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DRUG USE CONSEQUENCES

Table 27. Total Estimated Arrests and Drug Arrests, 1989–2000

Year	Total arrests¹	Arrests for all drug abuse violations		Distribution of arrests for drug abuse violations²
		Arrests for all drug abuse violations		Heroin/cocaine³		Marijuana		Other drugs
		Number	Percent	Sale⁴	Possession	Sale⁴	Possession	Sale⁴	Possession
1989	14,340,900	1,361,700	9.4	19.1	34.7	6.2	23.1	7.0	9.8
1990	14,195,100	1,089,500	7.6	21.0	33.3	6.1	23.9	4.5	11.2
1991	14,211,900	1,010,000	7.1	22.5	32.8	6.1	22.4	4.8	11.5
1992	14,075,100	1,066,400	7.5	20.6	32.4	6.6	25.5	4.6	10.4
1993	14,036,300	1,126,300	8.0	19.2	31.1	6.2	27.6	4.3	11.6
1994	14,648,700	1,351,400	9.2	16.8	30.3	5.8	29.8	4.1	13.2
1995	15,119,800	1,476,100	9.7	14.7	27.8	5.8	34.1	4.4	13.3
1996	15,168,100	1,506,200	9.9	14.2	25.6	6.3	36.3	4.3	13.3
1997	15,284,300	1,583,600	10.3	10.3	25.4	5.6	38.3	4.7	15.8
1998	14,528,300	1,559,100	10.7	11.0	25.6	5.4	38.4	4.8	14.8
1999	14,031,070	1,532,200	10.9	10.0	24.5	5.5	40.5	4.1	15.4
2000	13,980,297	1,579,566	10.9	19.0	24.2	5.6	40.9	3.0	13.6

¹Arrest totals are based on all reporting agencies and estimates for unreported areas from Section IV table entitled "Total
Estimated Arrests, United States."
²Percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding.
³Includes heroin or cocaine and their derivatives.
⁴Includes sale/manufacture of drugs.

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Crime in the United States: Uniform Crime Reports, (1990–2001).

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