Drug Crime Statistics

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The following are some Californian drug statistics:

• In a recent three year period, over 38,700 Californians were incarcerated for drug possession and over 35,275 Californians were incarcerated for selling and manufacturing drugs.

• 115 out of every 100,000 Californians are incarcerated due to drug offenses each year.

• California is the state with the highest rate of drug offenders serving prison terms.

• In 1999, 12,749 Californians served prison sentences because of drug possession charges.

• In 1999, California taxpayer spent over 180 million dollars to incarcerate drug offenders in Los Angeles.

The following are United States drug statistics:

• Approximately 40% of Americans who are 12 years or older have used marijuana during their life.

• There were 1,538,813 state and local arrests for drug abuse violations in the United States during 2002.

• A National Vital Statistics Report found that 21,683 persons died of drug-induced incidences in 2001. Of the drug-induced deaths, 7,439 (34%) were females.

• Approximately 3.7 million Americans 12 years and older reported trying heroin at least once, which represents over 1.5% of the population in that age group.

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