Summary findings
In 2005 -

Half the prosecutors' offices Nationwide employed 9 or fewer people and had a budget of $355,000 or less

The 2,344 State court prosecutors' offices employed over 78,000 attorneys, investigators, and support staff; a 27% increase from 1992 and 9% from 1996.

A quarter of the prosecutors offices participated on a State or local homeland security task force, with a third having staff that attended homeland security training.

60% of the prosecutors� litigated a variety of crimes related to computer and electronic commerce fraud (felony or misdemeanor), a 20% increase compared to 2001.

70% of prosecutors prosecuted at least one case involving the transmission of child pornography, an increase of 40% compared to 2001.

Approximately 70% of the prosecutors Nationwide litigated an identity theft case, an increase of 50% since 2001.

A quarter of the prosecutor offices reported their district maintains an offender DNA database.

About 24% of prosecutors' offices assigned prosecutors to handle community-related activities.


More detailed analysis from the Bureau of Justice here.