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National Drug Intelligence Center
Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis
May 2007


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Figure 1. Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

Map showing the Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

The Midwest HIDTA region consists of 74 counties spread across six states--9 in Iowa, 14 in Kansas, 17 in Missouri, 12 in Nebraska, 8 in North Dakota, and 14 in South Dakota.

HIDTA counties in Iowa are Appanoose, Black Hawk, Linn, Marshall, Muscatine, Polk, Pottawattamie, Scott, and Woodbury.

HIDTA counties in Kansas are Barton, Cherokee, Crawford, Finney, Franklin, Johnson, Labette, Leavenworth, Miami, Saline, Sedgwick, Seward, Shawnee, and Wyandotte.

HIDTA counties in Missouri are Boone, Buchanan, Cape Girardeau, Christian, Clay, Cole, Franklin, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Marion, Platte, Scott, St. Charles, St. Louis, and Texas.

HIDTA counties in Nebraska are Dakota, Dawson, Douglas, Dodge, Gage, Hall, Jefferson, Lancaster, Madison, Platte, Sarpy, and Scott's Bluff.

HIDTA counties in North Dakota are Burleigh, Cass, Grand Forks, Morton, Ramsey, Richland, Walsh, and Ward.

HIDTA counties in South Dakota are Beadle, Brookings, Brown, Clay, Codington, Custer, Fall River, Lawrence, Lincoln, Meade, Minnehaha, Pennington, Union, and Yankton.

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Figure 2. Midwest HIDTA region transportation infrastructure.

Map showing the transportation infrastructure of the Midwest HIDTA region.

There are 18 U.S.-Canada border crossings in North Dakota, located from west to east at Fortuna, Ambrose, Noonan, Portal, Northgate, Sherwood, Antler, Westhope, Carbury, Dunseith, St. John, Hansboro, Sarles, Hannah, Maida, Walhalla, Neche, and Pembina. Major interstates that traverse the region include Interstates 29, 35, 44, 55, 70, 80, 90, and 94.

There are 4 cities with populations between 250,000 and 499,999 in the HIDTA--Omaha, Nebraska; St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri; and Wichita, Kansas. Although they are not located within the Midwest HIDTA, Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota are located near the HIDTA, and can be reached via Interstates 35 and 94. Interstate 90 connects  with Interstate 35, and provides access from Minneapolis and St. Paul to South Dakota.

Cities in the HIDTA with populations between 100,000 and 249,999 are Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Lincoln, Nebraska; Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, Iowa; Kansas City, Overland Park, and Topeka, Kansas; and Independence and Springfield, Missouri.

Other cities of interest within the HIDTA are Bismarck, Grand Forks, and Fargo, North Dakota; Rapid City, South Dakota; Sioux City, Iowa; South Sioux City and Grand Island, Nebraska.

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Figure 3. Primary and secondary drug markets.

Map showing the primary and secondary drug markets within the Midwest HIDTA region.

Primary  markets are located in the Kansas City metropolitan area, Kansas/Missouri; Omaha, Nebraska; and St. Louis, Missouri.

Secondary markets are located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Fargo/Grand Forks, North Dakota; Sioux City, Iowa/Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Springfield, Missouri; and Wichita, Kansas.

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Figure 4. Amphetamine admissions, by Midwest HIDTA state, 2001-2005.

Chart showing the increasing number of amphetamine admissions by Midwest HIDTA state, for the years 2001-2005.

Missouri had 3,928 amphetamine admissions in 2001; 4,028 in 2002; 3,972 in 2003; 4,920 in 2004; and 6,177 in 2005.

Iowa had 4,184 amphetamine admissions in 2001; 4,844 in 2002; 5,337 in 2003; 5,563 in 2004; and 5,748 in 2005.

Kansas had 1,177 amphetamine admissions in 2001; 1,397 in 2002; 1,470 in 2003; 1,809 in 2004; and 1,938 in 2005.

Nebraska had 1,294 amphetamine admissions in 2001; 1,485 in 2002; 1,722 in 2003; 2,064 in 2004; and 2,060 in 2005.

South Dakota had 206 amphetamine admissions in 2001; 446 in 2002; 575 in 2003; 668 in 2004; and 1,337 in 2005.

North Dakota had 388 amphetamine admissions in 2001; 599 in 2002; 670 in 2003; 900 in 2004; and 1,163 in 2005.

Source: Treatment Episode Data Set.

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Figure 5. Methamphetamine clandestine laboratory seizures, by Midwest HIDTA state, 2002-2006.

Graph showing the decreasing number of clandestine methamphetamine laboratory seizures by Midwest HIDTA state, for the years 2002-2006.

Missouri had 2,758 clandestine methamphetamine laboratory seizures in 2002; 2,884 in 2003; 2,807 in 2004; 2,177 in 2005; and 1,030 in 2006.

Iowa had 865 clandestine methamphetamine laboratory seizures in 2002; 1,326 in 2003; 1,422 in 2004; 760 in 2005; and 259 in 2006.

Kansas had 769 clandestine methamphetamine laboratory seizures in 2002; 640 in 2003; 589 in 2004; 375 in 2005; and 135 in 2006.

Nebraska had 358 clandestine methamphetamine laboratory seizures in 2002; 253 in 2003; 263 in 2004; 230 in 2005; and 22 in 2006.

South Dakota had 34 clandestine methamphetamine laboratory seizures in 2002; 38 in 2003; 31 in 2004; 11 in 2005; and 8 in 2006.

North Dakota had 207 clandestine methamphetamine laboratory seizures in 2002; 248 in 2003; 232 in 2004; 159 in 2005; and 31 in 2006.

Source: National Clandestine Laboratory Seizure System.

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