National Threat Assessments
 NDIC's annual National Drug Threat Assessment gives policymakers
and counterdrug executives a timely, predictive report on
the threat of drugs, gangs, and violence. We synthesize
the views of local, state, regional, and federal agencies
to produce a comprehensive picture of this threat.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2009
December
2008
Product No. 2008-Q0317-005
html pdf (18.8 MB pdf)
This assessment provides a strategic overview and predictive outlook of drug trafficking and abuse trends within the United States. The assessment identifies the
primary drug threats to the nation, tracks drug availability throughout the country,
and analyzes trafficking and distribution patterns of illicit drugs within the United
States. It evaluates the threat posed by illegal drugs by examining availability,
production and cultivation, transportation, distribution, and demand.
Previous years
National Gang Threat Assessment 2009
January 2009
Product No. 2009-M0335-001
html
pdf (9,467 KB)
This intelligence assessment discusses the proliferation of gangs from urban areas to
suburban and rural locations, estimates of the number of gangs and gang members in
the United States, gang types, gang-related criminal activities, locations where
specific gangs operate, and the relationships between gangs and other criminal
organizations. It is a collaborative effort between the National Gang Intelligence
Center (NGIC) and the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) to examine the threat
posed to the United States by criminal gangs. The assessment is based on federal,
state, and local law enforcement information and is supplemented by information
retrieved from open sources. Information and data used for this report were collected
through September 2008.
National Methamphetamine Threat Assessment 2009
December 2008
Product No. 2008-Q0317-006 html
pdf
(21 MB)
This Threat Assessment is a national-level strategic assessment of
methamphetamine trafficking in the United States. It addresses
significant trends in methamphetamine production, transportation,
distribution, and abuse. It discusses a wide range of issues,
including methamphetamine production in the United States and Mexico
and the impact of foreign and domestic methamphetamine production
trends on availability of the drug in the U.S. Drug markets. This
assessment draws upon the National Drug Threat Assessment 2009,
regional drug intelligence products prepared by the National Drug
Intelligence Center, and reporting from numerous federal, state, and
local law enforcement agencies.
Previous years
National Prescription Drug Threat Assessment 2009
April 2009
Product No. 2009-L0487-001 html
pdf (15,527 KB)
This assessment focuses primarily on
domestic diversion of controlled prescription drugs (CPDs). It examines current
nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutic drugs (opioid pain relievers,
tranquilizers, sedatives, or stimulants) and discusses their distribution, the societal
impact of CPD diversion and abuse, and Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs)
that have been established legislatively in many states to stem CPD diversion and
abuse. This assessment also examines regional deviations from national trends.
Cities in Which Mexican DTOs Operate Within the United States--Situation
Report:
April 11, 2008
Product No. 2008-S0787-005 html
pdf
(1,548 KB)
The Situation Report illustrates the principle cities/states in
which
Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) operate within the
United States. This document was prepared using law enforcement
reporting available to NDIC as of April 9, 2008; it updates
information regarding Mexican DTOs set forth in the National Drug
Threat Assessment 2007.
Indian Country Drug Threat Assessment 2008
June 2008
Product No. 2008-R0958-002 html
pdf
(16,904 KB)
This report is a comprehensive, strategic assessment of the threat posed to Native
American communities by drug trafficking organizations (DTOs), criminal groups,
and gangs and the illicit drugs they distribute on reservations throughout the United
States. This report examines the operations, capabilities, and vulnerabilities of
drug traffickers who exploit Indian Country and the difficulties faced by federal,
state, and tribal law enforcement officials in combating drug trafficking in Native
American communities. It also identifies drug abuse patterns and trends most common
to Indian Country, highlighting the illicit drugs posing the greatest threat to
Native Americans in the United States. This assessment provides a national-level
perspective of the drug-related problems facing reservations throughout the country.
It also provides a more particularized regional perspective of the drug-related
issues that law enforcement, public health, and tribal officials confront in Native
American communities.
Money Laundering in Digital Currencies
June 3, 2008
Product No. 2008-R0709-003 html
pdf
(485 KB)
This assessment describes digital currencies and the digital
currency system and how they are used to launder and move funds.
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