The number of defendants prosecuted for drug offenses increased at an average annual rate of 9.8% between 1980 and 1993. Between 1993 and 1995, drug prosecutions decreased by 18.9% before increasing to the level attained during 1993.
Prosecutions of public-order offenses increased at a steadier rate – increasing at an average annual rate of 2.3%. Prosecutions of property offenses remained relatively stable – increasing at an average annual rate of 1.3%. And, prosecutions of violent offenses were flat – increasing at an average annual rate of less than 1%.
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