Title III Electronic Surveillance 1968-2005

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Year Total Authorized Federal State Total Denied 1968 174 0 174 0 1969 301 33 268 2 1970 596 182 414 0 1971 816 285 531 0 1972 855 206 649 5 1973 864 130 734 2 1974 728 121 607 3 1975 701 108 593 3 1976 686 137 549 2 1977 626 77 549 0 1978 570 81 489 2 1979 553 87 466 0 1980 564 81 483 2 1981 589 106 483 0 1982 578 130 448 0 1983 648 208 440 0 1984 801 289 512 1 1985 784 243 541 2

Year Total Authorized Federal State Total Denied 1988 738 293 445 2 1989 763 310 453 0 1990 872 324 548 0 1991 856 356 500 0 1992 919 340 579 0 1993 976 450 526 0 1994 1154 554 600 0 1995 1058 532 526 0 1996 1149 581 568 1 1997 1186 569 617 0 1998 1329 566 763 2 1999 1350 601 749 0 2000 1190 479 711 0 2001 1491 486 1005 0 2002 1358 497 861 1 2003 1442 578 864 0 2004 1710 730 980 0 2005 1773 625 1148 1 TOTAL 32748 11375 21373 31

(Source: Administrative Office of the US Courts, See http://www.uscourts.gov/wiretap.html for 1997-2005 wiretap reports)

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