EPIC - Title III Wiretap Orders

Title III Wiretap Orders - Stats

Year	Total Authorized	Federal	State	Total Denied
2018	2937	1457	1480	2
2017	3813	2013	1800	0
2016	3168	1551	1617	2
2015	4148	1403	2745	0
2014	3554	1279	2275	1
2013	3576	1476	2100	1
2012	3395	1354	2041	2
2011	2732	792	1940	2
2010	3194	1207	1987	1
2009	2376	663	1713	0
2008	1891	386	1505	0
2007	2208	457	1,751	0
2006	1839	461	1,378	0
2005	1773	625	1148	1
2004	1710	730	980	0
2003	1442	578	864	0
2002	1358	497	861	1
2001	1491	486	1005	0
2000	1190	479	711	0
1999	1350	601	749	0
1998	1329	566	763	2
1997	1186	569	617	0
1996	1149	581	568	1
1995	1058	532	526	0
1994	1154	554	600	0
1993	976	450	526	0
1992	919	340	579	0
1991	856	356	500	0
1990	872	324	548	0
1989	763	310	453	0
1988	738	293	445	2
1987	673	236	437	0
1986	754	250	504	2
1985	784	243	541	2
1984	801	289	512	1
1983	648	208	440	0
1982	578	130	448	0
1981	589	106	483	0
1980	564	81	483	2
1979	553	87	466	0
1978	570	81	489	2
1977	626	77	549	0
1976	686	137	549	2
1975	701	108	593	3
1974	728	121	607	3
1973	864	130	734	2
1972	855	206	649	5
1971	816	285	531	0
1970	596	182	414	0
1969	301	33	268	2
1968	174	0	174	0
TOTAL	70,069	24,903	45,166	42

(Source: Administrative Office of the US Courts, See http://www.uscourts.gov/Statistics/WiretapReports.aspx for 1997-2017 wiretap reports)

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