NCJ Number
242315
Date Published
May 2013
Length
62 pages
Annotation
This report from the U.S. Department of Justice presents data on Indian country investigations and prosecutions for fiscal year 2011 through 2012.
Abstract
As required by Congress under the Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA) of 2010, the U.S. Attorney General must submit an annual report to Congress detailing investigative efforts by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and disposition of matters received by the U.S. Attorneys' Offices with Indian country responsibility. This report contains data on only those offenses reported to the FBI and Federal prosecutors, and not on offenses adjudicated through the tribal justice system. Highlights from this report include the following: between fiscal year (FY) 2009 and FY 2012, the criminal caseload in Indian country increased 54 percent, from 1,091 cases to 1,677 cases; a substantial majority of Indian country criminal investigations opened by the FBI were referred for prosecution; a substantial majority of Indian country criminal cases opened by the U.S. Attorneys' Offices (USAO) were prosecuted; about 30 percent of FBI Indian country investigations were closed administratively without referral for prosecution due to the conclusion that no Federal crime had occurred; in both calendar year (CY) 2011and CY 2012, approximately 15 percent of death investigations conducted by the FBI were determined to be homicides; and in CY 2011 and CY 2012, USAOs declined to prosecute approximately 37 percent and 31 percent, respectively, of Indian country submissions for prosecution, with the most common reason for declination being insufficient evidence. The data in this report is presented in five primary sections: Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA) Background; Federal Criminal Responsibilities in Indian Country; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) TLOA Report - FBI TLOA Investigation Data Collection and FBI TLOA Reporting Information; Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) TLOA Report - Data Collection Within the United States Attorneys' Offices and EOUSA LIONS Information; and Department of Justice Commitment to Indian Country. Tables, figures, and appendixes