Monthly report, 2021 March

Georgia Bureau of Investigation March Monthly Report FY2021
Presented to the Board of Public Safety May 18, 2021
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 52 46 42 41 41 38 29 29 30 31 29 27 27 27 33 3 333433 44 4 444555 36 39 25 25 25 28 31 32 29 47 51 37 38 38 42 45 46 40

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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 15,346 15,597 16,292 15,947 15,807

Data Conversion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Firearms

1,486 1,474 1,493 1,504 1,515 1,509 1,567 1,587 1,668

Forensic Biology

6,432 6,312 6,330 6,278 6,313 6,313 6,406 6,347 6,253

Impressions

25

24

22

20

23

23

23

23

26

Latent Prints

204

112 111 124 100

73

63

59

69

Medical Examiners

113

126 153 213 296 358 265 268 305

Miscellaneous Services

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Operations Support

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Toxicology

292

477 564 685 779 598 979 955 1,009

Trace Evidence

544

523 531 581 581 556 572 559 583

Total

23,943 23,561 23,630 24,392 24,953 25,027 26,167 25,745 25,720

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GBI Administration

Office of Privacy & Compliance/Open Records

Open Records Request Archives

March 2021 Total FY2021

555

3,688

29

193

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

March 2021

State Funded Positions
391 23 321 41 776

Grant Funded Positions
32 83 35 5 155

Total 423 106 356 46 931

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

Total State Funded Positions Vacant
40 3 41 5 89

State Funded Vacancies Under Active Recruitment
17 3 20 2 42

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INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION

March 2021

Fiscal YTD

Total Sworn Employees

293 (filled-includes grant)

Total Investigative Hours Expended

35,570.25

286,599.50

Crimes Against Persons, includes

14,174.50

Death Investigations

5,987.00

Child Abuse

5,356.00

Sex Crimes

279.00

Missing Persons

471.00

Assault, Kidnapping, Robbery,

2,081.50

Terrorist Acts, Fugitive, Human Trafficking, etc.

113,986.75 53,695.50 35,852.25 3,907.50 2,479.00 18,052.50

Property Crimes, including Theft, Burglary, Forgery

1,490.00

10,659.50

Drug Investigations

5,610.00

49,955.50

Meth Lab Investigations

15.00

45.00

Polygraph Examinations

858.00

5,844.00

Background Investigations

1,098.00

1,494.00

Other Investigations, including Preliminary Investigations

7,375.75

62,626.75

Bomb Disposal Services

776.00

5,901.00

Crime Analysis

3.00

142.00

Crime Scene Specialists

4,170.00

35,945.00

All figures above represent Investigative Hours

Total Seizures

$12,285,500.50 $94,982,168.13

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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 3rd Quarter FY2021 (January 1 to March 31, 2021) During the 3rd Quarter, local and state law enforcement agencies used the Georgia ACS Program to store and dispose of hazardous waste from 4 clandestine drug labs. The processing and packaging of materials resulted in 17 hazardous waste containers with a total volume of 225 gallons. The total weight of the hazardous waste was 205 pounds. All 9 Georgia ACS facilities were operational during the quarter. The ACS program Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the GBI and DEA was renewed during December of 2020. Related MOUs between the GBI and seven of the nine host agencies that manage the ACS container sites have been renewed. The remainder are in the process of renewal. The DEA Training Division has once again started offering ACS training to state and local personnel. We hope to schedule a DEA - ACS training session in Georgia sometime during the current calendar year.
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Crime Lab

Medical Examiners (includes all laboratories)

March 2021 FY2021 YTD

Autopsies Consultations Total ME Cases Managed

320

2,361

110

1,483

430

3,844

Clayton County Death Certificates

30

516

Percentage of Cases Released in 90 days: 76.7%

Medical Examiner Activity, FY2021

Consultations 39%

Autopsies 61%

Confirmed CODIS Hits for March 2021

State Offender Hits

26

State Forensic Hits

1

National Offender Hits

14

National Forensic Hits

1

Total

42

Samples entered CODIS for March 2021 1,337

Profiles in CODIS

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

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25,718 383,431
11 574
409,734

Laboratory Production

Report Turnaround for March

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

# Released in 45 Days
3,076 22 310 347
1,500 112 49

Total % Released in Released 45 Days

5,430

57%

744

3%

870

36%

547

63%

1,799

83%

391

29%

309

16%

System-wide Totals

5,416 10,090

54%

Note: 72.1% 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
24,469 183
1,438 3,066 8,796
694 525

Total % Released in Released 45 Days

41,312

59%

3,604

5%

5,658

25%

4,072

75%

14,889

59%

2,391

29%

2,121

25%

System-wide Totals

39,171 74,047

53%

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Crime Lab Reports Processed for March

