Table 5
Law Enforcement Report on Cocaine/Crack
| City | |||
| Birmingham, AL P.D. | Seattle, WA P.D. | New York, NY P.D. | |
| Use | up | stable | |
| Who's Using/Change in Users | inner city crack users; suburban HCl users; some casual middle-class crack users | African American and Hispanic users | variety of users |
| Method | smoking | inhaling smoking |
smoking injecting |
| Drugs in Combination | marijuana alcohol |
heroin | |
| Who's Selling | Fewer open markets; some move to suburban areas. | Crack dealers also selling heroin. | More sales of both heroin and crack by same dealer. |
| Purchase Amount/Purity | $40 - $50/rock | $30 - $50/gram $10 - $20/rock; 15% - 92% purity (HCl) 30% - 75% purity (crack) |
$3 - $10/vial $50 - $70/gram; variable purity |
| Other/Comments | Increase in crack prices. "Yuppie" crack users in suburbs also reported. | Some Mexican dealers sell heroin, cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine. | |
| City | |||
| Miami, FL P.D. | Eugene, OR P.D. | Boston, MA P.D. | |
| Use | stable | stable | stable |
| Who's Using/ Change in Users |
No change in users | somewhat fewer crack users | |
| Method of Use | snorting smoking |
smoking injecting |
|
| Drugs in Combination | marijuana | ||
| Who's Selling | Crack dealers also selling heroin. | Mexican Nationals. | Dominican and Colombians. |
| Purchase Amount/Purity |
$10 for 1/10 gram $50/gram; high purity |
$15, $20 for 1/4 gram; variable purity | $800/oz. |
| Other/Comments | Methamphetamine is up and often substitutes for the more expensive, less available cocaine. | Crack is somewhat less popular than before. | |