BJS Releases Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Cases in Federal Courts, 2012–2022
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Cases in Federal Courts, 2012–2022. This report uses data from BJS’s Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) to describe persons investigated, convicted, and sentenced for federal offenses involving RICO violations.
The report provides statistics on the number of RICO investigations concluded and persons investigated by U.S. attorneys from fiscal year (FY) 2012 to FY 2022. It also presents statistics from FY 2018 to FY 2022 on investigations concluded by U.S. attorneys with multiple persons investigated; persons prosecuted, adjudicated, and sentenced with a RICO as the most serious offense or as a secondary offense; and conviction rates by state or territory.
The FJSP collects, standardizes, and reports on administrative data received by six federal justice agencies: the U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Executive Office of the U.S. Attorneys, Bureau of Prisons, and U.S. Sentencing Commission.
| Title: | Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Cases in Federal Courts, 2012–2022 (NCJ 308952) |
| Authors: | Suzanne M. Strong, Ph.D., and Mark Motivans, Ph.D., BJS Statisticians |
| Where: | https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/racketeer-influenced-and-corrupt-organizations-rico-cases-federal-courts-2012 |
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The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Kevin M. Scott, Ph.D., is the acting director. More information about BJS and criminal justice statistics can be found at bjs.ojp.gov.
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