Safe
Trails Task Force
Crime
rate statistics in Indian Country reveal that the incidence
of violent crime in Indian Country is significantly higher
than the national average. On March 3, 1994, the FBI initiated "Operation
Safe Trails" with the Navajo Department of Law Enforcement,
in Flagstaff, Arizona. The purpose of the operation, which
would later evolve into the Safe Trails Task Force (STTF)
program, was to unite the FBI with other federal, state,
and local law enforcement agencies. In a collaborative
effort to combat the continuing growth of violent crime
in Indian Country. STTF participating agencies include
the FBI, Drug Enforcement Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Tribal police departments, and state and local law enforcement
agencies. These Safe Trails Task Forces combine their resources
in an effective manner to address crimes that would normally
be under addressed or unaddressed without the STTF. There
are currently 11 STTF funded by the FBI:
Safe
Trails Task Force Locations:
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Northern
Plains Safe Trails Task Force (Pierre, SD)
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Menominee
Indian Reservation Task Force (Green Bay, WI)
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Fort
Apache Safe Trails Task Force (Lakeside-Pinetop, AZ)
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New
Mexico Safe Trails Task Force (Gallup, NM)
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Arizona
Safe Trails Taskforce(Flagstaff, AZ)
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Tohono
O'Odham Safe Trails Task Force (Tuscon, AZ)
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Utah
Navajo Violent Crimes Task Force (Monticello, UT)
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Warm
Springs Safe Trails Task Force (Bend, OR)
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Fort
Peck Safe Trails Task Force (Glascow, MT)
- Blackfeet
Safe Trails Task Force (Browning, MT)
- Crow/Northern
Cheyenne Safe Trails Task Force (Billings, MT)
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