Drug Arrests for Sales or Possession

Estimated number of arrests by type of drug law violation, 1982-2007
	Sale/manufacture	Possession
1982	137,900	538,100
1983	146,200	515,200
1984	155,800	552,600
1985	192,300	619,100
1986	206,800	617,300
1987	241,800	695,600
1988	316,500	838,700
1989	441,200	920,500
1990	344,300	745,200
1991	337,300	672,700
1992	338,000	728,400
1993	334,500	791,800
1994	360,800	990,600
1995	367,500	1,108,600
1996	375,000	1,131,200
1997	324,600	1,259,000
1998	330,500	1,228,600
1999	298,800	1,233,400
2000	300,100	1,279,500
2001	307,900	1,279,000
2002	303,100	1,235,700
2003	330,600	1,347,600
2004	319,500	1,426,200
2005	337,900	1,508,500
2006	330,700	1,559,100
2007	322,200	1,519,000
Note: Data may not add to published totals due to rounding in calculations. Source: FBI, Crime in the United States, annual, Uniform Crime Reports

Date Created: June 2, 2021