DEA, Stats & Facts

Stats & Facts

National Statistics

National Studies and Publications

Monitoring the Future: National Survey Results on Drug Use
National Drug Control Strategy (Office of National Drug Control Policy)
International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (U.S. Department of State)
SAMSHA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
The Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (Teens) 2009 (The Partnership at Drugfree.org)
Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Publications (Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics)
2008 Marijuana Sourcebook (Office of National Drug Control Policy)
Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics -- Describes all aspects of processing in the Federal justice system, including numbers of persons prosecuted, convicted, incarcerated, sentenced to probation, released pretrial, and under parole or other supervision. (Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics)

DEA Arrests
Calendar Year	Number of Arrests
2010	30,922
2009	31,701
2008	28,555
2007	29,933
2006	30,690
2005	30,463
2004	30,613
2003	28,862
2002	30,363
2001	34,526
2000	39,770
1999	41,297
1998	38,470
1997	34,068
1996	29,272
1995	25,279
1994	23,135
1993	21,639
1992	24,540
1991	23,659
1990	22,770
1989	25,179
1988	24,853
1987	22,753
1986	19,884
Total	723,196
Source: DEA (SMARTS)
Defendant Statistical System (DSS)

DEA Drug Seizures
Calendar Year	Cocaine (kgs)	Heroin (kgs)	Marijuana (kgs)	Methamphetamine (kgs)	Hallucinogens (dosage units)
2010	29,179	690	722,476	2,067	2,578,935
2009	50,825	619	671,557	2,010	3,425,496
2008	50,474	606	662,143	1,519	9,325,294
2007	98,299	625	360,728	1,113	5,690,324
2006	71,211	818	328,277	1,766	3,731,710
2005	118,258	642	283,382	2,161	8,868,425
2004	117,865	672	266,091	1,656	2,197,985
2003	73,725	790	254,242	1,680	2,879,460
2002	63,613	710	238,646	1,352	11,843,346
2001	59,417	753	272,131	1,634	13,864,746
2000*	58,674	546	331,499	1,771	29,293,957
1999	36,165	351	338,247	1,489	1,736,077
1998	34,447	370	262,180	1,203	1,075,457
1997	28,670	399	215,348	1147	1,100,912
1996	44,735	320	192,059	751	1,719,209
1995	45,326	876	219,830	876	2,768,165
1994	75,051	491	157,181	768	1,366,817
1993	55,529	616	143,055	560	2,710,063
1992	69,324	722	201,483	352	1,305,177
1991	67,016	1,174	98,592	289	1,297,394
1990	57,031	535	127,792	272	2,826,966
1989	73,587	758	286,371	896	13,125,010
1988	60,951	728	347,306	694	16,706,442
1987	49,666	512	629,839	198	6,556,891
1986	29,389	421	491,831	234.5	4,146,329
Source: DEA (STRIDE)
*CY 2000 had several large LSD Seizures

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