Fiscal Year All Federal Wiretaps Against Traditional Criminals * Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Warrants ** 1979 87 199 1980 81 319 1981 106 431 1982 130 473 1983 208 549 1984 289 634 1985 243 587 1986 250 573 1987 236 512 1988 293 534 1989 310 546 1990 324 595 1991 356 593 1992 340 484 1993 450 509 1994 554 576 1995 532 697 1996 581 839 1997 569 748 1998 566 796 1999 601 886 2000 479 1,012

*   All federal electronic surveillance warrants aimed at traditional criminals (executed by all Federal agencies)
** Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrants aimed at spies and terrorists (mostly executed by the FBI)

Source: Compiled by TRAC and the Electronic Privacy Information Center from the U.S. Department of Justice and the
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts data.