1,191 |
2,540 |
4,745 |
1,700 |
|
2006 |
1,421 |
2,695 |
5,537 |
2,199 |
|
2007 |
1,295 |
3,256 |
7,256 |
2,325 |
|
2008 |
633 |
4,017 |
7,792 |
2,839 |
|
2009 |
1,975 |
4,634 |
9,082 |
3,252 |
|
2010 |
1,681 |
3,845 |
7,184 |
3,176 |
|
Totals |
12,169 |
29,273 |
57,106 |
23,094 |
|
Year |
Disruptions |
Dismantlements |
RICO Indictments |
Other Racketeering Statute Indictments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2001 |
108 |
42 |
37 |
63 |
|
2002 |
149 |
41 |
24 |
167 |
|
2003 |
166 |
46 |
151 |
99 |
|
2004 |
299 |
40 |
35 |
36 |
|
2005 |
483 |
65 |
33 |
51 |
|
2006 |
509 |
67 |
64 |
94 |
|
2007 |
685 |
106 |
12 |
126 |
|
2008 |
716 |
59 |
37 |
162 |
|
2009 |
1,243 |
95 |
117 |
199 |
|
2010 |
1,038 |
90 |
85 |
153 |
|
Totals |
5,396 |
651 |
595 |
1,150 |
National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC)
- We developed the NGIC in 2005 to provide a mechanism for local, state, and federal law enforcement to share gang data across jurisdictions and to identify trends related to violent gang activity and migration.
MS-13 National Gang Task Force
- We established the MS-13 National Gang Task Force in 2004 to coordinate the investigative efforts of federal, state, and local agencies against MS-13 gang targets. MS-13 members and associates have been identified in 42 states and have a significant presence in Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, D.C.
- The task force has instituted the Central American Fingerprint Exploitation (CAFÉ) initiative to acquire criminal fingerprints from the Central American region and to merge those fingerprints and associated criminal records into our Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) database.
- Total fingerprints received: 96,707
- Total hits to IAFIS: 15,574
