Our Mission

Our Mission:
"The FBI's main goal is to protect and defend the United States, to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners."

Our Motto:

• “Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity.” Learn about the origins of this motto.

Our Priorities:

• Protect the United States from terrorist attack

• Protect the United States against foreign intelligence operations and espionage

• Protect the United States against cyber-based attacks and high-technology crimes

• Combat public corruption at all levels

• Protect civil rights

• Combat transnational/national criminal organizations and enterprises

• Combat major white-collar crime

• Combat significant violent crime

Our Core Values:

• Rigorous obedience to the Constitution of the United States;

• Respect for the dignity of all those we protect;

• Compassion;

• Fairness;

• Uncompromising personal integrity and institutional integrity;

• Accountability by accepting responsibility for our actions and decisions and the consequences of our actions and decisions;

• Leadership, both personal and professional; and

• Diversity.