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Domestic Arrests

Calendar Year	Number of Arrests
2020	26,264
2019	28,516
2018	27,684
2017	27,523
2016	29,067
2015	31,630
2014	30,091
2013	31,057
2012	31,109
2011	32,548
2010	31,426
2009	31,867
2008	28,604
2007	29,882
2006	30,629
2005	30,369
2004	30,484
2003	28,719
2002	30,061
2001	34,040
2000	39,008
1999	39,461
1998	37,675
1997	33,503
1996	28,894
1995	24,908
1994	22,842
1993	21,410
1992	24,206
1991	23,384
1990	22,583
1989	24,905
1988	24,661
1987	22,392
1986	19,635
TOTAL	1,011,037

TOTAL 1,011,037

Note: The data presented may change with successive extractions as new data accrue to the DEA's official database.

Source: DEA (SMARTS)

Defendant Statistical System (DSS)

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DEA. 11 July, 2018. Domestic Arrests. Retrieved from https://admin.dea.gov/data-and-statistics/domestic-arrests on 29 November, 2022