The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States - 1992
Table 1.2
Total Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse for Specific and Related Crime, 1992 (millions of dollars)
|
Type of Cost |
Total |
Alcohol |
Drugs |
| Criminal Justice Expenditures and Victim Health Care |
|
Economic Costs to Victims |
| Medical expenses for victims of violent crimes |
$505 |
$400 |
$105 |
|
Property damage |
$221 |
$28 |
$193 |
|
Total, Economic Costs to Victims |
$726 |
$428 |
$298 |
|
Criminal Justice System |
|
Police protection |
$6,191 |
$1,547 |
$4,644 |
|
Legal and adjudication |
$1,701 |
$491 |
$1,210 |
|
State and Federal correction |
$8,483 |
$1,790 |
$6,693 |
|
Local correction |
$3,517 |
$2,326 |
$1,191 |
|
Total, Criminal Justice System |
$19,892 |
$6,154 |
$13,738 |
|
Federal Drug Traffic Control |
$3,753 |
$62 |
$3,691 |
|
Subtotal, Public Expenditures |
$23,645 |
$6,216 |
$17,429 |
|
Private Legal Defense |
$416 |
$68 |
$348 |
|
Subtotal |
$24,787 |
$6,712 |
$18,075 |
| Crime-Related Productivity Losses |
|
Homicide victims (premature death) |
$8,016 |
$6,589 |
$1,427 |
|
Other victims of crime |
$3,071 |
$1,012 |
$2,059 |
|
Incarcerated offenders |
$23,356 |
$5,449 |
$17,907 |
|
Crime careers |
$19,198 |
- |
$19,198 |
|
Subtotal |
$53,641 |
$13,050 |
$40,591 |
|
TOTAL |
$78,428 |
$19,762 |
$58,666 |
Source: Analysis by The Lewin Group.
Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.
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