02/27/2026 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.
Missouri State Auditor Scott
Fitzpatrick today released a compilation of property seizures made under
Missouri's Criminal Activity Forfeiture Act (CAFA) during calendar year 2025.
The report shows law enforcement officials seized just over $3.4 million worth
of property in 237 seizures. In 2024, law enforcement officials seized approximately
$2.7 million worth of property in 230 seizures.
Under the Criminal Activity
Forfeiture Act, law enforcement officials may take possession of property or
cash believed to be involved in or related to a crime. State law requires
prosecuting attorneys and the Attorney General to file information about reported
seizures each year with the State Auditor's Office.
As reported, 4.3 percent of the total
seized in 2025 was transferred to federal agencies. The remainder was either
returned (25.9 percent), transferred to the state (1.9 percent), still pending
a final decision (67.2 percent), or listed
another disposition (0.7 percent).
Additional information is available
in the compilation report, which is available online. This report covers
forfeitures under Missouri's CAFA. A report on activities under federal
forfeiture laws will be released later this year.
A complete copy of the report is
available here.
