FBI Violent Crime Program Has 19,000-Case Backlog, IG Report Finds

The number of cases submitted to the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program grew nearly 3,000 percent between fiscal years 2018 and 2023.
FBI Violent Crime Program Has 19,000-Case Backlog, IG Report Finds
The FBI seal is displayed on the J. Edgar Hoover FBI building in Washington on Aug. 9, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
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The FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) has seen an explosion in case submissions since fiscal year 2018, leaving the agency with a backlog of nearly 19,000 cases still needing review, according to a new report by the Department of Justice (DOJ) inspector general.

ViCAP is the FBI component responsible for coordinating with law enforcement agencies throughout the country to identify and track serial violent and sexual offenders. Other federal agencies report cases to the ViCAP database, as do state, local, and tribal authorities.

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