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{{Short description|U.S. federal law enforcement agency}}
{{Short description|U.S. federal law enforcement agency}}
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|OrganizationName= Federal Bureau of Investigation
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}}
|OrganizationType= Intelligence Agencies
{{Infobox law enforcement agency
|Mission= To protect the American people and uphold the Constitution of the United States by investigating threats to national security, public safety, and civil rights. The FBI works to combat crime, including terrorism, cyber attacks, corruption, and organized crime, both domestically and internationally.
| agencyname        = Federal Bureau of Investigation
|OrganizationExecutive= Director
| abbreviation      = FBI
|Employees= 35000
| patch            =  
|Budget= $10.5 billion (Fiscal Year 2023)
| patchcaption      =
|Website= https://www.fbi.gov
| logo              = File:US-FBI-ShadedSeal.svg
|Services= Criminal investigation; Counterterrorism; Counterintelligence; Cyber crime prevention
| logocaption      = Federal Bureau of Investigation's seal
|ParentOrganization= U.S. Department of Justice
| badge            = File:Badge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.png
|CreationLegislation= Department of Justice Appropriation Bill for 1908 (established as the Bureau of Investigation)
| badgecaption      = FBI special agent badge
|Regulations=  
| flag              = Flag of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.svg
|HeadquartersLocation= 38.894202, -77.027471
| flagcaption      = [[Symbols of the Federal Bureau of Investigation|Flag of the Federal Bureau of Investigation]]
|HeadquartersAddress= 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20535
| imagesize        =  
| motto            = Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity
| formedmonthday    = July 26
| formedyear        = 1908 (as the Bureau of Investigation)
| employees        = ≈35,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fbi.gov/about/faqs/how-many-people-work-for-the-fbi |title=About: How many people work for the FBI? |publisher=FBI |access-date=January 10, 2021 |archive-date=January 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111001516/https://www.fbi.gov/about/faqs/how-many-people-work-for-the-fbi |url-status=live }}</ref>
| budget            = US$9,748,829,000 ([[Fiscal year#Federal government|FY]] 2021)<ref name=":0" />
| country          = United States
| federal          = yes
| legaljuris        =
| governingbody    =  
| governingbodyscnd =  
| constitution1    =
| headquarters      = [[J. Edgar Hoover Building]]<br />[[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
| hqlocmap          = {{Coord|38|53|43|N|77|01|30|W|region:US-DC_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| chief1name        = [[Christopher A. Wray]]
| chief2name        = [[Paul Abbate]]
| chief3name        = Jeffrey Sallet
| chief1position    = [[Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation|Director]]
| chief2position    = [[Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation|Deputy Director]]
| chief3position    = Associate Deputy Director
| chief4name        = Corey Ellis
| chief4position    = Chief of Staff
| parentagency      = [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]]<br />[[Director of National Intelligence|Office of the Director of National Intelligence]]
| unittype          = Division
| unitname          = {{Plain list|
* Intelligence Branch
* Counter-Terrorism Division
* Cyber Division
* Counter-Intelligence
* National Investigative Division
* International Operations
* Social Media Department
* Advertising Department
}}
}}
| website          = {{url|https://fbi.gov}}
}}
The '''Federal Bureau of Investigation''' ('''FBI''') is the domestic [[Intelligence agency|intelligence]] and [[Security agency|security]] service of the [[United States]] and [[Federal law enforcement in the United States|its principal federal law enforcement agency]]. An agency of the [[United States Department of Justice]], the FBI is a member of the [[United States Intelligence Community|U.S. Intelligence Community]] and reports to both the [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] and the [[Director of National Intelligence]].<ref name="intel">{{cite web |url=http://www.intelligence.gov/mission/member-agencies.html |title=Our Strength Lies in Who We Are |website=intelligence.gov |access-date=August 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810180812/http://www.intelligence.gov/mission/member-agencies.html |archive-date=August 10, 2014}}</ref> A leading U.S. [[counterterrorism]], [[counterintelligence]], and criminal investigative organization, the FBI has [[jurisdiction]] over violations of more than 200 categories of [[Federal crime in the United States|federal crimes]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fbi.gov/about/faqs/how-does-the-fbi-differ-from-the-drug-enforcement-administration-dea-and-the-bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-atf |title=How does the FBI differ from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)? |publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation |access-date=November 2, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904013109/https://www.fbi.gov/about/faqs/how-does-the-fbi-differ-from-the-drug-enforcement-administration-dea-and-the-bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-atf |archive-date=September 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name="quickfacts">{{cite web |url=https://www.fbi.gov/quickfacts.htm |title=Federal Bureau of Investigation – Quick Facts |publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017083929/http://www2.fbi.gov/quickfacts.htm |archive-date=October 17, 2011}}</ref>
The '''Federal Bureau of Investigation''' ('''FBI''') is the domestic [[Intelligence agency|intelligence]] and [[Security agency|security]] service of the [[United States]] and [[Federal law enforcement in the United States|its principal federal law enforcement agency]]. An agency of the [[United States Department of Justice]], the FBI is a member of the [[United States Intelligence Community|U.S. Intelligence Community]] and reports to both the [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] and the [[Director of National Intelligence]].<ref name="intel">{{cite web |url=http://www.intelligence.gov/mission/member-agencies.html |title=Our Strength Lies in Who We Are |website=intelligence.gov |access-date=August 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810180812/http://www.intelligence.gov/mission/member-agencies.html |archive-date=August 10, 2014}}</ref> A leading U.S. [[counterterrorism]], [[counterintelligence]], and criminal investigative organization, the FBI has [[jurisdiction]] over violations of more than 200 categories of [[Federal crime in the United States|federal crimes]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fbi.gov/about/faqs/how-does-the-fbi-differ-from-the-drug-enforcement-administration-dea-and-the-bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-atf |title=How does the FBI differ from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)? |publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation |access-date=November 2, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904013109/https://www.fbi.gov/about/faqs/how-does-the-fbi-differ-from-the-drug-enforcement-administration-dea-and-the-bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-atf |archive-date=September 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name="quickfacts">{{cite web |url=https://www.fbi.gov/quickfacts.htm |title=Federal Bureau of Investigation – Quick Facts |publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017083929/http://www2.fbi.gov/quickfacts.htm |archive-date=October 17, 2011}}</ref>