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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