Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse: “The latest available data from the Justice Department show that for the first nine months of FY 2008, the federal government reported 111,874 prosecutions, a marked increase over the previous year. If activity continues at the same pace for the remaining months of the year, the total will be 149,165, up nearly 27% from FY 2007 when the number of prosecutions totaled 117,651. For details, see this TRAC Report.”