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Estimated number of arrests,
by type of drug law violation, 1982-2006
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Sale/manufacture |
Possession |
| 1982 |
137,900 |
538,100 |
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| 1983 |
146,200 |
515,200 |
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| 1984 |
155,800 |
552,600 |
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| 1985 |
192,300 |
619,100 |
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| 1986 |
206,800 |
617,300 |
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| 1987 |
241,800 |
695,600 |
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| 1988 |
316,500 |
838,700 |
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| 1989 |
441,200 |
920,500 |
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| 1990 |
344,300 |
745,200 |
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| 1991 |
337,300 |
672,700 |
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| 1992 |
338,000 |
728,400 |
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| 1993 |
334,500 |
791,800 |
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| 1994 |
360,800 |
990,600 |
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| 1995 |
367,500 |
1,108,600 |
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| 1996 |
375,000 |
1,131,200 |
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| 1997 |
324,600 |
1,259,000 |
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| 1998 |
330,500 |
1,228,600 |
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| 1999 |
298,800 |
1,233,400 |
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| 2000 |
300,100 |
1,279,500 |
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| 2001 |
307,900 |
1,279,000 |
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| 2002 |
303,100 |
1,235,700 |
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| 2003 |
330,600 |
1,347,600 |
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| 2004 |
319,500 |
1,426,200 |
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| 2005 |
337,900 |
1,508,500 |
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| 2006 |
330,700 |
1,559,100 |
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Note: Data may not add to published totals due to rounding
in calculations.
Source: FBI, Crime in the United States, annual, Uniform Crime Reports |
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