National Threat Assessments
NDIC's annual National Drug Threat Assessment gives policymakers
and counterdrug executives a timely, predictive report on the threat
of drugs, gangs, and violence. We synthesize the views of local,
state, regional, and federal agencies to produce a comprehensive
picture of this threat.
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2009
2008
National Drug Threat Assessment 2009
This assessment provides a strategic overview and predictive
outlook of drug trafficking and abuse trends within the United States.
The assessment identifies the primary drug threats to the nation,
tracks drug availability throughout the country, and analyzes trafficking
and distribution patterns of illicit drugs within the United States.
It evaluates the threat posed by illegal drugs by examining availability,
production and cultivation, transportation, distribution, and demand.
December 2008 2008-Q0317-005
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Previous years
National Gang Threat Assessment 2009
This intelligence assessment discusses the proliferation
of gangs from urban areas to suburban and rural locations, estimates
of the number of gangs and gang members in the United States, gang
types, gang-related criminal activities, locations where specific
gangs operate, and the relationships between gangs and other criminal
organizations. It is a collaborative effort between the National
Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC) and the National Drug Intelligence
Center (NDIC) to examine the threat posed to the United States by
criminal gangs. The assessment is based on federal, state, and local
law enforcement information and is supplemented by information retrieved
from open sources. Information and data used for this report were
collected through September 2008.
January 2009 2009-M0335-001
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National Methamphetamine Threat Assessment
2009
This Threat Assessment is a national-level strategic assessment
of methamphetamine trafficking in the United States. It addresses
significant trends in methamphetamine production, transportation,
distribution, and abuse. It discusses a wide range of issues, including
methamphetamine production in the United States and Mexico and the
impact of foreign and domestic methamphetamine production trends
on availability of the drug in the U.S. Drug markets. This assessment
draws upon the National Drug Threat Assessment 2009, regional drug
intelligence products prepared by the National Drug Intelligence
Center, and reporting from numerous federal, state, and local law
enforcement agencies.
December 2008 2008-Q0317-006
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pdf (21 MB)
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National Prescription Drug Threat Assessment
2009
This assessment focuses primarily on domestic diversion of controlled
prescription drugs (CPDs). It examines current nonmedical use of
prescription-type psychotherapeutic drugs (opioid pain relievers,
tranquilizers, sedatives, or stimulants) and discusses their distribution,
the societal impact of CPD diversion and abuse, and Prescription
Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) that have been established legislatively
in many states to stem CPD diversion and abuse. This assessment
also examines regional deviations from national trends.
April 2009 2009-L0487-001
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Domestic Cannabis Cultivation Assessment
2009
This annual report provides policymakers, law enforcement executives,
resource planners, and cannabis eradication program coordinators
with strategic intelligence regarding cannabis cultivation and marijuana
trafficking trends. It highlights strategic trends in indoor and
outdoor cannabis cultivation, particularly in principal domestic
cultivation areas. This assessment also presents strategic intelligence
regarding the operational trends and tendencies of drug trafficking
organizations (DTOs) and criminal groups that produce marijuana,
and it addresses the violence, hazards, and environmental damage
associated with domestic cannabis cultivation.
July 2009 2009-L0848-001A
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Cities in Which Mexican DTOs Operate
Within the United States--Situation Report
The Situation Report illustrates the principle cities/states in
which Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) operate within
the United States. This document was prepared using law enforcement
reporting available to NDIC as of April 9, 2008; it updates information
regarding Mexican DTOs set forth in the National Drug Threat Assessment
2007.
April 11, 2008 2008-S0787-005
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Indian Country Drug Threat Assessment 2008
This report is a comprehensive, strategic assessment of the threat
posed to Native American communities by drug trafficking organizations
(DTOs), criminal groups, and gangs and the illicit drugs they distribute
on reservations throughout the United States. This report examines
the operations, capabilities, and vulnerabilities of drug traffickers
who exploit Indian Country and the difficulties faced by federal,
state, and tribal law enforcement officials in combating drug trafficking
in Native American communities. It also identifies drug abuse patterns
and trends most common to Indian Country, highlighting the illicit
drugs posing the greatest threat to Native Americans in the United
States. This assessment provides a national-level perspective of
the drug-related problems facing reservations throughout the country.
It also provides a more particularized regional perspective of the
drug-related issues that law enforcement, public health, and tribal
officials confront in Native American communities.
June 2008 2008-R0958-002
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Money Laundering in Digital Currencies
This assessment describes digital currencies and the digital currency
system and how they are used to launder and move funds.
June 3, 2008 2008-R0709-003
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pdf (485 KB)
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