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Federal Prosecution Data for February 2015 Released

(07 Apr 2015) Federal criminal prosecutions totaled 10,750 for the month of February, according to the most recent data released by the Department of Justice. This represents an increase of 16.1 percent from the previous month, but is nearly unchanged (down 1.1 percent) from one year ago. Most prosecutions were referred by DHS, which accounted for 62 percent. Other agencies with substantial numbers of referrals were the FBI (8 percent), DEA (8 percent), ATF (4 percent) and DoD (4 percent). Among program categories, the largest number of prosecutions was seen in immigration, which accounted for 54.3 percent of the filings. Drug and drug trafficking related crimes contributed 14.9 percent of the total, and weapons offenses made up 4.4 percent.

TRAC offers free, detailed reporting on an array of program categories including immigration, weapons, drugs, white collar crime, terrorism and civil rights. In addition, TRAC's reports cover the enforcement activities of selected government agencies such as DHS, FBI, IRS and ATF. For the latest information on prosecutions and convictions through the February 2015, go to:

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Even more detailed criminal enforcement information for the period from FY 1986 through February 2015 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.

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