The Department of Justice prosecuted just 321 cases between fiscal year 2012 and 2016. That number includes 41 cases of cyberstalking and 280 cases of online threats. Advocates say the numbers are “incredibly low” when compared with the prevalence of criminal harassment online. The department of Justice questioned the value of this data for assessing how often federal prosecutors pursue these types of online crimes, an official wrote last year in a letter to Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) The data supports longstanding claims by activists that federal law enforcement and prosecutors dont take online stalking seriously.”]