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U.S. Department of Justice
National Drug Intelligence Center
New England HIDTA Drug Market Analysis 2010
June 2010
The NE HIDTA region comprises 13 counties in six states, including six counties in Massachusetts, three in Connecticut, and one each in Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Approximately 8.8 million residents, 61 percent of the New England population, reside in the HIDTA region. Drug distribution within the NE HIDTA region is centered in two primary hubs located in the Hartford, Connecticut/Springfield, Massachusetts, and Lowell/Lawrence, Massachusetts, areas. The Providence, Rhode Island/Fall River, Massachusetts, area is a secondary distribution center that supplies Cape Cod. Boston, Massachusetts, New England's largest city, is predominantly a consumer market supplied primarily by distributors operating from Lawrence, Lowell, and the New York City metropolitan area. The approximate wholesale value of drugs seized under NE HIDTA initiatives in 2009 was $42.1 million.
New England is a global financial center that is linked electronically to world markets as well as to numerous domestic and foreign markets in drug source and transit zones. High per capita income levels make New England an attractive area for drug traffickers. During 2009, per capita income among New England states was among the highest in the nation. Connecticut ranked first, Massachusetts ranked third, and New Hampshire ranked eighth nationally in this category.End of page.
