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National Drug Control Strategy
Update 2003

February 2003

Table 32. Total Estimated Arrests and Drug Arrests, 1989–2001

Year
Total arrests1
Arrests for all drug abuse violations
Distribution of arrests for drug abuse violations2
Heroin/cocaine3
Marijuana
Other drugs
Number
Percent
Sale4
Posses- sion
Sale4
Posses- sion
Sale4
Posses- sion
1989
14,340,900
1,361,700
9.4
19.1
34.7
6.2
23.1
7.0
9.8
1990
14,195,100
1,089,500
7.6
21.0
33.3
6.1
23.9
4.5
11.2
1991
14,211,900
1,010,000
7.1
22.5
32.8
6.1
22.4
4.8
11.5
1992
14,075,100
1,066,400
7.5
20.6
32.4
6.6
25.5
4.6
10.4
1993
14,036,300
1,126,300
8.0
19.2
31.1
6.2
27.6
4.3
11.6
1994
14,648,700
1,351,400
9.2
16.8
30.3
5.8
29.8
4.1
13.2
1995
15,119,800
1,476,100
9.7
14.7
27.8
5.8
34.1
4.4
13.3
1996
15,168,100
1,506,200
9.9
14.2
25.6
6.3
36.3
4.3
13.3
1997
15,284,300
1,583,600
10.3
10.3
25.4
5.6
38.3
4.7
15.8
1998
14,528,300
1,559,100
10.7
11.0
25.6
5.4
38.4
4.8
14.8
1999
14,031,070
1,532,200
10.9
10.0
24.5
5.5
40.5
4.1
15.4
2000
13,980,297
1,579,566
10.9
19.0
24.2
5.6
40.9
3.0
13.6
2001
13,699,254
1,586,902
11.5
9.7
23.1
5.2
40.4
4.5
17.1

1Arrest totals are based on all reporting agencies and estimates for unreported areas from Section IV table entitled “Total Estimated Arrests, United States.”
2Percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding.
3Includes heroin or cocaine and their derivatives.
4Includes sale/manufacture of drugs. Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Crime in the United States: Uniform Crime Reports, 1989 to 2001 (1990–2002).


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