Mission

The U.S. Department of Justice serves as counsel for its citizens. It represents them in enforcing the law in the public interest. Through its thousands of lawyers, investigators, and agents, the Department plays the key role in protection against criminals and subversion, ensuring healthy business competition, safeguarding the consumer, and enforcing drug, immigration, and naturalization laws.

The Department of Justice was established by act of June 22, 1870 (28 U.S.C. 501, 503, 509 note), with the Attorney General as its head. The affairs and activities of the Department of Justice are generally directed by the Attorney General.

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Outlays (in millions of dollars)

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Year Outlay Year Outlay Year Outlay
1962 236 1991 7,670 2020 39,610
1963 256 1992 9,208 2021 39,261
1964 275 1993 9,485 2022 39,605
1965 327 1994 9,369 2023 44,327
1966 305 1995 10,149 2024 51,606*
1967 336 1996 11,049 2025 46,859*
1968 359 1997 13,076 2026 47,855*
1969 423 1998 14,045 2027 48,687*
1970 537 1999 16,181 2028 49,588*
1971 801 2000 16,846 2029 50,630*
1972 1,053 2001 18,443    
1973 1,460 2002 21,178    
1974 1,728 2003 20,790    
1975 1,985 2004 29,601    
1976 2,140 2005 22,361    
1977 2,220 2006 23,324    
1978 2,248 2007 23,349    
1979 2,353 2008 26,545    
1980 2,438 2009 27,711    
1981 2,438 2010 29,556    
1982 2,325 2011 30,519    
1983 2,493 2012 31,159    
1984 2,816 2013 29,745    
1985 3,182 2014 28,620    
1986 3,336 2015 26,906    
1987 3,807 2016 29,523    
1988 4,656 2017 30,979    
1989 5,275 2018 34,526    
1990 5,886 2019 35,111    
Source *estimate

Employee Counts

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Year Count Year Count Year Count
1962   1991   2020 115,882
1963   1992   2021 117,192
1964   1993   2022 116,061
1965   1994   2023 116,455
1966   1995   2024 116,614
1967   1996      
1968   1997      
1969   1998 122,580    
1970   1999 124,910    
1971   2000 125,364    
1972   2001 127,187    
1973   2002 130,315    
1974   2003 101,523    
1975   2004 102,906    
1976   2005 104,098    
1977   2006 105,827    
1978   2007 106,411    
1979   2008 108,340    
1980   2009 112,482    
1981   2010 116,901    
1982   2011 116,273    
1983   2012 116,065    
1984   2013 114,699    
1985   2014 113,240    
1986   2015 114,776    
1987   2016 117,127    
1988   2017 115,976    
1989   2018 113,462    
1990   2019 114,180    
Source