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Nature and Distribution of Known OffensesTable 3.87 Drug thefts, by type of drug and region, 1976-82!'OTE: Registered hondlers of controlled substances (pharmacies, practitioners, manufactur'lrs,and hospitals) are required, under the Controlled Substances Act, to report the theft of allcontrolled drugs to the Drug Enforcement Administration. This table includes drug theftsreported by these registered handlers.The States included in the regions are as follows: Northeast--Con;'ecticut, Delaware,Maine, Massachusetts, New H:lmpshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,Vermont; Southeast--Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia; North Central-­Illinois, IndiaM, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, NorthDakota, Ohio, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin; South Central--Arlzona, Colorado,New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Wyoming; West--Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho,Montona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington.Drug theft data for 19111 and 19112 are not available by geographic area.Type of drugand regionNorcotics aNortheastSoutheastNarth CentralSouth CentralWestStimulantsNortheastSoutheastNorth CentralSouth CentralWestDepressantsNorthea!:SoutheastNorth CentralSouth CentralWestTotal197610,6143,8912,1472,4467911,33912,3155,7311,6972,9428381,10743,51227,8094,4546,5151,9652,76966,441(In thousands of dosage units)197710,0722,5722,4002,6759791,1+469,5962,1l631,8261,9809601,96724,6017,9205,2935,651l2,5003,23044,269197811,7323,2222,7083,1571,0251,62611,6365,0111,5672,5921,1911,27523,3495,4904,7477,5372,3983,17746,717alncludes methadone, cocaine, and other narcotics.197912,2102,51l72,98tl2,8671,4972,271II ,2685,7841,3431,8141,021s1,29921,4365,4364,9675,6352,3593,03944,9141911010,8811,4632,7112,7621,4982,4475,5551,0131,191l1,4897061,14918,7553,7204,7465,3682,2752,64535,1911911110,770N\N\N\N\N\6,639N\N\N\N\N\22,363N\N\N\N\N\39,77319828,530N\N\N\N\N\2,883N\N\N\N\N\8,931N\N\N\N\N\20,3446Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, ~80r.Enforcement Statistical Report, 1979 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Deportment of Justice, I ,p. 39; and data provided by the U.S. Department of JuMice, Drug EnforcementAdministration. Table adapted by SOlRCEBOO< staff.Table 3.88 EstiIMted average illegal market retail drug prices, by type of drug, United States, 1973-82!'OTE: The estimated average illegal market retail heroin price is calculated from a sample of evidence exhibits removed from the illicit marketby the Drug Enforcement Administration. The sample is selected 1'0 include "only those exhibits which fall within a certain range of valuesrepresentative of a retail level of the illicit market." Beginning in 197tl, the estimated nationol average Is derived from regional averagesweighted for the "intensity of the narcotic problem." That is, through statistical procedures, a lorge number of transactions In one locationare clustered to limit their influence on heroin price and purity statistics in the sample group (Source, 1979, p. 34).Cocain~ prices are derived from :,., Cocaine Retail Price Index, which is based upon evidence exhibits purchased by the DrugEnforcement .A.cministration (Source, 197'), p. 37).In 1979 and 19110, prices of dangerous drugs (marihuana, h~'shish, LSD, PCP, barbiturates, and amphetamines) were based an reports forthe last quarter of each year submitted by Drug Enforcerr~"t Administra1:ion's field offices in 24 large metropolitan areas. These prices arecompiled through a newly-initiated collection method, which reflects trrJnsaction data at the retail level. Comparison with prices of earlieryears is not reconmended by the Source (1979, p. 36). Prices for 19/J i and 19t12 reflect the price reported at the end of the year.The notation "d.u." means dosage unit.Tl~ of dru!! 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1200 12~1 19112Heroin (gm.)a $1, iSO.O!) $1,230.00 $1,150.00 $1,4f}0.00 $1,590.00 $2,190.00 $2,290.00 $2,200.00 $2,340.00 $2,110.00Cocaine (gm.)a 41lJ.OlJ 490.00 560.00 530.00 640.00 63U.OU 780.00 670.00 690.00 600.00Marihuana (gm.) .63 .56 .65 .64 .69 .80 1.42 1.66 1.64 1.74H:lshlsh (gm.) 9.66 9.85 8.31l 10.20 B.67 9.64 5.37 2.61 3.82 7.76LSD (d.u.) 1.56 1.66 1.73 1.91 2.06 2.18 3.18 3.23 3.58 4.30PCP (d.u.) N\ N\ ~I\ N\ N\ 1.59 7.95 8.36 1.\ .60 14.00Methamphetamine (d.u.) ~ .62 1.07 1.26 1.14 .93 N\ N\ N\ N\Barbiturates (d.u.) .55 .75 .80 .1l3 .92 1.07 2.99 3.50 3.62 4.50hr4>/1etomlne (d.u.) .45 .59 .63 .72 .74 .93 3.49 3.23 3.23 3.60Methadone (d.u.) 4.48 3.45 5.17 4.62 3.49 3.79 N\ N\ N\ N\C!p,ices ore per pure gram.Source: U.S. Deportment of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Drug Enforcement Statistical Rel3rt, 1976, pp. 33, 351 11978, pp.33, 351 1979, pp. 35, 37 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice); and data provided by the U~. Deportment of Just ce, DrugEnforcement AchUnistration. Table adapted by SOLRCEBOO< staff.'" 4\~o\405