• DEA Fact Sheet – December 2012
• 2011 Successes in the Fight Against Drugs
• System to Retrieve Information from Drug Evidence (STRIDE) Data

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National Statistics

• DEA Arrests (Domestic)
• DEA Drug Seizures
• Meth Lab Incidents

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National Studies and Publications

• Monitoring the Future: National Survey Results on Drug Use
• National Drug Control Strategy (Office of National Drug Control Policy)
• International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (U.S. Department of State)
• SAMSHA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
• CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• The Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (Teens) 2010 (The Partnership at Drugfree.org)
• Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Publications (Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics)
• 2008 Marijuana Sourcebook (Office of National Drug Control Policy)
• Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics -- Describes all aspects of processing in the Federal justice system, including numbers of persons prosecuted, convicted, incarcerated, sentenced to probation, released pretrial, and under parole or other supervision. (Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics)

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DEA Arrests
Calendar Year	Number of Arrests
2011	32,268
2010	31,301
2009	31,821
2008	28,595
2007	29,950
2006	30,699
2005	30,467
2004	30,627
2003	28,871
2002	30,368
2001	34,527
2000	39,770
1999	41,297
1998	38,470
1997	34,068
1996	29,272
1995	25,279
1994	23,135
1993	21,639
1992	24,540
1991	23,659
1990	22,770
1989	25,179
1988	24,853
1987	22,753
1986	19,884
Total	756,062
Source: DEA (SMARTS)
Defendant Statistical System (DSS)

DEA Drug Seizures
Calendar Year	Cocaine (kgs)	Heroin (kgs)	Marijuana (kgs)	Methamphetamine (kgs)	Hallucinogens (dosage units)
2011	33,271	1,067	573,189	2,467	3,944,621
2010	30,058	721	723,716	2,187	2,602,906
2009	50,819	619	671,557	2,012	3,425,851
2008	50,473	605	662,145	1,519	9,335,902
2007	98,292	625	360,728	1,112	5,697,772
2006	71,211	818	328,286	1,766	3,747,551
2005	118,259	642	283,382	2,162	8,870,961
2004	117,871	672	266,094	1,659	2,166,520
2003	73,725	795	254,197	1,681	3,040,107
2002	63,614	710	238,024	1,352	11,843,345
2001	59,419	753	272,062	1,634	13,864,745
2000*	58,674	546	331,964	1,771	29,293,957
1999	36,163	351	338,247	1,489	1,717,305
1998	34,447	370	262,180	1,203	1,139,524
1997	28,674	399	215,348	1147	1,099,825
1996	44,735	320	192,059	751	1,719,239
1995	45,309	876	219,830	876	2,768,046
1994	75,031	491	157,181	769	1,368,437
1993	55,528	616	143,055	560	2,714,575
1992	69,322	722	201,483	352	1,308,018
1991	67,016	1,174	98,593	289	1,294,273
1990	57,021	535	127,792	272	2,832,084
1989	94,939	758	286,371	896	13,125,011
1988	60,951	728	347,305	694	10,467,864
1987	49,666	512	629,839	198	6,556,891
1986	29,369	278	490,607	234	4,146,711
Source: DEA (STRIDE)
*CY 2000 had several large LSD Seizures