Monthly report, 2020 October

Georgia Bureau of Investigation October Monthly Report FY2021
Presented to the Board of Public Safety December 10, 2020 D. Victor Reynolds Director

Table of Contents

I. Staffing and Backlog................................. 3 4

II. Administration

Office of Privacy & Compliance/Open Records

Personnel

Staff Services...........................................

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III. Investigative Division.................................. 6 9

IV. Crime Lab.............................................. 10 12

V. Georgia Crime Information Center................. 13 18

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Vacant State Positions FY2021

Total Vacant Positions in DOFS Vacant Scientist Positions Total Vacant Positions in GCIC Total Vacant Positions in Admin Vacant Sworn Agent Positions Total Vacant Positions In the Investigative Division

Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 51 48 49 51 38 29 29 30 33 3 3 44 4 4 36 39 25 25 47 51 37 38

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DOFS Backlog Chart Unworked Reports over 30 Days Old
FY2021

Discipline

Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

Chemistry

14,847 14,513 14,426 14,987

Data Conversion

0

0

0

0

Firearms

1,486 1,474 1,493 1,504

Forensic Biology

6,432 6,312 6,330 6,278

Impressions

25

24

22

20

Latent Prints

204

112 111 124

Medical Examiners

113

126 153 213

Miscellaneous Services

0

0

0

0

Operations Support

0

0

0

0

Toxicology

292

477 564 685

Trace Evidence

544

523 531 581

Total

23,943 23,561 23,630 24,392

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GBI Administration

Office of Privacy & Compliance/Open Records

Open Records Request Archives

October 2020 Total FY2021

394

1649

22

84

Personnel
Employee Totals
Investigative Division Georgia Crime Information Center Division of Forensic Sciences Administration Total

October 2020

State Funded Positions
391 23 321 41 776

Grant Funded Positions
35 82 35 5 157

Total 426 105 356 46 933

Investigative Division Georgia Crime Information Center Division of Forensic Sciences Administration Total

Total State Funded Positions Vacant
38 3 51 4 96

State Funded Vacancies Under Active Recruitment
16 3 31 2 52

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INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION

October 2020

Fiscal YTD

Total Sworn Employees

293 (filled-includes grant)

Total Investigative Hours Expended

32,740.00

130,762.00

Crimes Against Persons, includes

12,891.00

Death Investigations

5,723.50

Child Abuse

3,559.50

Sex Crimes

459.00

Missing Persons

433.00

Assault, Kidnapping, Robbery,

2,716.00

Terrorist Acts, Fugitive, Human Trafficking, etc.

51,203.25 24,344.00 15,415.25 2,077.00 1,271.00 8,096.00

Property Crimes, including Theft, Burglary, Forgery

955.00

5,139.50

Drug Investigations

5,715.50

24,002.00

Meth Lab Investigations

0.00

8.00

Polygraph Examinations

707.00

2,548.00

Background Investigations

92.00

342.00

Other Investigations, including Preliminary Investigations

7,524.50

28,169.25

Bomb Disposal Services

629.00

2,574.00

Crime Analysis

24.00

70.00

Crime Scene Specialists

4,202.00

16,706.00

All figures above represent Investigative Hours

Total Seizures

$19,644,239.00 $76,293,825.41

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Investigative Hours Expended YTD FY2021
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Georgia Authorized Central Storage (ACS) Program Update
https://gbi.georgia.gov/meth-container-program 1st Quarter FY2021 (July 1 to September 30, 2020) During the 1st quarter, local and state law enforcement agencies used the Georgia ACS Program to store and dispose of hazardous waste from 5 clandestine drug labs. The processing and packaging of materials resulted in 15 hazardous waste containers with a total volume of 315 gallons. The total weight of the hazardous waste was 196 pounds. All 9 Georgia ACS facilities were operational during the quarter. The ACS facility in Carrollton, Georgia was emptied by a DEA hazardous waste disposal contractor. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the GBI and DEA is currently being renewed. The document has been reviewed and signed by the GBI Director and has been sent to the DEA Atlanta Field Division Special Agent in Charge for his signature. Related MOUs are also being renewed between the GBI and the 9 host agencies that manage the ACS container sites. The new MOUs have been distributed to the local agency program representatives for review. The DEA Training Division has announced its intent to once again begin offering clandestine lab and ACS training to state and local personnel. This training was suspended by DEA in response to COVID-19. We hope to secure an ACS certification course for Georgia as the planning process proceeds.
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Crime Lab

Medical Examiners (includes all laboratories)

