Nation-Wide Fact Sheets on the Operation Operation Falcon U.S. Marshals in General Fugitive Investigations Facts & Figures for the U.S. Marshals

Operation FALCON successfully executed in excess of 10,340 felony arrest warrants and cleared by arrest or other means over 13,851 warrants. It was a record breaking, historic event made possible by hundreds of deputy marshals and the 3,100 (daily average) officers, detectives, troopers, investigators, deputy sheriffs, and special agents from 959 separate agencies who hit the streets almost around the clock for seven grueling days and nights. 71% of those arrested last week had prior criminal records for crimes of violence. This well-planned and well-executed tactical operation conducted by a dynamic “force multiplier” joint-agency law enforcement team was responsible for: the arrest of 154 documented gang members the seizure of 243 weapons the seizure of 14 vehicles the seizure of $373,000 cash the seizure of 30kg cocaine, .19kg heroin, 204kg marijuana, 39kg other drugs, a total of 210 drug seizures the arrest of 162 murder suspects the arrest of 68 kidnapping suspects the arrest of 638 armed robbery suspects the arrest of 38 arson suspects the arrest of 1727 assault suspects the arrest of 1818 burglary suspects the arrest of 12 extortion suspects the arrest of 4,291 major narcotics violation suspects, including Organized Crime/Drug Enforcement Task Force the arrest of 483 weapons violation suspects the arrest of 553 rape/sexual assault suspects the arrest of 106 unregistered sex offenders the arrest of 203 stolen vehicle suspects Of the total arrests, 11% were on Federal warrants and 89% were on state or local warrants. During the course of this operation, there were no serious incidents or serious injuries to either the law enforcement officers or those who were taken into custody. Every aspect of the operation was concluded in a highly professional manner by deputy marshals and their partners. Based on the unprecedented success of this operation, there is no doubt that the Marshals will be encouraged in the future to conduct similar operations of this scale in order to reduce violent crime throughout the United States. The Marshals  Service appropriated approximately $900,000 of FY-2005 task force funding to execute “Operation FALCON” via the Marshals Service's 94 districts, the 83 district task forces, and the 5 regional fugitive task forces. When viewed in a broad sense, this equates to spending approximately $87 for each fugitive who was arrested or $65 for each Federal, state, or local warrant that was cleared. Twenty-five federal agencies including 7 Inspector General offices participated at some level during the week-long operation. 206 state LE agencies, 366 local police departments, and 362 County sheriffs departments participated.