In 2009, 2,376 wiretaps were authorized in the USA to combat crime, with a median cost of $52,200 per order. All requests were approved, with 96% targeting cell phones for drug-related activity. California and New York had the most interceptions, resulting in 678 convictions out of 4,537 arrests, with 19% of calls incriminating.
2,376 wiretaps were authorized in the United States (USA) in 2009 for the purpose of rooting out criminal activity. The median cost per intercept order was $52,200 US Dollars (USD). Every wiretap request was approved that year: the federal government requested 663, and 24 of the United States requested the remaining 1,713.
More Big Brother facts:
96% of the wiretaps were on cell phones, listening to drug chatter.
The two loudest states were California, with 425 interceptions, and New York, with 402.
The $52,200 resulted in 678 convictions out of 4,537 arrests.
19% of calls heard were incriminating.
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