Justice, crime and public safety

Executive Order 13776: Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety

President: Donald J. Trump

Directed the Attorney General to form a crime-reduction task force and report its recommendations; Justice announced its formation in 2017.

Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13776 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13776 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13776 do?

EO 13776 instructed the Attorney General to establish a Justice Department Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety. Its assigned work included strategies on violent crime, drug trafficking and immigration, review of gaps in law, and assessment of crime data. Justice announced the task force on February 28, 2017. The order required at least one report within a year and annual reports while the group existed, but left dissolution to the Attorney General. The official sources checked do not establish that it still meets.

Administration position: The order’s description of crime trends and expected effect was an administration policy rationale; the task force was directed to make recommendations.
SignedFebruary 9, 2017
Task force announcedFebruary 28, 2017
ReportingWithin one year, then annually while operating

Before and after

Before the order

Justice and partner agencies already had crime-control programs and statutory powers.

After the order

Justice formed the task force and began the directed review; current task-force activity was not verified.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Attorney GeneralEstablish and appoint a chair for the task forceJustice announced formation in 2017
Task forceStudy strategies, legal gaps and data qualityDirected by order
Task forceReport recommendations to PresidentWithin one year and annually while operating

What happened next

EO 13776 signed.

Justice announced task-force formation.