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Justice Department Launches FBI Deployment to Address Indian Country Violent Crimes

The FBI is deploying extra personnel to field offices in 10 states to investigate unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
The deployment includes rotating teams every 90 days and is part of ongoing efforts to address violence against Native American communities.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi stated that crime rates are unacceptably high in these communities and more resources will help deliver accountability.
In fiscal year 2025, the FBI's Indian Country program reported around 4,300 open investigations, emphasizing the long-standing crisis in these areas.

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Justice Department to surge resources to Minnesota Indian Country to investigate unresolved violent crimes

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FBI to focus more on unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country

The temporary duty assignments began immediately and will rotate every 90 days in field offices in 10 states, including Arizona, the U.S. Justice Department said.

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Justice Department announces focus on crimes and missing people in Native American areas • South Dakota Searchlight

Signs for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians stand in front of a building in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight)The U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday that it will surge FBI assets across the country to address unresolved violent crimes in areas with high Native American populations, including crimes related to missing and murdered Indigenous people. The…

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North Dakota tribal nations come together, share resources to help find their missing

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