The Joint Regional Intelligence Center (JRIC) was established in 2006 as a cooperative effort between
United States federal, state, and local law enforcement and public safety agencies to centralize the intake, analysis, synthesis, and appropriate dissemination of
terrorism-related threat intelligence for the greater
Los Angeles region. In 2010, the JRIC merged with the Los Angeles Joint Drug Intelligence Group component of the Los Angeles
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program is a drug-prohibition enforcement program run by the United States Office of National Drug Control Policy. It was established in 1990 after the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 was passed. The HID ...
(LA HIDTA), Intelligence Support System (ISS), which includes the Los Angeles Regional Criminal Information Clearinghouse (LA CLEAR) and the Inland Narcotics Clearing House (INCH) to create a consolidated regional all-crimes intelligence fusion entity in accordance with the HIDTA mission. The JRIC also serves as the Regional Threat Assessment Center (RTAC) for the
Central District of California as part of the
California State Threat Assessment System
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the mo ...
(STAS). The center follows guidelines established by the
US Department of Justice and
US Department of Homeland Security, and contributes to the national Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan.
The JRIC area of responsibility includes the counties of Los Angeles,
Orange,
Riverside
Riverside may refer to:
Places Australia
* Riverside, Tasmania, a suburb of Launceston, Tasmania
Canada
* Riverside (electoral district), in the Yukon
* Riverside, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Alberta
* Riverside, Manitoba, a former rural m ...
,
San Bernardino,
San Luis Obispo,
Santa Barbara, and
Ventura. Covering nearly 40,000 square miles, and home to more than 18.5 million people, the region contains nationally critical assets and key resources whose smooth functioning directly affect the day-to-day health of the
US economy
The United States is a highly developed mixed-market economy and has the world's largest nominal GDP and net wealth. It has the second-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP) behind China. It has the world's seventh-highest per capita GDP ...
, including national supply chains, logistics backbones, and
energy security.
Sources
https://www.jric.org/default.aspx/MenuItemID/285/MenuGroup/_Home.htm
External links
*
United States intelligence agencies
{{US-stub