The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States - 1992
Appendix C, Table C.2
Publicly Financed Criminal Justice System, Legal and Adjudication Costs by Type of Offense, 1992
|
Arrests |
Causal Factors
(%) |
Legal and Adjudication Costs1
(millions of dollars) |
| Type of Offense |
Number |
Percent of Total Arrests |
Alcohol Abuse |
Drug Abuse |
Alcohol |
Drug |
Total Alcohol and Drug |
Homicide |
22,510 |
0.2 |
30.0 |
15.8 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
Aggravated Assault |
507,210 |
3.6 |
30.0 |
5.1 |
101 |
17 |
118 |
Sexual Assault |
39,100 |
0.3 |
22.5 |
2.4 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
Other Assault |
1,074,700 |
7.6 |
30.0 |
5.1 |
214 |
36 |
251 |
Robbery |
173,310 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
27.2 |
4 |
31 |
35 |
Burglary |
424,000 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
30.0 |
10 |
84 |
95 |
Larceny-Theft |
1,504,500 |
10.7 |
2.8 |
29.6 |
28 |
296 |
324 |
Auto Theft |
197,600 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
6.8 |
5 |
9 |
14 |
Driving Under Influence* |
1,624,500 |
11.5 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
64 |
0 |
64 |
Liquor Laws* |
541,700 |
3.8 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
21 |
0 |
21 |
Public Drunkenness* |
832,300 |
5.9 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
33 |
0 |
33 |
Stolen Property |
161,500 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
15.1 |
0 |
16 |
16 |
Prostitution |
96,200 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
12.8 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
Drug Laws |
1,066,400 |
7.6 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
708 |
708 |
Other |
5,809,570 |
41.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
14,075,100 |
100.0 |
NA |
NA |
491 |
1,210 |
1,701 |
Sources: U.S. Department of Justice (1992b), table 2, p. 3; (1994b), table 25, p. 208.
Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.
1Expenditures on total Legal and Adjudication Costs (LAC) were $16.55 billion in 1990; adjusting up 13 percent for inflation and down 50 percent for civil cases yields $9.35 billion.
*LAC for these alcohol offenses estimated at $39.57 x number of arrests for each offense.
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