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Total estimated drug law violation arrests in the United States, 1980-2006
| Year |
Number of arrests |
| 1980 |
580,900 |
| 1981 |
559,900 |
| 1982 |
676,000 |
| 1983 |
661,400 |
| 1984 |
708,400 |
| 1985 |
811,400 |
| 1986 |
824,100 |
| 1987 |
937,400 |
| 1988 |
1,155,200 |
| 1989 |
1,361,700 |
| 1990 |
1,089,500 |
| 1991 |
1,010,000 |
| 1992 |
1,066,400 |
| 1993 |
1,126,300 |
| 1994 |
1,351,400 |
| 1995 |
1,476,100 |
| 1996 |
1,506,200 |
| 1997 |
1,583,600 |
| 1998 |
1,559,100 |
| 1999 |
1,532,200 |
| 2000 |
1,579,600 |
| 2001 |
1,586,900 |
| 2002 |
1,538,800 |
| 2003 |
1,678,200 |
| 2004 |
1,745,700 |
| 2005 |
1,846,300 |
| 2006 |
1,889,800 |
Source: FBI, Uniform Crime Reports, Crime in the United States, annual |
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