Map showing the Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

The HIDTA county in Illinois is Rock Island.

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

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

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

The HIDTA counties in Nebraska are: Dakota, Dawson, Dodge, Douglas, Gage, Hall, Jefferson, Lancaster, Madison, Platt, Sarpy, and Scotts Bluff.

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

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

Map showing the Midwest HIDTA region transportation infrastructure.

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. US 54 is a U.S. highway that crosses Kansas and Missouri.

There are 4 cities with populations over 250,000 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. Cities of this size that are near the HIDTA are Madison, Wisconsin and Rockford, Peoria, and Springfield, Illinois.

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.

Note: Populations are from the 2000 Census.

Chart showing the number of methamphetamine clandestine laboratory seizures, by Midwest HIDTA state, from 2004 to 2008.

In Illinois, 1,172 clandestine methamphetamine laboratories were seized in 2004; 955 in 2005; 328 in 2006; 363 in 2007; and 322 in 2008.

In Iowa, 1,437 clandestine methamphetamine laboratories were seized in 2004; 765 in 2005; 771 in 2006; 172 in 2007; and 145 in 2008.

In Kansas, 615 clandestine methamphetamine laboratories were seized in 2004; 398 in 2005; 190 in 2006; 99 in 2007; and 148 in 2008.

In Missouri, 2,822 clandestine methamphetamine laboratories were seized in 2004; 2,254 in 2005; 1,302 in 2006; 1,268 in 2007; and 1,437 in 2008.

In Nebraska, 273 clandestine methamphetamine laboratories were seized in 2004; 248 in 2005; 31 in 2006; 27 in 2007; and 58 in 2008.

In North Dakota, 232 clandestine methamphetamine laboratories were seized in 2004; 170 in 2005; 41 in 2006; 22 in 2007; and 29 in 2008.

In South Dakota, 30 clandestine methamphetamine laboratories were seized in 2004; 17 in 2005; 11 in 2006; 7 in 2007; and 6 in 2008.

Source: National Seizure System, data run on January 27, 2009.

Map showing the number of methamphetamine laboratory seizures in Missouri, by county, in 2008.

150-202 methamphetamine laboratories were seized in one county. 50-149 methamphetamine laboratories were seized in six counties. 15-49 methamphetamine laboratories were seized in 18 counties. 1-14 methamphetamine laboratories were seized in 65 counties. No data was available for 25 counties.

Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri; and Omaha, Nebraska are cities with populations over 250,000. Independence and Springfield, Missouri; Kansas City, Overland Park, and Topeka, Kansas; Des Moines, Iowa; and Peoria and Springfield, Illinois, are cities with populations between 100,000 and 249,999.

Interstate highways in the area are I-29, I-35, I-39, I-40, I-44, I-55, I-64, I-70, I-72, I-74, I-80, and I-155.

Note: Populations are from the 2000 Census.

Methamphetamine laboratory seizures include Chemical or Equipment Use only, Dumpsites, and Lab Seizure Sites in Missouri.

Source: National Seizure System, data run on January 27, 2009.