Economic Costs - Table 6.9

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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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