• The Federal Bureau of Investigation referred 2,408 suspects to U.S. Attorneys for criminal prosecution in March 2025.
• U.S. Attorneys reported taking an average of 810 days between receipt of a FBI criminal referral and reaching either sentencing or a not guilty verdict in court during March 2025.
• U.S. Attorneys recorded 723 defendants charged with weapons offenses in U.S. district courts in March 2025. Meanwhile, U.S. Attorneys recorded 1,159 defendants charged with drugs offenses in U.S. district courts in March 2025.

Nationwide, prosecutions and conviction rates differ by the type of criminal offense in March 2025.

• Of the 1,950 white-collar defendant referrals disposed of by U.S. Attorneys, a total of 564 (or 29%) were convicted in U.S. district court, 1,319 were closed without prosecution, and 67 were not convicted after prosecution.
• Of the 2,998 drugs defendant referrals disposed of by U.S. Attorneys, a total of 1,729 (or 58%) were convicted in U.S. district court, 958 were closed without prosecution, and 311 were not convicted after prosecution.
• Finally, for the 1,797 weapons defendant referrals disposed of by U.S. Attorneys, a total of 927 convictions (or 52%) were convicted in U.S. district court, 777 closed without prosecution, and 93 cases not convicted after prosecution.

Certain U.S. courts show higher per capita conviction rates for specific types of crimes in March 2025.

• U.S. Attorneys reported more individuals convicted of white-collar offenses relative to population size in the Southern District of Alabama District Court than in any other federal district.
• For weapons offenses, the most convictions relative to population size were handed out in the District of Montana District Court than in any other federal district.
• For drugs offenses, the Southern District of California District Court had the highest per capita conviction total than in any other federal district.

TRAC’s Quick Facts provides the latest data on criminal referrals and prosecutions from the ATF, the DEA, and the FBI. Each page includes several key data points alongside a graphic or table, a short description for context, and a link to more data. Results are based on case-by-case internal government records received after lengthy FOIA court litigation by TRAC. Visit https://tracreports.org for more information.