I: Violent Crime
Reduce the level of significant violent crime. Other Information:
Situation: Significant violent crime continues to plague our nation’s metropolitan areas, threatening the well-being of countless
innocent residents. Although violent crime rates have generally decreased over the last five years (1997-2002), murders have
increased over the last three years (1999-2002), and violent crime continues to plague certain cities. Major violent crime
incidents, such as sniper murders and child abductions, can paralyze whole communities and stretch state and local law enforcement
resources to their limits. Notorious fugitives, such as those listed on the FBI’s Top Ten fugitive list, remain uncaptured,
avoiding the measure of justice they richly deserve. Over 300,000 children per year are forced into prostitution, where they
are exploited in an organized fashion that extends across state lines. Interstate theft rings cost U.S. companies billions
of dollars each year in losses, increasing the costs of goods to all Americans. From the days of fighting our nation’s first
“gangsters” during the 1920s and 1930s, through the institution of Safe Streets Task Forces to combat emerging violent street
gangs in our major cities, the FBI has successfully employed its unique resources to make America safer. However, in the current
threat environment where our resources must also be used to combat terrorism, foreign intelligence activities, and cyber crime,
the FBI must sharply focus its violent crime resources and efforts to obtain the greatest impact. We will do so by integrating
our violent crime efforts with local, state, and federal partners and by establishing a coordinated national strategy with
DOJ, United States Attorney’s Offices, DEA, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, and the United States Marshals Service.
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