Federal Prosecutions of Public Corruption statistics



Prosecution Status	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982		1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998


Total: Indicted..	63	160	208	191	305	294	391	535	530	579	727	808	813		1,076	931	1,157	1,208	1,276	1,274	1,348	1,176	1,452	1,189	1,371	1,165	1,051	984	1,057	1,174
Convicted.	44	108	142	144	213	211	260	440	418	419	602	730	671		972	934	997	1,026	1,081	1,067	1,149	1,084	1,194	1,081	1,362	969	878	902	853	1,014
Awaiting trial	0	0	5	18	5	27	199	210	205	178	213	231	186		222	269	256	246	368	288	375	300	346	380	403	332	323	244	327	340

Federal officials: Indicted..	9	58	58	60	59	53	111	129	133	114	123	198	158	²	460	408	563	596	651	629	695	615	803	624	627	571	527	456	459	442
Convicted.	9	40	42	48	51	43	101	94	91	102	131	159	147	²	424	429	470	523	545	529	610	583	665	532	595	488	438	459	392	414
Awaiting trial	0	0	4	2	1	5	1	32	42	21	16	23	38		58	77	90	83	118	86	126	103	149	139	133	124	120	64	83	85

State officials: Indicted	10	21	17	19	36	36	59	50	55	56	72	87	49		81	58	79	88	102	66	71	96	115	81	113	99	61	109	51	91
Convicted.	7	16	10	17	23	18	35	38	56	31	51	66	43		65	52	66	71	76	69	54	79	77	92	133	97	61	83	49	58
Awaiting trial	0	0	0	0	0	5	30	33	20	29	28	36	18		26	21	20	24	26	14	18	28	42	24	39	17	23	40	20	37

Local officials: Indicted.	26	46	106	85	130	139	194	157	171	211	247	244	257		270	203	248	232	246	276	269	257	242	232	309	248	236	219	255	277
Convicted.	16	28	75	64	87	94	100	164	127	151	168	211	232		226	196	221	207	204	229	201	225	180	211	272	202	191	190	169	264
Awaiting trial	0	0	0	2	4	15	98	62	72	63	82	102	58		61	74	49	55	89	79	122	98	88	91	132	96	89	60	118	90

Others involved: Indicted.	18	35	27	27	80	66	27	199	171	198	285	279	349		265	262	267	292	277	303	313	208	292	252	322	247	227	200	292	364
Convicted.	12	24	15	15	52	56	24	144	144	135	252	294	249		257	257	240	225	256	240	284	197	272	246	362	182	188	170	243	278
Awaiting trial	0	0	1	14	0	2	70	83	71	65	87	70	72		77	97	97	84	135	109	109	71	67	126	99	95	91	80	106	128

1 Increases in the number indicated and convicted between 1982 and 1983resulted from a greater focus on federal corruption nationwide and moreconsistent reporting of cases involving lower-level employees.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice,Federal Prosecutions of Corrupt Public Officials, 1970-1980; andReport to Congress on the Activities and Operations ofthe Public Integrity Section, annual.

http://www.usdoj.gov/

https://allcountries.org/uscensus/362_federal_prosecutions_of_public_corruption.html

These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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362. Federal Prosecutions of Public Corruption