Department

Requested

Total Released

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

3,950 387
1,929 2
174 554
0 3,158
92

4,007 270
2,201 0
141 510
0 3,379
92

Total

10,246

10,600

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

26,914 2,535 14,733
19 1,369 5,090
0 26,083
890

26,618 1,984 17,981
15 1,964 4,699
0 24,679
806

Total

77,633

78,746

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Georgia Crime Information Center

CJIS Network Statistics System Uptime: Messages Processed:

March 2021 NCIC SERVICES
100% 75,342,233

CJIS Operations 1. Sex Offender Registry
Records Added

Month 153

FY2021 1,173

Database Totals 34,802

2. Protection Order Registry Records Added

Month 2,623

FY2021 20,857

Database Totals 156,507

3. Off-Line Search Requests
Type of Request
Administrative (Criminal Justice Agency) Open Records Subpoena Media Possible CJIS Security Violations
CJIS Audits GCIC conducted 47 CJIS Audits this month.

Month
20 2 1 0 2

FY2021
131 9 2 0 20

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INFORMATION SERVICES

1. Criminal Fingerprint Transactions Received

Month

Submissions

33,982

Submissions w/Palms

16,128

Submissions w/Photos

11,357

Transactions processed within 2 hours of receipt: 93%

2. Applicant Fingerprint Transactions Received

Month

Submissions

53,764

Transactions processed with 24 hours of receipt: 99%

3. Final Disposition Received
Local Agency GCIC TOTAL

Month 50,563
199 50,762

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

Month 2,440 65% 54% 14%

5. Non-Criminal Justice Audits, Visits and Trainings

Month

In Compliance

28

Out of Compliance

34

TOTAL AUDITS

62

Advisement Memos

-

Agency Visits

3

Attendees

9

Trainings

8

6. Disposition Recovery Project
Submitted to Vendor Dispositions Processed

Month 0 0

FY2021 262,327 131,453 90,528
FY2021 425,727
FY2021 398,088 2,177 400,265
FY2021 22,511 65% 53% 15%
FY2021 132 212 344 38 162 59
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 requested additional reporting capabilities. Monthly Update - Application development continues. The PM coordinated external meetings with CFR's staff supervisor and developer to determine the report type requested outside of the original scope. PM and developer continue to meet biweekly to review status of action items both completed and in progress. The PM has created a project schedule and notified CFR staff of testing environment readiness for Phase 1. The PM has also provided feedback to the developer regarding the training manual.
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM) Project Description - The CRM Application Project will provide a single source of historical interaction with external customers and will provide GCIC end users the ability to search, track and report customer interactions throughout 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, and 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 eLearning environment. Monthly Update - Training Staff handled 200 phone calls, 2,276 emails, 22 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 and a new CJIS Network Operator Operations Bulletin and training was posted within LMS.
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GEORGIA APPLICANT PROCESSING SERVICE (GAPS) PROJECT Project Description - The Information Services section of GCIC 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). The selected vendor shall also handle receiving fingerprint search results and disseminating results to the requestor. Monthly Update - The development team is working to resolve continuing operational issues.
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 - The team reviewed and accepted the detailed technical specifications of the system design and the discovery, design, and development phases will start next.
HUMAN RESOURCE (HR) TIMESHEET PROJECT Project Description - Enhancement of the application used by non-sworn units of the GBI for tracking time. Monthly Update - There are no updates this month.
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NATIONAL INCIDENT-BASED REPORTING SYSTEM (NIBRS) PROJECT
Project Description - The National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) collects law enforcement data on each single incident and arrest for each offense for which specific facts are collected. GBI is in the process of replacing the current UCR summary-based system with this system.
Monthly Update - The GBI reviewed the final technical specifications and the vendor will work on the changes. The vendor will rework the specifications, XML schema, and some development work to accommodate additional data elements for victim and offender. The timeline will be impacted by 3-5 weeks. The vendor continues to work on the 2019 Publication and is awaiting the necessary update confirmation information requested from the agencies.
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 AFIS vendor received written confirmation of successful completion of the Formal Non-Criminal Justice NGI Rap Back acceptance testing from the FBI CJIS Division for Rap Back triggers, notifications, and responses. Monthly calls updating GBI on the progress of Rap Back development continue and Rap Back features are scheduled to deploy the week of April 1.
The GAPS vendor is experiencing issues with their back-end processing for Rap Back testing and UAT and integration testing have been delayed until the issue is resolved. Due to GAPS vendor issues, the "Go Live" target date has been moved to mid-April. GCIC continues with internal weekly calls to discuss vendor expectations.
SERVER REFRESH
Project Description - GBI is working in collaboration with GTA with the replacement, installation and configuration of several server hardware replacements and software installs.
Monthly Update - Weekly meetings are being held to determine the work GBI must finish such as firewall completion, opening of ports and privilege access requests. Project Managers are creating project schedules. GBI IT continues to remove access from the old server and setup agency access on the new SFTP and communication was sent to Stakeholders impacted by the replacement of the new Secured FTP (SFTP) server.
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