198 THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1975 Table M-4. FEDERAL OUTLAYS FOR THE REDUCTION OF CRIME BY MAJOR PROGRAM AND AGENCY 1 (in thousands of dollars)—Continued SPECIAL ANALISES Table M-4. FEDERAL OUTLAYS FOR THE REDUCTION OF CRIME BY MAJOR PROGRAM AND AGENCY 1 (in thousands of dollars)—Continued I Does not include Department of Defense-Military and U.S. Postal Service. 200 THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1975 Table M-5. SELECTED CRIME REDUCTION DATA (dollars in thousands) 1 CSC jobs classified in series 1811 as of October 31 Not available. Includes internal security functions transferred into the Criminal Division. Reflects closing out case backlog where no further investigation was warranted. Excludes pending cases of fugitives. SPECIAL ANALYSIS M FEDERAL PROGRAMS FOR THE REDUCTION OF CRIME Federal programs for the reduction of crime are a cooperative effort of many Federal agencies. While the Department of Justice and the Federal Judiciary are charged with the broad basic functions relating to reduction of crime, other executive departments and agencies have crime prevention and suppression functions growing out of their pri mary program activities or ability to bring special knowledge and competence to the solution of crime problems. Strong emphasis is given to cooperation with State and local criminal justice agencies with funds and technical assistance provided to improve their effectiveness and joint efforts undertaken with respect to many crime problem- The objective is to generate an effective response to the crime problem by all elements of the Nation's criminal justice system ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE PAST YEAR Notable progress has been made the past year to improve the of fectiveness of law enforcement and upgrade the quauty of the criminal justice process. Accomplishments of particular significance include . The FBI crime index increased or y 14 during the first three quarters of 1972, which is the lowest rate of growth, ance 1999 when the statistics were first co jected. Creation of the Office for Drug Abuse Lan Enforcement, under direction of the Special Consultant to the President for Drug Abuse Law Enforcement, has brought integrated and compre hensive Federal, State, and lock reo 10% to beat on the bayili distribution networks in over 45 éte • Enactment of legislation for the protienge of foregs off! and official guests of the Unites State istration, strengthens Fecera w prmat yox officials, particularly from a major nations. • Establishment of the Office of $590 within the Department of data gene • Control of aircraft hijack gta new Federal Aviation airports to station armes gets carry-on baggage. in 1972. It is estimated that crime reduction expenditures at all levels of government-Federal, State, and local-will total $18 billion in 1974. Of the $2.6 billion in Federal expenditures in 1974, $1,187 million or 46% of the total will be directed to assisting State and local governments in their crime reduction activities. Comparable figures were 37% in 1972 and 42% in 1973. The remainder of the 1974 outlays will fund direct Federal involvement in criminal justice activities. The Department of Justice spends the largest amount on crime reduction with $1,563 million estimated for 1974. Special emphasis will be directed toward controlling the illicit distribution of narcotics and dangerous drugs, combating organized crime, preventing terrorist activities aimed at foreign officials and domestic government institutions, and rehabilitating criminal offenders. Legislation will be proposed to merge several of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) categorical grants into Law Enforcement Revenue Sharing (LERS). In 1974, $800 million in assistance to State and local government will be allocated through LERS and LEAA discretionary funding for the various crime reduction activities highlighted in this analysis. Table M-1. FEDERAL OUTLAYS FOR THE REDUCTION OF CRIME BY AGENCY (in thousands of dollars) 1 Does not include Department of Defense-Military. Excludes $36.357 thousand of outlays for the U.S. Postal Service which are included in the Annexed Budget for 1974. CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAM BY ACTIVITIES Budget outlays reported in this special analysis cover all Federal programs directly related to or closely associated with crime reduction, |