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Estimated arrests for drug abuse
violations by age group, 1970-2006
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Estimated arrests for drug abuse violations by age group, 1970-2006
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| Year |
Adult |
Juvenile |
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| 1970 |
322,300 |
93,300 |
| 1971 |
383,900 |
108,100 |
| 1972 |
407,300 |
120,100 |
| 1973 |
463,600 |
165,300 |
| 1974 |
474,900 |
167,200 |
| 1975 |
456,000 |
145,400 |
| 1976 |
464,100 |
145,400 |
| 1977 |
493,300 |
149,400 |
| 1978 |
480,000 |
148,700 |
| 1979 |
435,600 |
123,000 |
| 1980 |
471,200 |
109,700 |
| 1981 |
468,100 |
91,800 |
| 1982 |
584,900 |
91,200 |
| 1983 |
583,500 |
77,900 |
| 1984 |
623,700 |
84,700 |
| 1985 |
718,600 |
92,800 |
| 1986 |
742,700 |
81,400 |
| 1987 |
849,500 |
87,900 |
| 1988 |
1,050,600 |
104,600 |
| 1989 |
1,247,800 |
113,900 |
| 1990 |
1,008,300 |
81,200 |
| 1991 |
931,900 |
78,100 |
| 1992 |
980,700 |
85,700 |
| 1993 |
1,017,800 |
108,500 |
| 1994 |
1,192,800 |
158,600 |
| 1995 |
1,285,700 |
190,400 |
| 1996 |
1,295,100 |
211,100 |
| 1997 |
1,370,400 |
213,200 |
| 1998 |
1,360,600 |
198,500 |
| 1999 |
1,365,100 |
192,000 |
| 2000 |
1,375,600 |
203,900 |
| 2001 |
1,384,400 |
202,500 |
| 2002 |
1,352,600 |
186,200 |
| 2003 |
1,476,800 |
201,400 |
2004 |
1,551,500 |
194,200 |
| 2005 |
1,654,600 |
191,800 |
| 2006 |
1,693,100 |
196,700 |
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| Source: Crime
in the United States, annual, Uniform Crime Reports |
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