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Agency Report Card
Protect the American people and uphold the Constitution
Protect the American people and uphold the Constitution
2001 FBI pivots from crime-fighting to counterterrorism — 2,000+ agents reassigned from criminal to CT ↗
2004 9/11 Commission finds FBI missed 10+ pre-attack warnings due to bureaucratic failures ↗
2013 Boston Marathon bombing — FBI had been warned about Tsarnaevs by Russia, didn't follow up ↗
2016 FBI director reopens presidential candidate email probe 11 days before election ↗
Budget more than tripled ($3.0B → $10.3B, FY2000–FY2024) while the murder clearance rate averaged 56% in 2020–2024, down from 63% in 2000–2004. It fell to 52% in 2022 and recovered to 61% in 2024; about four in ten murders still go unsolved.
| Year | FBI enacted discretionary budget authority, Salaries & Expenses + Construction (nominal USD, fiscal year) | Murder clearance rate (% cleared by arrest or exceptional means) | Violent crime rate per 100K (FBI CIUS 2024 estimates) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $3.05B | 63.1 | – |
| 2002 | $3.52B | 64 | – |
| 2004 | $4.53B | 62.6 | – |
| 2005 | – | – | 487.6 |
| 2006 | $5.71B | 60.7 | – |
| 2008 | $6.66B | 63.6 | 456.2 |
| 2010 | $7.85B | 64.8 | – |
| 2012 | $8.12B | 62.5 | 387.3 |
| 2014 | $8.34B | 64.5 | – |
| 2016 | $8.72B | 59.4 | 397.8 |
| 2018 | $9.27B | 62.3 | – |
| 2020 | $9.88B | 54 | 392.3 |
| 2022 | $10.8B | 52.3 | – |
| 2024 | $10.3B | 61.4 | 359.1 |
“Forensics first, political discretion last”
FBI budget in 2024
Nearly half of murders still go unsolved
Share of murders not cleared in the current data
Increase since 2000 while clearance worsened
Did the FBI's counterterrorism pivot improve crime-solving or prevent terrorism?
Did the FBI's counterterrorism pivot improve crime-solving or prevent terrorism?
Murder clearance rate was 93% in 1965. It has been declining for 60 years and accelerated after the 2001 CT pivot, reaching 52% by 2022. Nearly half of all murders in America go unsolved.
Murder clearance rate was 93% in 1965. It has been declining for 60 years and accelerated after the 2001 CT pivot, reaching 52% by 2022. Nearly half of all murders in America go unsolved.
“Ten billion dollars a year and four in ten of your murders still go unsolved. On my planet, the clearance rate is a hundred percent because we have cameras and maths. You have both. You just use them to surveil journalists instead.”
Exposed: 1971
“The FBI does not spy on or harass American citizens”
1956–1971 (15 years)
FBI infiltrated, surveilled, and actively sabotaged civil rights groups, antiwar movements, and political organizations. Sent anonymous letter encouraging civil rights leader to commit suicide. Planted informants in every major social movement.
Systematic suppression of constitutional rights. Assassination of civil rights leaders facilitated. Destruction of political organizations.
Exposed: 2013
“We do not spy on Americans”
2001–2013 (12 years)
NSA collected metadata on every phone call made in the United States. PRISM program accessed Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Yahoo servers directly. XKeyscore allowed searching anyone's emails without a warrant. Director of National Intelligence lied to Congress under oath about the program's existence.
Constitutional rights of 330M Americans violated. Chilling effect on journalism, activism, and dissent.
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism
Authorized warrantless surveillance of ALL Americans. NSA collected every phone call. FBI issued 300,000+ National Security Letters with gag orders. Used primarily for drug cases, not terrorism.
330M Americans surveilled without warrants
52%
Nearly half of all murders go unsolved. Down from 91% in 1965.
On a well-run planet, this agency would have been deprecated centuries ago. Here is what replaces it.
Open Investigation Bureau — Federal Bureau of Investigation