The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States - 1992
Table 6.9
Total Public and Private Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse-Specific and Related Crime, 1992 (millions of dollars)
| Cost |
Total |
Alcohol |
Drug |
| Criminal Justice System |
Police protection |
$6,191 |
$1,547 |
$4,644 |
Legal and adjudication |
$1,701
$8,483 |
$491
$1,790 |
$1,210
$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 |
| Public Expenditures |
$23,645 |
$17,429 |
Private Legal Defense |
$416 |
$68 |
$348 |
Economic costs to victims
[Medical expenses for victims of violent crimes, counted elsewhere] |
[$505] |
[$400] |
[$105] |
Property Damage |
$221 |
$28 |
$193 |
| TOTAL (Medical not included)1 |
$24,282 |
$6,312 |
$17,970 |
Source: Analysis by The Lewin Group.
Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.
1Medical expenses from violent crimes are included in chapter 4 as a health consequence of alcohol and drug abuse.
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