Search
home inside the lapd detective bureau
 
I WANT TO KNOW
 
INTERESTING FACTS
Venice Beach is the second largest tourist attraction in California, after Disneyland

The LAPD was established in 1869

The Los Angeles Police Academy was used for the 1932 Olympic Game's pistol and rifle competitions

The Los Angeles Police Academy remains a favorite of filmmakers, whose "Academy Arches" are recognizable around the world
 
 
HOME
 
OUR COMMUNITIES
 
GET INVOLVED
 
JOIN THE TEAM
 
NEWSROOM
 
POLICE COMMISSION
 
CONSENT DECREE
 
REPORT A CRIME
 
SOLVE A CRIME
 
E-POLICING
 
CRIME MAPS
 
SUPPORT LAPD
 
INSIDE THE LAPD
 
 
 
GET INFORMED
 
Crime Maps and COMPSTAT
 
Read the Beat Magazine
 
 
Gang Injunctions
 
Most Wanted
 
Missing Persons
 
For Your Family
 
Prevent Crime
 
Youth Programs
 
I Want to Know
 
FAQs
 
Contact Us
 
Trademark
 
Narcotics Statistics
 
 

NARCOTIC ARRESTS & SEIZURES

FIVE-YEAR STATISTICAL OVERVIEW


QUANTITY (In Pounds)

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Total

Heroin

124

144

89

47

365

61

830

Cocaine

5,673

3,416

4,344

2,375

1,031

893

17,732

PCP

97

241

40

33

27

187

625

Marijuana

26,927

26,450

31,951

19,316

12,705

11,101

128,495

Meth

1,077

2,598

1,012

404

264

446

5,801


STREET VALUE OF DRUGS SEIZED

(rounded to nearest $1 million)

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Total

Heroin

14

16

10

6

47

3

96

Cocaine

258

155

197

75

30

44

759

PCP

2

5

1

1

1

7

17

Marijuana

244

240

290

175

115

51

1,116

Meth

449

118

46

20

12

20

265

Total

567

534

535

278

205

125

2,254


CITY-WIDE

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Total

Narcotics Arrests

40,913

40,645

35,464

23,567

21,969

25,070

162,558

Money Seized/Booked
(rounded to nearest $1 million)

19

15

20

12

10

6

83

Money Returned to LAPD (rounded to nearest $1 million)

10

7

8

5

1

pending

31+

Money Requested
(rounded to nearest $1 million)

5

$n/a

4

5

1

pending

15+

Vehicles Seized

82

79

25

67

37

29

319

Real Property

7

0

1

1

2

2

13

 
contact us  /  terms & conditions  /  los angeles police foundation
 
+ site by Lightray | © 2004-8 City of Los Angeles
 
Los Angeles Police Foundation Los Angeles Police Foundation