Drug Law Violation Arrests
by Offense Type (1977 -2004)

Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports

Total Drug Law Arrests and Distribution by Offense Type (1977 - 2004)
Drug Law Violations			Possession		Sales/Manufacture
Year	Number	% of All Arrests	Number	% of Drug Arrests	Number	% of Drug Arrests
1977	642,700	6.3	525,729	81.8	116,971	18.2
1978	628,700	6.1	515,534	82.0	113,166	18.0
1979	558,600	5.5	457,493	81.9	101,107	18.1
1980	580,900	5.6	454,264	78.2	126,636	21.8
1981	559,900	5.2	448,480	80.1	111,420	19.9
1982	676,000	5.6	538,096	79.6	137,904	20.4
1983	661,400	5.7	515,231	77.9	146,169	22.1
1984	708,400	6.1	552,552	78.0	155,848	22.0
1985	811,400	6.8	619,098	76.3	192,302	23.7
1986	824,100	6.6	617,251	74.9	206,849	25.1
1987	937,400	7.4	695,551	74.2	241,849	25.8
1988	1,155,200	8.4	838,675	72.6	316,525	27.4
1989	1,361,700	9.5	920,509	67.6	441,191	32.4
1990	1,089,500	7.7	745,218	68.4	344,282	31.6
1991	1,010,000	7.1	672,660	66.6	337,340	33.4
1992	1,066,400	7.6	728,351	68.3	338,049	31.7
1993	1,126,300	8.0	791,789	70.3	334,511	29.7
1994	1,351,400	9.2	990,576	73.3	360,824	26.7
1995	1,476,100	9.8	1,108,551	75.1	367,549	24.9
1996	1,506,200	9.9	1,131,156	75.1	375,044	24.9
1997	1,583,600	10.4	1,258,962	79.5	324,638	20.5
1998	1,559,100	10.7	1,228,571	78.8	330,529	21.2
1999	1,557,100	11.1	1,253,466	80.5	303,635	19.5
2000	1,579,566	11.3	1,279,448	81.0	300,118	19.0
2001	1,586,902	11.6	1,279,043	80.6	307,859	19.4
2002	1,538,813	11.2	1,235,667	80.3	303,146	19.7
2003	1,678,192	12.3	1,352,623	80.6	325,569	19.4
2004	1,745,712	12.5	1,426,247	81.7	319,465	18.3
Grand Totals:	31,561,285	8.3	24,180,790	76.6	7,380,495	23.4