Documents the criminal workload of U.S. Attorneys offices throughout the 90 federal districts and U.S. territories.
Allows examination of national and regional trends. Permits generation of statistics plus case-by-case listings.
Coverage
All criminal matters referred to federal prosecutors by the investigative agencies
Includes data from FY 1986 onward
Includes declinations (matters that U.S. Attorneys decide not to prosecute) and reason for declining
Covers virtually all federal criminal referrals and prosecutions
Key Data withheld by Department of Justice
Court docket number*
Defendants names*
Lead charge for new referrals, from FY 1999 and sealed court cases, from 2004 (withheld until decision made to prosecute or not)*
Program category for new referrals, from April 2002 and sealed court cases, from 2004 (withheld until decision made to prosecute or not)*
*Currently under litigation by TRAC.
For more information on criminal enforcement data, see also:
