Criminal Intelligence Unit

The DCI operates a Criminal Intelligence Unit that assists local, state and federal government by collecting, analyzing, and disseminating criminal intelligence information to support criminal investigations.

The Intelligence Unit:

• Serves as the manager and the database center for the SD Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN).

• Provides fast, accurate criminal statistical data to serve the needs of investigators and policy makers, via criminal analysts

• Is the liaison for a variety of federal services available to law enforcement to support them in their duties. These include:

  • Interpol, which assists in crimes that cross international borders

  • Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which assists in fighting white collar financial crime

  • El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC), which assists in crimes involving illegal drug, weapon, and alien smuggling into the United States

  • Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP), a program of the FBI which collects information on homicides that may be serial

  • National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which assists in crimes involving missing and exploited children

• Serves as the statewide Missing Persons Clearinghouse.