-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- The boys (and girls) of TRAC do it again: Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 10:18:35 -0400 (EDT) From: TRAC <trac@MailBox.Syr.Edu> To: frissell@panix.com Subject: New TRAC FBI Web Site Apologies if this is a repeat message. The most comprehensive portrait of how the FBI enforces America's laws is now available at a new TRAC site on the World Wide Web. For immediate release. Check it out at http://trac.syr.edu/tracfbi/ Except when the FBI is leaking selected tidbits about the big case of the day, the bureau has for many years been the most secretive of the federal enforcement agencies. To a surprising extent -- given all the headlines -- reporters know very little about the operations of the federal government's most important investigative agency. What does the FBI do, and not do? How well does it do it? Where does the FBI train its enforcement fire? Which sections of the nation have the most FBI employees? Maps, charts, graphs, tables, and brief explaining texts. Drawn from internal administrative data of the Justice Department, the FBI, and many other sources. In very brief summary, here what's available. First, FY 1992-1996 data on FBI enforcement actions -- district by district -- for each of the nation's 90 federal judicial districts. Referrals, prosecutions, convictions, median sentences, etc. Both actual numbers and appropriate rates. On a per capita basis, which districts have the most FBI convictions? How does your district compare with other similar ones and for the nation as whole? The median FBI sentence in Maryland (Baltimore) is eight times longer than Northern California (San Francisco). How does the FBI compare with the DEA, IRS, ATF and INS in terms of referrals declined because they were legally insufficient? According to the judgements of assistant U.S. Attorneys all over the country, not very well. Second, the FBI has long kept the number of employees working in different parts of the country secret. But here are 1994 FBI staffing levels in each of the bureau's 55 districts. Actual numbers and per capita rates. The FBI district with its headquarters in Salt Lake City has more employees per capita than Detroit and Boston. Third, long term enforcement and staffing trends. Key changes in what laws the FBI has enforced from 1974 to 1996. FBI (or the predecessor agency) national staffing levels from 1908 on -- big spikes during World War Two, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and President Reagan's years. Fourth. Ever wondered whether your area might have a greater potential for white collar crime than other areas. Examine that question by comparing the number of banks, executives, doctors, and other indicators in your county with all the others. Although you can't count white collar crime, you can count white collars. Again, for immediate release at http: trac.syr.edu/tracfbi/ - -- David Burnham and Sue Long ------------------------------------------------------ TRAC is a non-partisan data gathering, research and data distribution organization associated with Syracuse University. TRAC has offices in Syracuse at: Syracuse University, 488 Newhouse II, Syracuse, NY 13244-2100 (315-443- 3563) and in Washington at: Suite 301, 666 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE 20003-4319 (202-544-8722) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP for Personal Privacy 5.0 Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBM9aVxoVO4r4sgSPhAQHgUgP+Oq++9ZSpjjO5mL3eVuqsEthC5z8xeQq8 eBK1bY65mmrFcYgF5Rh5eCb66y3OqJqWWc7X+5M/7flgwWwgrETDixTC0YTl55Jt IS4JoCJK2bHCHmOZNc3KwFTYoi/Ugjusyn91mEKAiAPRLhOrS8XDwreaHkCE0ie9 5C/X3Ml/auQ= =KFxP -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----