Administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) in partnership with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center Integration Initiative (CGIC) provides funding to state, local, and tribal government entities that are experiencing precipitous increases in gun-related violent crime.
CGIC's purpose is to support local and tribal jurisdictions' capacities to work with their ATF partners to utilize intelligence, technology, and community engagement to swiftly identify unlawfully used firearms and their sources, and effectively prosecute perpetrators engaged in violent crime.
CGICs require intensive, ongoing collaboration among ATF, the local police department, the local crime laboratory, probation and parole, local police gang units, prosecuting attorneys, the U.S. Attorney's Office, crime analysts, community groups, and academic organizations to focus on the immediate collection, management, and analysis of crime gun evidence, such as shell casings and test fires of unlawfully used firearms recovered in real time, to identify criminal shooters, disrupt criminal activity, and prevent future violence. This collaboration includes the use of both ATF's eTrace, run by the National Tracing Center, and ATF's National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN), and, if available, the NIBIN National Correlation Center (NNCTC).
CGIC Sites
BJA has awarded grant funding to 54 sites that proposed to replicate the ATF Governing Board’s CGIC best practices in their jurisdictions. The sites, selected with input and coordination from the ATF, are:
| Albuquerque, NM | Aurora, CO | Baltimore, MD | Bridgeport, CT |
| Broward County, FL | Charlotte, NC | Chattanooga, TN | Chicago, IL |
| Cincinnati, OH | Columbia, SC | Connecticut State | Cuyahoga County, OH |
| Detroit, MI | East Baton Rouge, LA | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Harris County, TX |
| Henderson, NC | Houston, TX | Indianapolis, IN | Jackson, MS |
| Jefferson County, CO | Kansas City, KS | Kansas City, MO | Little Rock, AR |
| Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles County, CA | Louisville, KY | Memphis, TN |
| Miami, FL | Milwaukee, WI | Myrtle Beach, SC | Newark, NJ |
| New Haven, CT | Oakland, CA | Palm Beach County, FL | Paterson, NJ |
| Phoenix, AZ | Pinal County, AZ | Pitt County, NC | Puerto Rico |
| Saint Paul, MN | Saint Petersburg, FL | San Francisco, CA | Santa Clara County, CA |
| Stockton, CA | Tampa, FL | Toledo, OH | Tucson, AZ |
| Tulsa, OK | Vanderburgh County, IN | Washington, D.C. | Wichita, KS |
| Wilmington, DE | Winston-Salem, NC |
CGIC Work Flow
Training & Technical Assistance
Funded by BJA, the National Resource and Technical Assistance Center for Improving Law Enforcement Investigations (NRTAC) provides training, technical assistance, and resources related to conducting high quality investigations.
The National Crime Gun Intelligence Center Initiative is a project of NRTAC and supports local multidisciplinary teams to prevent violent crime by identifying perpetrators, linking criminal activities, and identifying sources of crime guns for immediate disruption, investigation, and prosecution.
Resources
In 2020, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' National Crime Gun Intelligence Governing Board released a crime gun best practices guide.
The National Crime Gun Intelligence Center offers many resources, including:
Additional resources, publications, and webinars can be found on the Standalone CGIC Resources page.
Success Stories
See the CGIC Successes section of the National Crime Gun Intelligence Center website for program success stories.
Learn More
Additional resources and information can be found on the National Crime Gun Intelligence Center Initiative website.
Program Contact
Tammy M. Brown
Senior Policy Advisor
202–532–0112
Email: [email protected]