South Raleigh News

Attorney General Josh Stein announced the launch of DOJ Delivers, an online tool designed to enable North Carolinians to view the work of the North Carolina Department of Justice (NCDOJ) in their communities. This initiative aims to demonstrate how taxpayer investments are being utilized by the department.

"The privilege and responsibility to serve the people of North Carolina is one my colleagues and I at the Department of Justice take incredibly seriously," said Attorney General Josh Stein. "We work daily towards the mission of defending the state, its people, and their constitutional rights, and this new tool ensures that all North Carolinians see the return on their investment and how the Department of Justice is delivering for them."

Since 2017, NCDOJ has secured $1.4 billion in opioid settlements, $3 billion for consumers, and $1.2 billion through enforcement of tobacco settlements—totaling over $5.6 billion. The department has also addressed a backlog of untested sexual assault kits, pursued Medicaid fraud cases, certified and trained numerous law enforcement officers, and prosecuted violent criminals.

The DOJ Delivers mapping tool includes county-level data on funds recovered for consumers and taxpayers while tracking efforts to ensure public safety such as sexual assault kit testing and law enforcement certifications. Data is sourced from NCDOJ metrics from 2017 through early 2024 along with population, income, and demographic information from the 2020 United States Census.

Users can interact with an online map by hovering over counties for previews of financial and safety outcomes or clicking on a county for detailed data. Additionally, users can download a one-page fact sheet summarizing county-specific data.

For further details on NCDOJ's activities, Attorney General Stein released the Department's 2023 annual report in January 2024. The report covers updates across various divisions including the North Carolina Justice Academy as well as Training and Standards divisions within Criminal, Civil, and Consumer Protection sectors.