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District Summary
• The United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the District of Arizona has experienced a dramatic increase in resources to investigate and prosecute border-related crimes. Presently we have 152 Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) on board after having added 42 positions since 2006. The number of AUSA positions in the District of Arizona has increased by 62% in the past 10 years.
• The increase in resources followed a dramatic increase in the number of U.S. Border Patrol and other federal law enforcement agents in Arizona since 1995. The Border Patrol employs over 60 percent of the more than 6,400 federal law enforcement agents in Arizona.
• The USAO works closely with its federal law enforcement partners to police the border through the use of reactive drug and immigration prosecutions while at the same time confronting the criminal organizations operating on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. Although Arizona’s 389-mile border with Mexico largely defines the district’s caseload, the caseload is as diverse as the many communities in Arizona.
• The USAO also handles cases ranging from firearms trafficking to fraud relating to tribal gaming, and from bank robberies to theft of artifacts, protected plants, wildlife and cultural resources, as well as violent crime in Indian Country and mortgage fraud.
Serving the District of Arizona
Phoenix
Two Renaissance Square
40 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1200
Phoenix, AZ 85004-4408
(602) 514-7500
Tucson
405 W. Congress Street, Suite 4800
Tucson, AZ 85701-5040
(520) 620-7300
Flagstaff
123 N. San Francisco Street, Suite 410
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
(928)556-0833
Yuma
4035 S. Avenue A
Yuma, AZ 85365
(928) 344-1087