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National Drug Intelligence Center 
National Drug Threat Assessment 2003
January 2003

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Figure 1. Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Regions

Map of the United States broken up into the nine OCDETF regions.

The Pacific region consists of Alaska, Hawaii, northern and central California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, and the territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

The West Central region consists of Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa,  southern Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas.

The Southwest region consists of southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma.

The Great Lakes region consists of Minnesota, Wisconsin, northern Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio.

The Southeast region consists of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

The Florida/Caribbean region consists of Florida and the territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The Mid-Atlantic region consists of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia.

The New York/New Jersey region consists of New York and New Jersey.

The New England region consists of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.

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Figure 2. Greatest Drug Threat Percentage of State & Local Agencies Reporting

Map of the U.S. with a chart superimposed showing percentages of state and local law enforcement agencies nationwide that identified a particular drug as their greatest threat.

33.1 percent of responding agencies identified cocaine as the greatest threat, 7.9 percent identified heroin as the greatest threat, 31.0 percent identified methamphetamine as the greatest threat, 20.4 percent identified marijuana as the greatest threat, 1.1 percent identified other dangerous drugs as the greatest threat, 2.0 percent identified MDMA as the greatest threat, and 2.7 percent identified pharmaceuticals as the greatest threat.

Source: NDIC, National Drug Threat Survey 2002.

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Figure 3. Regional Drug Availability Percentage of State & Local Agencies Reporting High Availability

Map of the U.S. broken into OCDETF regions, showing the percentage of state and local law enforcement agencies per region that identified a particular drug as available at high levels.

In the Pacific region, 27.9 percent of law enforcement agencies reported cocaine available at high levels, 18.7 percent reported heroin available at high levels, 89.7 percent reported methamphetamine available at high levels, 85.8 percent reported marijuana available at high levels, and 17.3 percent reported MDMA available at high levels.

In the West Central region, 40.2 percent of law enforcement agencies reported cocaine available at high levels, 2.1 percent reported heroin available at high levels, 84.0 percent reported methamphetamine available at high levels, 85.7 percent reported marijuana available at high levels, and 7.8 percent reported MDMA available at high levels.

In the Southwest region, 52.5 percent of law enforcement agencies reported cocaine available at high levels, 13.2 percent reported heroin available at high levels, 68.3 percent reported methamphetamine available at high levels, 80.6 percent reported marijuana available at high levels, and 16.7 percent reported MDMA available at high levels.

In the Great Lakes region, 45.7 percent of law enforcement agencies reported cocaine available at high levels, 6.9 percent reported heroin available at high levels, 28.1 percent reported methamphetamine available at high levels, 82.3 percent reported marijuana available at high levels, and 12.2 percent reported MDMA available at high levels.

In the Southeast region, 80.8 percent of law enforcement agencies reported cocaine available at high levels, 1.4 percent reported heroin available at high levels, 44.3 percent reported methamphetamine available at high levels, 86.1 percent reported marijuana available at high levels, and 15.3 percent reported MDMA available at high levels.

In the Florida/Caribbean region, 75.2 percent of law enforcement agencies reported cocaine available at high levels, 4.4 percent reported heroin available at high levels, 21.7 percent reported methamphetamine available at high levels, 81.0 percent reported marijuana available at high levels, and 34.0 percent reported MDMA available at high levels.

In the Mid-Atlantic region, 53.8 percent of law enforcement agencies reported cocaine available at high levels, 24.1 percent reported heroin available at high levels, 11.0 percent reported methamphetamine available at high levels, 80.5 percent reported marijuana available at high levels, and 18.3 percent reported MDMA available at high levels.

In the New York/New Jersey region, 39.5 percent of law enforcement agencies reported cocaine available at high levels, 22.4 percent reported heroin available at high levels, 0.8 percent reported methamphetamine available at high levels, 73.5 percent reported marijuana available at high levels, and 27.3 percent reported MDMA available at high levels.

In the New England region, 40.9 percent of law enforcement agencies reported cocaine available at high levels, 46.5 percent reported heroin available at high levels, 0.7 percent reported methamphetamine available at high levels, 75.0 percent reported marijuana available at high levels, and 23.6 percent reported MDMA available at high levels.

Source: NDIC, National Drug Threat Survey 2002.

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Figure 4. Primary Market Areas

Map of the U.S. showing primary market areas for cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, and MDMA.

The primary market areas for cocaine are Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, and New York.

The primary market areas for heroin are Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Boston.

The primary market areas for methamphetamine are San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, and the central states (Iowa, Missouri, and Arkansas).

The primary market areas for marijuana are Seattle, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Tucson, Chicago, Miami, and New York.

The primary market areas for MDMA are Los Angeles, Miami, and New York.

Primary market areas for cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, and MDMA were determined through analysis of public health data and law enforcement reporting regarding use in these areas and the extent to which wholesale quantities are distributed from these areas to other markets. Primary market areas for marijuana were determined based on distribution alone.

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Formula 1. Nonresponse Adjustment Factor

Graphic showing the formula for calculating the nonresponse adjustment factor for each stratum j.

The nonresponse adjustment factor for each stratum j is equal to the sum of the base weight times the poststratification factor for each of the responding and nonresponding agencies in stratum j divided by the sum of the base weight times the poststratification factor for only the responding agencies in stratum j.

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Formula 2. Final Weight for Responding Agencies

Graphic showing the formula for calculating the final weight for each responding agency.

The formula is: the final weight is equal to the base weight times the poststratification factor times the nonresponse adjustment factor.

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