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Federal Prosecutions of Public Corruption

The following table shows the total number of federal prosections in the United States, including the number of federal, state, and local officials indicted and convicted.

Prosecution status	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1990	1985	1980
Total: Indicted	1,213	1,150	1,136	1,087	1,000	1,134	1,174	1,057	984	1,051	1,176	1,157	727
Convicted	1,020	868	1,011	920	938	1,065	1,014	853	902	878	1,084	997	602
Federal officials: Indicted	424	479	478	502	441	480	442	459	456	527	615	563	123
Convicted	381	421	429	414	422	460	414	392	459	438	583	470	131
State officials: Indicted	111	94	110	95	92	115	91	51	109	61	96	79	72
Convicted	81	87	132	61	91	80	58	49	83	61	79	66	51
Local officials: Indicted	268	259	299	224	211	237	277	255	219	236	257	248	247
Convicted	252	119	262	184	183	219	264	169	190	191	225	221	168

NOTE: Figures are latest available.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Prosecutions of Corrupt Public Officials, 1980–2004, and Report to Congress on the Activities and Operations of the Public Integrity Section, annual. From Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2006.

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