Safe Trails Task Forces

On March 3, 1994, the FBI initiated “Operation Safe Trails” with the Navajo Department of Law Enforcement in Flagstaff, Arizona. The purpose of the operation, which would later evolve into the Safe Trails Task Force (STTF) Program, was to unite the FBI with other federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in a collaborative effort to combat the growth of crime in Indian Country. STTFs allow participating agencies to combine limited resources and increase investigative coordination in Indian Country to target violent crime, drugs, gangs, and gaming violations.

Safe Trails Task Force Locations:

• Northern Arizona Safe Trails Task Force (Flagstaff, AZ)

• Truxton Canyon Safe Trails Task Force (Lake Havasu, AZ)

• Sacramento Indian Gaming Safe Trails Task Force (Sacramento, CA)

• Florida Safe Trails Task Force (Miami, FL)

• Straits Area Safe Trails Task Force (Marquette, MI)

• Upper Peninsula Safe Trails Task Force (Marquette, MI)

• Headwaters Safe Trails Task Force (Bemidji, MN)

• Western Nevada Safe Trails Task Force (Reno, NV)

• New Mexico Safe Trails Task Force (Gallup, NM)

• Warm Springs Safe Trails Task Force (Warm Springs, OR)

• Northern Plains Safe Trails Task Force (Pierre, SD)

• Northwestern Washington Safe Trails Task Force (Bellingham, WA)

• Salish Safe Trails Task Force (Spokane, WA)

• Menominee Safe Trails Task Force (Green Bay, WI)