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

Published on July 18, 2024

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. The inspector general’s report, released on July 17, found that between fiscal years 2018 and 2023, the number of case submissions to ViCAP grew by nearly 3,000 percent. The report attributed the growth to new reporting requirements adopted by various state legislatures and an increase in DOJ grants with ViCAP reporting requirements, all while the ViCAP office maintained the same technological processes, funding, and staffing levels. According to the report, this trend leaves the FBI with a growing case backlog, leading them to delay and deny requests....

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