Cybercrime Statistics Act 2016-09-13 Introduced in House Cybercrime Statistics Act

This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to develop a national strategy to reduce the incidence, coordinate federal investigations, and increase federal prosecutions of cybercrimes against individuals. The term "cybercrimes against individuals" means a crime that involves the use of a computer to cause personal harm to an individual.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation must design and create a category, in the Uniform Crime Reports, for an offense that constitutes a cybercrime against individuals.

DOJ must publish an annual summary of statistics related to cybercrimes against individuals.

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