U. S. Department of Justice
National Drug Intelligence Center
Central Valley California HIDTA Drug
Market Analysis 2010
June 2010
Figure 1. Central Valley California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
Map showing the Central Valley California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, and San Jose are major cities with over 250,000 people. Bakersfield, Modesto, and Stockton, California and Reno Nevada are major cities with 100,000-249,999 people. Arden-Arcade, Citrus Heights, Redding, and Visalia are cities with 75,000-99,999 people.
Cities of interest are Elk Grove, Lathrop, Tracy, Goshen, Tulare, and Porterville, California.
The interstates shown are I-5, I-15, I-80, and I 505.
The state highway shown is route 99.
Note: Populations are from U.S. Census Bureau Census 2000 data.
Figure 2. Cannabis Plants Eradicated in the Central Valley HIDTA, by County, 2009
Map showing the number of cannabis plants eradicated in 2009 in the Central Valley California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
20,000 or more plants were eradicated from five sites in Fresno County, and eight sites in Shasta County.
10,000-19,999 plants were eradicated from five sites in Fresno County, five sites in Kern County, one site in Madera County, six sites in Shasta County, and four sites in Tulare County.
5,000-9,999 plants were eradicated from twenty-one sites in Fresno County, two sites in Kern County, one site in Madera County, one site in San Joaquin County, nine sites in Shasta County, and four sites in Tulare County.
1-4,999 plants were eradicated from twenty-one sites in Fresno County, fourteen sites in Kern County, seven sites in Madera County, Six sites in San Joaquin County, nine sites in Shasta County, four sites in Stanislaus County, and ten sites in Tulare County.
470,196 plants were eradicated from the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, located in and around Shasta County.
355,444 plants were eradicated from the Los Padres National Forest, located near Kern County.
342,296 plants were eradicated from the Sierra National Forest, located in Fresno and Madera Counties.
315,915 plants were eradicated from the Sequoia National Forest, located in Kern and Tulare Counties.
40,782 plants were eradicated from the Inyo National Forest, located near Fresno, Madera, and Tulare Counties
9,213 plants were eradicated from the Lassen National Forest, located in and near Shasta County.
Source: Drug Enforcement Administration San Francisco Field Division, Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program; California's Campaign Against Marijuana Planting.
Figure 4. Central Valley California HIDTA Drug Treatment Admissions, 2004-2009
Chart showing Central Valley California HIDTA Drug Treatment Admissions during 2004 through 2009 as:
| Other Drugs | Cocaine | Heroin | Marijuana | Methamphetamine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,587 | 2,915 | 7,392 | 5,647 | 15,443 |
| 2005 | 1,939 | 2,596 | 6,193 | 6,267 | 17,267 |
| 2006 | 2,044 | 2,771 | 6,624 | 5,818 | 16,120 |
| 2007 | 2,495 | 2,791 | 6,205 | 6,751 | 16,287 |
| 2008 | 2,965 | 2,689 | 6,444 | 7,617 | 14,537 |
| 2009 | 3,070 | 1,737 | 5,296 | 7,047 | 11,339 |
Source: California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, Office of Applied
Research and Analysis.
Note: In 2009, a total of 10,394,642 cannabis plants were seized in the United States.
Table A2. Top-Ranking States for the Number of Cannabis Plants Eradicated, 2005-2009
Table showing the top-ranking states for the number of cannabis plants eradicated during 2005 through 2009:
Source: Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program.
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