National Gang Threat Assessment 2009 released

The National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC) has released the National Gang Threat Assessment 2009. This intelligence assessment discusses the proliferation of gangs from urban areas to suburban and rural locations, estimates of the number of gangs and gang members in the United States, gang types, gang-related criminal activities, locations where specific gangs operate, and the relationships between gangs and other criminal organizations. This intelligence assessment is a collaborative effort between NGIC and the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) to examine the threat posed to the United States by criminal gangs.
January 2009    Product No. 2009-M0335-001 html   pdf  (9,467 KB)

FBI press release: National Gang Threat Assessment Issued.
 

NDIC FY08 Accomplishments

The National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) has consistently and effectively supported national policymakers and law enforcement decisionmakers by:

• providing high-quality strategic domestic drug intelligence;

• facilitating information sharing and liaison between intelligence and law enforcement agencies;

• providing timely operational support to law enforcement authorities by conducting document and media exploitation of evidence collected during federal, state, and local law enforcement investigations;

• and providing training in support of the above efforts.

NDIC has been a major contributor to our nation's counternarcotics effort and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Strategic Plan. A summary of NDIC mission accomplishments during fiscal year (FY) 2008 is now available.  
 

Department of Justice Accomplishments 2001-2009

The Accomplishments of the U.S. Department of Justice 2001-2009 (PDF 1.83 MB) lays out the record of accomplishments and results over the past 8 years. 
 

Multiagency Course June 2009 Locations Changed

The June 1-5, 2009 Multiagency Course at Lincoln, Nebraska, has been cancelled. The Multiagency Course was created in 1997 through the cooperative efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, National Guard Bureau, U.S. Customs Service, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and National Drug Intelligence Center. The National Drug Intelligence Center funds and coordinates the course. Please see our Multiagency Course Schedule for other available locations.

• National Drug Threat Assessment 2009
• National Methamphetamine Threat Assessment 2008
• Domestic Cannabis Cultivation Assessment 2007
• NDIC Highlights Fiscal Year 2008

News from Uganda

NDIC's international training is highlighted in Police Trained on Tracking Criminals, an article in The New Vision - Uganda's Leading Website. This article discusses the week-long course performed by senior criminal intelligence analysts from the International Police (Interpol) and the United States Department of Justice's NDIC representative.

SENTRY is an Internet-based system designed to collect and disseminate synthetic drug-related data in order to identify new trends at an early stage, evaluate their likely importance, and track their development.

SENTRY focuses on synthetic drugs that are primarily produced via a chemical process, such as LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, also known as ecstasy), and methamphetamine. To be truly effective as an early warning system, however, the system also monitors prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, botanical substances and extracts, and chemicals and products involved in the manufacturing of synthetic drugs.

Enter the Sentry Web Site

Dynamic Mapping Initiative - Select information collected by the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) in the course of producing domestic drug intelligence products is presented on this web site through dynamic and static maps. Interactive maps depicting city and county responses to selected questions from NDIC’s annual National Drug Threat Survey in 2006 and 2007 are currently available.