| DEA Prosecutions Dip to Eleven-Year Low |
| (20 Feb 2012)
Federal criminal prosecutions referred by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have dropped to the lowest level in 11 years, according to very timely data released by the Department of Justice.
In November 2011, the most recent month for which data are available, 968 such prosecutions were filed, down 21 percent from the previous month's total of 1,219. This is the third straight month that DEA prosecutions have fallen; they had averaged 1,337 per month during FY 2011.
For the latest figures on criminal enforcement by the DEA, go to: http://trac.syr.edu/tracreports/crim/273/TRAC continues to offer free reports on the enforcement activities of other government agencies including DHS, the FBI and the IRS. In addition, TRAC's reports cover program categories such as immigration, drugs, white collar crime, terrorism and civil rights. For the latest information on prosecutions and convictions through November 2011, go to: http://trac.syr.edu/tracreports/bulletins/Even more detailed criminal enforcement information for the period from FY 1986 through November 2011 is available to TRACFED subscribers via the Express and Going Deeper tools. Go to http://tracfed.syr.edu for more information. Customized reports for a specific agency, district, program, lead charge or judge are available via the TRAC Data Interpreter, either as part of a TRACFED subscription or on a per-report basis. Go to http://trac.syr.edu/interpreter to start. To keep up with TRAC, follow us on Twitter @tracreports or like us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/tracreportsTRAC is self-supporting and depends on foundation grants, individual contributions and subscription fees for the funding needed to obtain, analyze and publish the data we collect on the activities of the US Federal government. To help support TRAC's ongoing efforts, go to: http://trac.syr.edu/sponsor/ |
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