The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States - 1992
Appendix C, Table C.4
Publicly Financed Criminal Justice System, Local Correction Costs by Type of Offense, 1992
|
Arrests |
Causal Factors
(%) |
Local Correction Costs1
(millions of dollars) |
| Type of Offense |
Number |
Percent of Total |
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 |
99 |
17 |
116 |
Sexual Assault |
39,100 |
0.3 |
22.5 |
2.4 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
Other Assaults |
1,074,700 |
7.6 |
30.0 |
5.1 |
211 |
36 |
247 |
Robbery |
173,310 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
27.2 |
4 |
31 |
35 |
Burglary |
424,000 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
30.0 |
10 |
83 |
93 |
Larceny-Theft |
1,504,500 |
10.7 |
2.8 |
29.6 |
28 |
291 |
319 |
Auto Theft |
197,600 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
6.8 |
5 |
9 |
13 |
Driving Under Influence |
1,624,500 |
11.5 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
1,062 |
0 |
1,062 |
Liquor Laws |
541,700 |
3.8 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
354 |
0 |
354 |
Public Drunkenness |
832,300 |
5.9 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
544 |
0 |
544 |
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 |
697 |
697 |
Other |
5,809,570 |
41.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
14,075,100 |
100.0 |
NA |
NA |
2,326 |
1,191 |
3,517 |
Sources: U.S. Department of Justice (1992b), table 2, p. 3; (1994b), table 30, p. 218.
Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.
1Total Local Correction Costs equals $8.14 billion in 1990; adjusted up 13 percent for inflation in 1992 equals $9.2 billion.
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