Established for rapid deployment in 2004, the Art Crime Team is composed of twelve Special Agents, each responsible for addressing art and cultural property crime cases in an assigned geographic region. Located at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Art Crime Team agents receive specialized training in art and cultural property investigations and assist in art related investigations worldwide in cooperation with foreign law enforcement officials and FBI Legal Attaché offices.

Since its inception, the Art Crime Team has recovered over 850 items of cultural property with a value exceeding $65 million.