October 2020 FY2021 YTD

Autopsies Consultations Total ME Cases Managed

223

925

171

688

394

1,613

Clayton County Death Certificates

74

257

Percentage of Cases Released in 90 days: 86.3%

Medical Examiner Activity, FY2021

Consultations 43%

Autopsies 57%

Confirmed CODIS Hits for October 2020

State Offender Hits

20

State Forensic Hits

1

National Offender Hits

10

National Forensic Hits

0

Total

31

Samples entered CODIS for October 2020 966

Profiles in CODIS

Forensic Casework Profiles Convicted Offender Profiles Missing Person/Unidentified Human Remain Profiles Staff/QC File
Total

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25,439 378,045
8 570
404,062

Laboratory Production

Report Turnaround for October

Laboratory Headquarters - Atlanta Central Regional - Macon Coastal Regional - Savannah Eastern Regional - Augusta Northeastern Regional Southwestern Regional - Moultrie Western Regional - Columbus

# Released in 45 Days
3,031 53 76 353 974 101 102

Total % Released in Released 45 Days

4,226

72%

377

14%

608

13%

436

81%

1,214

80%

249

41%

298

34%

System-wide Totals

4,690

7,408

63%

Note: 70.1% Casework Reports were released within 90 days.

Report Turnaround for Year-to-Date, FY2021

Laboratory Headquarters - Atlanta Central Regional - Macon Coastal Regional - Savannah Eastern Regional - Augusta Northeastern Regional Southwestern Regional - Moultrie Western Regional - Columbus

# Released in 45 Days
11,316 96 276
1,550 2,911
323 252

Total % Released in Released 45 Days

18,035

63%

1,795

5%

2,436

11%

1,914

81%

7,815

37%

1,170

28%

1,073

24%

System-wide Totals

16,724 34,238

49%

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Crime Lab Reports Processed for October

Department

Requested

Total Released

Chemistry (includes Drug ID) Firearms Forensic Biology Impressions Latent Prints Medical Examiners Operations Support Toxicology Trace Evidence

3,026 291
1,687 7
164 538
0 2,546
114

2,441 256
1,522 5
260 482
0 2,841
83

Total

8,373

7,890

Crime Lab Reports Processed FY2021

Department

Requested

Total Released

Chemistry (includes Drug ID) Firearms Forensic Biology Impressions Latent Prints Medical Examiners Operations Support Toxicology Trace Evidence

11,338 1,225 6,054
11 647 2,299
0 11,133
441

11,752 1,026 9,477
14 1,109 2,062
0 10,490
370

Total

33,148

36,300

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Georgia Crime Information Center

CJIS Network Statistics System Uptime: Messages Processed:

October 2020 NCIC SERVICES
100% 66,370,726

CJIS Operations 1. Sex Offender Registry
Records Added

Month 126

2. Protection Order Registry Records Added

Month 2,451

3. Off-Line Search Requests
Type of Request
Administrative (Criminal Justice Agency) Open Records Subpoena Media Possible CJIS Security Violations

CJIS Audits GCIC conducted 56 CJIS Audits this month.

FY2021 519
FY2021 9,662
Month 18 1 0 0 6

Database Totals 34,260
Database Totals 169,381
FY2021 57 3 0 0 12

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INFORMATION SERVICES

1. Criminal Fingerprint Transactions Received

Month

Submissions

30,301

Submissions w/Palms

15,137

Submissions w/Photos

10,925

Transactions processed within 2 hours of receipt:

94%

2. Applicant Fingerprint Transactions Received

Month

Submissions

48,309

Transactions processed with 24 hours of receipt:

100%

3. Final Disposition Received
Local Agency GCIC TOTAL

Month 47,025
357 47,382

4. RAPID Identification Transactions
Submissions AFIS Hits NCIC Hits FBI RISC Hits

Month 2,556 65% 54% 16%

5. Non-Criminal Justice Audits, Visits and Trainings

Month

In Compliance

15

Out of Compliance

33

TOTAL AUDITS

48

Advisement Memos

-

Agency Visits

6

Attendees

90

Trainings

8

6. Disposition Recovery Project
Submitted to Vendor Dispositions Processed

Month 0 320

FY2021 117,005 60,696 41,250
FY2021 199,606
FY2021 187,747 1,174 188,921
FY2021 11,780 67% 53% 14%
FY2021 46 106 152 32 119 27
Project to Date 136,092 132,595

