U.S. Marshals Arrest 84,000 Fugitives in 2021

The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) released its 2021 statistics in a Department of Justice press release, published Monday, 3 January. From October 2020 through September 2021, USMS arrested more than 84,000 fugitives, including more than 10,000 sex offenders, 6,000 gang members, and 6,000 homicide suspects.

The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) arrested 84,247 fugitives (27,399 on federal and 56,848 on state and local warrants) in Fiscal Year 2021. On average, the agency arrested 337 fugitives per day (based on 250 operational days): https://t.co/xwytsuGLhW

— U.S. Marshals (@USMarshalsHQ) January 3, 2022

USMS has a varied mission. It provides law enforcement and protection for federal courts and judicial systems, apprehends and extradites federal fugitives, transports and houses prisoners, investigates cases involving missing children, enforces sex offender compliance laws, operates the federal witness protection program, and manages the sale of criminal assets seized as part of federal law enforcement.

2021 U.S. Federal Marshals Service Statistics

The marshals also seized more than 7,000 guns and apprehended one person on their 15 Most Wanted fugitives list. In 2019, Jory Worthen murdered his girlfriend and her child in Camden, Arkansas. Authorities found the car he used to flee the state in Seattle. Marshals arrested Worthen in California in October 2020, and extradited him to Arkansas where he plead guilty for the murders and accepted life sentences for each in exchange for avoiding the death penalty.

Jory Worthen was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Burbank, CA. Worthen was wanted for 2 homicides that occurred in Camden, Ark. in 2019. He is accused of murdering his girlfriend Alyssa and her 4 year old son Braydon. Worthen was one of the USMS Top 15 Most Wanted in the Nation. pic.twitter.com/ieam7I4Ngr

— U.S. Marshals (@USMarshalsHQ) October 6, 2020

“The outstanding work this year by the U.S. Marshals Service exemplifies that the Department of Justice has no higher priority than keeping our communities safe,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco in the press release. “At a time of unprecedented challenges posed by a global pandemic, the U.S. Marshals continue to deliver on their mission, tracking down and arresting more than 84,000 fugitives. The Department of Justice, through our law enforcement components like the U.S. Marshals Service, will continue to prioritize our efforts to reduce violent crime and keep our neighborhoods safe.”

Compared to the previous year, USMS arrested nearly 7,000 more fugitives—an 8.7 percent increase. However, in FY 2020, the marshals were able to clear four cases from their 15 Most Wanted list.