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National Drug Intelligence Center
Northern California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug
Market Analysis 2008
June 2008
Figure 1. Northern California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
Map showing the Northern California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
The HIDTA counties are: Alameda, Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Monterey, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma.
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Figure 2. Cannabis plants eradicated by HIDTA county in 2007.
Map of the Northern California HIDTA region showing the numbers of cannabis plants eradicated by HIDTA county in 2007.
In Alameda County, 3,830 cannabis plants were eradicated. Federal land in Alameda County includes parts of the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
No cannabis plants were eradicated in Contra Costa County.
In Lake County, 507,964 cannabis plants were eradicated from grow sites ranging from 25-99 plants to over 10,000 plants. Federal land in Lake County includes parts of the Mendocino National Forest.
No cannabis plants were eradicated in Marin County. Federal lands in Marin County include the Point Reyes National Seashore and the Phillip Burton Wilderness.
In Monterey County, 92,629 cannabis plants were eradicated from grow sites ranging from 100-999 plants to over 10,000 plants. Federal lands in Monterey County include parts of the Los Padres National Forest and the Ventana Wilderness.
No cannabis plants were eradicated in San Francisco County. Federal land in San Francisco County includes part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
In San Mateo County, 20,801 cannabis plants were eradicated from grow sites ranging from 25-99 plants to over 10,000 plants. Federal land in San Mateo County includes part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
In Santa Clara County, 179,712 cannabis plants were eradicated from grow sites ranging from 1,000-9,999 plants to over 10,000 plants. Federal land in Santa Clara County includes parts of the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
In Santa Cruz County, 18,034 cannabis plants were eradicated from grow sites ranging from 1,000-9,999 plants.
In Sonoma County, 130,120 cannabis plants were eradicated from grow sites ranging from 100-999 plants to over 10,000 plants.
Source: San Francisco Field Division/DCE/SP, and California's Campaign Against Marijuana Planting.
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Figure 6. Northern California transportation network.
Map showing the Northern California transportation network.
The map shows Alameda, Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Monterey, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma counties.
Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, and San Jose are major cities with over 250,000 people. Berkeley, Concord, Daly City, Fremont, Hayward, Modesto, Salinas, Santa Clara, Santa Rosa, Stockton, Sunnyvale, and Vallejo are major cities with 100,000-249,999 people. Antioch, Arden, Citrus Heights, Fairfield, Redwood City, Richmond, Roseville, San Leandro, San Mateo, and Vacaville are cities with 75,000-99,999 people.
San Francisco International is the International Airport.
San Francisco and Oakland are major seaports.
The interstates shown within this region are I-5, I-80, I-205, I-280, and I-505.
The U.S. highway shown is route 101.
Note: Populations are from U.S. Census Bureau Census 2000 data.
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