Federal Prosecutions Resulting from ATF Criminal Referrals: 1992 - 2002

Lead Charge Fiscal Year 1997
vs.
2002
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
18 USC 922:
  firearms-illegal procedures
2,639 2,526 2,281 2,185 1,867 1,777 2,280 2,914 3,629 4,100 5,390 up 282%
18 USC 924:
  firearms-knowing false statements
881 692 597 548 235 167 248 309 345 377 459
26 USC 5861:
  machine guns, other devices-prohibited acts
546 360 284 266 234 196 164 160 190 220 253
Other weapons charges
  (under Title 18 and 26)*
42 37 20 29 22 25 18 14 9 6 6
 
    Weapons Subtotal
4,108 3,615 3,182 3,028 2,358 2,165 2,710 3,397 4,173 4,703 6,108
18 USC 844
  explosives-illegal actions-penalties
113 110 104 121 97 107 107 78 91 89 93 down 7%

other-explosives**
61 65 54 55 45 53 28 28 47 34 53
drug charges
  (Title 21)
1,569 1,454 1,244 1,568 970 834 535 557 635 788 885
18 USC 371
  conspiracy to defraud the U.S.
146 141 158 142 122 84 94 59 41 89 72

all other charges
190 242 241 246 266 376 223 163 235 316 252

    Other Subtotal
2,079 2,012 1,801 2,132 1,500 1,454 987 885 1,049 1,316 1,355

  * Includes: 18 USC 921, 18 USC 923, 18 USC 925 - 930, 18 USC 1715, 26 USC 5811 - 5812, 26 USC 5821 - 5822,
  26 USC 5841 - 5842, 26 USC 5844 - 5845, 26 USC 5848, 26 USC 5871 - 5872.
  **Includes: 18 USC 841 - 843, 18 USC 845 - 848.
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