Monthly report, 2020 September

Georgia Bureau of Investigation September Monthly Report FY2021
Presented to the Board of Public Safety November 19, 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 8

IV. Crime Lab.............................................. 9 11

V. Georgia Crime Information Center................. 12 17

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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 38 29 29 33 3 44 4 36 39 25 47 51 37

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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

Data Conversion

0

0

0

Firearms

1,486 1,474 1,493

Forensic Biology

6,432 6,312 6,330

Impressions

25

24

22

Latent Prints

204

112 111

Medical Examiners

113

126 153

Miscellaneous Services

0

0

0

Operations Support

0

0

0

Toxicology

292

477 564

Trace Evidence

544

523 531

Total

23,943 23,561 23,630

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GBI Administration

Office of Privacy & Compliance/Open Records

Open Records Request Archives

September 2020 Total FY2021

387

1255

22

62

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

September 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
37 3 49 4 93

State Funded Vacancies Under Active Recruitment
16 3 31 2 52

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INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION

September 2020

Fiscal YTD

Total Sworn Employees

293 (filled-includes grant)

Total Investigative Hours Expended

30,921.50

98,022.00

Crimes Against Persons, includes

12,181.50

Death Investigations

5,425.00

Child Abuse

3,882.50

Sex Crimes

448.00

Missing Persons

407.00

Assault, Kidnapping, Robbery,

2,019.00

Terrorist Acts, Fugitive, Human Trafficking, etc.

38,312.25 18,620.50 11,855.75 1,618.00
838.00 5,380.00

Property Crimes, including Theft, Burglary, Forgery

812.00

4,184.50

Drug Investigations

5,531.00

18,286.50

Meth Lab Investigations

0.00

8.00

Polygraph Examinations

635.00

1,841.00

Background Investigations

52.00

250.00

Other Investigations, including Preliminary Investigations

7,010.00

20,644.75

Bomb Disposal Services

574.00

1,945.00

Crime Analysis

20.00

46.00

Crime Scene Specialists

4,106.00

12,504.00

All figures above represent Investigative Hours

Total Seizures

$3,419,271.50 $56,649,586.41

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Investigative Hours Expended YTD FY2021
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Crime Lab

Medical Examiners (includes all laboratories)

September 2020 FY2021 YTD

Autopsies Consultations Total ME Cases Managed

182

702

159

517

341

1,219

Clayton County Death Certificates

54

183

Percentage of Cases Released in 90 days: 93.0%

Medical Examiner Activity, FY2021

Consultations 42%

Autopsies 58%

Confirmed CODIS Hits for September 2020

State Offender Hits

30

State Forensic Hits

1

National Offender Hits

14

National Forensic Hits

0

Total

45

Samples entered CODIS for September 2020 959

Profiles in CODIS

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

9

25,394 377,140
8 564
403,106

Laboratory Production

Report Turnaround for September

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

# Released in 45 Days
2,572 14 80 418 713 103 51

Total % Released in Released 45 Days

4,600

56%

286

5%

547

15%

532

79%

1,058

67%

322

32%

259

20%

System-wide Totals

3,951

7,604

52%

Note: 68.3% 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
8,285 43 200
1,197 1,937
222 150

Total % Released in Released 45 Days

13,815

60%

1,418

3%

1,828

11%

1,478

81%

6,601

29%

921

24%

775

19%

System-wide Totals

12,034 26,836

45%

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Crime Lab Reports Processed for September

Department

Requested

Total Released

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

3,114 300
1,501 0
162 552
0 3,055
135

3,039 221
1,423 4
222 457
0 2,602
93

Total

8,819

8,061

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

8,538 944
4,413 4
484 1,760
0 8,592
332

9,317 770
7,955 9
849 1,580
0 7,649
287

Total

25,067

28,416

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Georgia Crime Information Center

CJIS Network Statistics System Uptime: Messages Processed:

September 2020 NCIC SERVICES
100% 64,007,741

CJIS Operations 1. Sex Offender Registry
Records Added

Month 135

FY2021 393

2. Protection Order Registry Records Added

Month 2,523

FY2021 7,211

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

Month
17 2 0 0 4

Database Totals 34,151
Database Totals 167,014
FY2021 39 2 0 0 6

CJIS Audits GCIC conducted 30 CJIS Audits this month.

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INFORMATION SERVICES

1. Criminal Fingerprint Transactions Received

Month

Submissions

29,291

Submissions w/Palms

15,275

Submissions w/Photos

10,281

Transactions processed within 2 hours of receipt:

95%

2. Applicant Fingerprint Transactions Received

Month

Submissions

47,339

Transactions processed with 24 hours of receipt:

100%

3. Final Disposition Received
Local Agency GCIC TOTAL

Month 48,122
248 48,370

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

Month 2,791 64% 54% 14%

5. Non-Criminal Justice Audits, Visits and Trainings

Month

In Compliance

7

Out of Compliance

31

TOTAL AUDITS

38

Advisement Memos

-

Agency Visits

2

Attendees

4

Trainings

4

6. Disposition Recovery Project
Submitted to Vendor Dispositions Processed

Month 0 320

FY2021 86,705 45,560 30,326
FY2021 151,300
FY2021 140,722
817 141,539
FY2021 9,224 67% 53% 13%
FY2021 31 73 104 26 29 19
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 CFR team underwent a staffing change and all previous meeting minutes and selected documentation were provided to the staff lead for historical and educational purposes.
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 - 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, which is included in the charts. The training staff handled 171 phone calls, 1,265 emails, 12 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 continues working with DDS to test responses and has contacted additional agencies and vendors for inclusion in October testing.
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 The four remaining open issues have been moved to the UAT environment for GCIC staff to test. Once successfully tested, these items will move to production.
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 and to take advantage of new features and advances in technology, GCIC is looking to upgrade or replace this system.
Monthly Update - Administrative evaluations concluded and DOAS will check vendor references in preparation for contract signing and Notice of Intent to Award (NOIA) posting.
HUMAN RESOURCE (HR) TIMESHEET PROJECT
Project Description - Enhancement of the application used by non-sworn units of the GBI for tracking time.
Monthly Update - Application development continues to resolve issues with holiday work hours and data not saving on the default hours screen. In addition, the tree view setting was adjusted and the default screen in the manager's console was fixed.
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 - NIBRS implementation is on hold pending completion of SRS conversions and XML conversions UAT/GATEST. The vendor is working on a resolution regarding the ability of test agencies to access XML files in the Portal.
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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 team is actively working on resolving open issues and targeting deadline dates. Test transactions are being sent to the FBI and responses are being returned. The GCIC internal team continues to hold bi-weekly calls to discuss Rap Back requirements and the Next Generation Identification (NGI) Noncriminal Justice Rap Back Service Participation Plan Appendix 2 was submitted to the FBI for feedback and the FBI provided a user test plan.
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