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Number of arrests, by drug type, 1982-2006
| Year |
Heroin/
cocaine |
Marijuana |
Synthetic
drugs |
Other |
| 1982 |
112,900 |
455,600 |
24,800 |
82,900 |
| 1983 |
149,500 |
406,900 |
22,300 |
82,700 |
| 1984 |
181,800 |
419,400 |
19,000 |
88,300 |
| 1985 |
239,400 |
451,100 |
19,500 |
101,400 |
| 1986 |
336,200 |
361,800 |
21,400 |
105,500 |
| 1987 |
427,500 |
378,700 |
25,300 |
105,900 |
| 1988 |
599,500 |
391,600 |
31,200 |
131,700 |
| 1989 |
732,600 |
399,000 |
28,600 |
200,200 |
| 1990 |
591,600 |
326,900 |
22,900 |
148,200 |
| 1991 |
558,500 |
287,900 |
22,200 |
142,400 |
| 1992 |
565,200 |
342,300 |
20,300 |
139,700 |
| 1993 |
566,500 |
380,700 |
20,300 |
158,800 |
| 1994 |
636,500 |
481,100 |
23,000 |
210,800 |
| 1995 |
627,300 |
589,000 |
32,500 |
228,800 |
| 1996 |
599,500 |
641,600 |
30,100 |
235,000 |
| 1997 |
565,300 |
695,200 |
41,200 |
283,500 |
| 1998 |
570,600 |
682,900 |
45,200 |
260,400 |
| 1999 |
528,600 |
704,800 |
47,500 |
251,300 |
| 2000 |
529,200 |
734,500 |
52,100 |
262,200 |
| 2001 |
520,500 |
723,600 |
65,100 |
277,700 |
| 2002 |
463,200 |
697,100 |
67,700 |
307,800 |
| 2003 |
508,500 |
755,200 |
77,200 |
339,000 |
| 2004 |
530,700 |
771,600 |
89,000 |
356,100 |
| 2005 |
557,600 |
786,500 |
88,600 |
411,700 |
| 2006 |
582,100 |
829,600 |
92,600 |
385,500 |
Note: Data may not add to published totals due to rounding
in calculations.
Source: FBI, Crime in the United States, annually, Uniform Crime Reports
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