Breakdown of "Other" Costs
(2005 Update)
| Categorizations and Values for "Other" Costs (2002 $billions) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
| Criminal Justice System | |||||||||||
| Police Protection | $5.774 | $6.213 | $6.683 | $7.192 | $7.581 | $8.088 | $8.512 | $8.779 | $9.173 | $9.654 | $9.785 |
| Legal Adjudication | $1.377 | $1.431 | $1.546 | $1.680 | $1.738 | $1.831 | $1.989 | $2.080 | $2.179 | $2.299 | $2.336 |
| State & Fed Corrections | $9.610 | $9.482 | $10.216 | $11.575 | $11.519 | $11.732 | $12.095 | $12.837 | $13.136 | $13.444 | $14.236 |
| Local Corrections | $1.709 | $1.731 | $1.926 | $2.061 | $1.925 | $1.939 | $2.326 | $2.450 | $2.548 | $2.670 | $2.694 |
| Supply Reduction | $5.291 | $4.595 | $4.274 | $4.364 | $4.388 | $5.178 | $5.327 | $6.412 | $7.221 | $5.993 | $6.228 |
| Private Costs | |||||||||||
| Legal Defense | $0.468 | $0.483 | $0.521 | $0.528 | $0.510 | $0.585 | $0.605 | $0.555 | $0.596 | $0.643 | $0.647 |
| Property Damage | $0.247 | $0.285 | $0.280 | $0.256 | $0.245 | $0.233 | $0.205 | $0.206 | $0.206 | $0.206 | $0.206 |
| Other | |||||||||||
| Social Welfare | $0.337 | $0.418 | $0.432 | $0.442 | $0.446 | $0.434 | $0.417 | $0.317 | $0.275 | $0.253 | $0.235 |
| Grand Totals | $24.909 | $24.662 | $25.892 | $28.091 | $28.325 | $29.905 | $31.334 | $33.572 | $35.294 | $35.155 | $36.413 |
Source: The Economic Costs of Drug Abuse in the United States,
Office of National Drug Control Policy (Dec 2004), Table C-4
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