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PLANS AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
CHILD FATALITY SYSTEM REVIEW PROJECT Project Description - The Child Fatality Review (CFR) unit requested an enhancement to their current process to capture Medical Examiners (ME) data for child related deaths in the State of Georgia and have asked for additional reporting capabilities. Monthly Update - The developer continues to build PDF functionality and user roles for the database. Action items were reviewed and confirmed by CFR lead and staff and additional search criteria data points were added at the request of project stakeholders. The developer introduced a delete entry functionality and will reach out to the Investigative Division to request additional access to a specific database for the project.
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM) Project Description - The CRM Application Project will provide a single source of historical interaction with GCIC external customers. The application will give GCIC end users the ability to search, track and report customer interactions throughout GCIC's business units. Monthly Update - There are no updates this month.
CUSTOMER SUPPORT & TRAINING Project Description - The Customer Support Training group provides training in GCIC programs, GCIC applications, GCIC/FBI compliance to criminal justice agencies across the State of Georgia. The group extends the option to receive classroom training or training within an e-Learning environment. Monthly Update - The moratorium on agency visits continues and has been replaced with virtual training. The number of phone calls handled by the Training Staff were unavailable. Staff received 1,165 emails, processed 9 crystal reports and managed LMS user account additions. Multiple webinars and one-on-one trainings are being completed to meet State of Georgia training needs.
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DEPARTMENT OF DRIVERS SERVICES (DDS) DRIVES PROJECT Project Description - The Georgia Driver Record and Integrated Vehicle Enterprise System (DRIVES) is a system upgrade to update and enhance the title and vehicle registration functions of the Department of Revenue. The system utilizes modern technology to streamline existing processes and enable more online services. The implementation date of phase 2 is January 2021. Monthly Update - GBI received data from DDS with various scenarios for the development of testing documentation. One agency began testing at the end of the month.
GEORGIA APPLICANT PROCESSING SERVICE (GAPS) PROJECT Project Description - The Georgia Crime Information Center Information Services is seeking to obtain the services of a qualified and experienced vendor to provide an applicant fingerprinting solution that will electronically capture and submit applicant fingerprints to the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). In addition, the selected vendor shall handle receiving fingerprint search results and disseminate the results to the requestor. Monthly Update - Final 4 remaining issues have been tested and confirmed; open issues were closed. There are 2 outstanding project items - identification of GAPS locations within a County and a mobile application. The delivery of the test Mobile App is scheduled for mid-November with a target deployment date of March 2021.
GEORGIA LAW ENFORCEMENT MESSAGE SWITCH (GLEMS) Project Description - The message switch provides a means of communication between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies throughout the state of Georgia, the United States, and other countries. GCIC is considering a system upgrade or replacement to take advantage of new features and advances in technology.
Monthly Update - DOAS completed vendor reference checks and the contract was sent to the vendor for review. The project team is preparing for contract signing and the Notice of Intent to Award (NOIA).
HUMAN RESOURCE (HR) TIMESHEET PROJECT Project Description - Enhancement of the application used by non-sworn units of the GBI for tracking time. Monthly Update - The current application has been updated to ensure it is browser independent and it will be deployed in early November. Application changes continue so that all Human Resource requirements are incorporated.
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NATIONAL INCIDENT-BASED REPORTING SYSTEM (NIBRS) PROJECT Project Description - The National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) collects data on each single incident and arrest for each offense coming to the attention of law enforcement for which specific facts about each crime is collected. GBI is in the process of replacing the current UCR summary-based system with an application that will collect incident-based data. Monthly Update - Vendor completed the SRS conversion however XML issues have not been resolved. Deployment of the QAR Dashboard /QAR Review is complete and available in the NIBRS Portal. NIBRS Bias Crime reporting is scheduled for deployment in May 2021.
RAP BACK PROJECT Project Description - The Rap Back project will provide the ability to receive ongoing status notifications of criminal history activity reported on individuals holding positions of trust. Georgia's Rap Back System will include the retention of applicant fingerprints, the implementation of an FBI Rap Back Subscription on such prints, and the creation of a validation process for authorized entities to manage such subscriptions. Monthly Update - The target date for resolution of all AFIS integration testing issues was missed, though programmers continue to work on resolving open issues. A different internal escalation path will be taken to allow more programming time to finish up the open issues and to obtain a new commitment date. The team also started work on a fallback plan in the event the project timeline is pushed to the new year. The plan would be implemented for a large volume agency to submit subscription registrations. The GAPS vendor began work on the user interface (UI) portion and on the back-end implementation of the NIST package to AFIS. A live demo was performed and the GBI team provided guidance and feedback. The GCIC internal project team discussed the Non-Criminal User Test plan with the FBI and AFIS vendor. GBI continue to send test transactions to FBI.
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