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Strategic Plan FYs 2026 – 2030

Strategic Plan FYs 2026 – 2030
Goal 1: Keep our Country Safe and Secure

Objective 1.2: Combat Violent Crime

Since the beginning of this Administration, the Department has made significant progress in reducing violent crime across the country, but the work is not complete. Americans continue to experience violent crime—particularly homicide—at rates several times higher than other developed nations. Additionally, several cities in the United States suffer from higher violent crime rates than the national average. DOJ leverages intelligence and tips to identify where to surge resources, which types of crime to prioritize, and which criminal organizations are the most significant. 

The Department works with international, federal, state, local, and tribal partners to reduce violent crime in communities. Combatting violent crime in Indian Country is a priority of DOJ as well as surging to locations with high crime rates or towards certain types of offenders. Foreign gangs, cartels, and other transnational criminal organizations are diversified and often combine narcotics trafficking, firearms trafficking, money laundering, extortion, human and natural resource trafficking, human smuggling, kidnapping, and homicide within the same criminal enterprise. DOJ will protect judges, witnesses, law enforcement, and others from threats of violence. The Department of Justice aims to address crime and to improve the nation’s posture in preventing violent crime, which is necessary to make America safe again!

Strategies to Achieve Objective 1.2

  • Target the most significant regional, national, and international organized crime groups and violent gangs for disruption and dismantlement
  • Leverage intelligence to surge resources towards violent crime and to communities with the highest crime rate
  • Enhance partnerships with international, federal, state, local, and tribal partners, including through enforcement, training, outreach, and grant programs to strengthen law enforcement
  • Protect judges, witnesses, law enforcement, and others from threats of violence 

Key Performance Indicators 

  • Percent of federal violent crime defendants’ cases favorably resolved
  • Number of disrupt and dismantle accomplishments on violent crime threats
  • Number of illegal firearms seized or recovered
  • Number of state and local law enforcement personnel supported through federal funding 
  • Number of assaults against protected persons

Enterprise Risk Themes

Violent Crime and Public Safety • External Drivers of Crime • National Security

Participating Components: ATF, BOP, COPS, CRM, CRT, DEA, ENRD, FBI, JMD, OJP, OTJ, USAO/EOUSA, USMS