State
Facts
Population: 572,059
Law
Enforcement Officers: 10,713
State Prison
Population: 8,652
Probation Population: 12,129
Violent Crime Rate National Ranking: - |
2001
Federal Drug Seizures
Cocaine: 18.7 kgs.
Heroin: 9.1 kgs.
Methamphetamine: 0.1
kgs.
Marijuana: 34.5 kgs.
Clandestine
Laboratories: 0 (DEA, state, and local) |
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Drug Situation:The nation’s
capital long has been plagued by a variety of drug problems, most notably the
violence associated with crack cocaine distribution. Street “crews”
operating in open-air markets or on neighborhood corners continue to thrive in
Washington, DC. The city’s large international population provides
insulation for ethnic drug trafficking groups from almost every major supply
country in the world, and the suburbs surrounding the city provide a steady
supply of customers and a steady supply of addicts in need of effective drug
addiction treatment.
 Cocaine:
Cocaine and crack are the most significant drug problems in Washington, DC and
their abuse leads many to drug rehab centers. Despite several consecutive years
of decline in violent, drug-related crime, the violence associated with the
crack trade in the city remains high. Open-air markets situated along commuting
corridors and within public housing projects provide dealers with a consistent
stream of customers, either from the neighboring Virginia and Maryland suburbs
or from within the neighborhoods they service.
 Heroin:Although Washington, DC does not house
anywhere near the number of addicts of its metropolitan neighbor of Baltimore,
the city boasts a large number of long-term heroin abusers who frequent various
open-air drug markets within the city. Heroin addiction is another contributor
to the increase in the number of individuals seeking drug addiction treatment.
The city’s heroin suppliers set up heroin shops specifically catering to a
specific user population: the markets located along commuter routes into the
city peddle high-purity heroin to suburban abusers, while the shops situated
near methadone clinics and those co-existing with open-air markets tend to
service long-term addicts with lower-purity heroin. In the District of
Columbia, heroin is sold under various street/brand names and is packaged
primarily in small, usually colored or marked, ziploc baggies. Most of the
heroin encountered in Washington, DC, is of South American origin, but it is
not unusual to discover heroin from other source areas as well, most recently
Southwest Asian.
  Methamphetamine: There is a very limited market for
methamphetamine in the District of Columbia. What demand exists is centered on
the city’s thriving “rave” and nightclub scene, or among the
city’s gay population. Most of the methamphetamine available in
Washington, DC, comes from sources of supply in California via overnight or
regular mail delivery services.
 Club
Drugs:Washington, DC’s “rave” scene has thrived for
many years. One nightclub, located in the southwest quadrant of the city,
consistently receives top billing as the “Best Club in America” by a
leading techno-music publication. Ecstasy (MDMA), Ketamine, GHB, crystal
methamphetamine and various other hallucinogenic and stimulant drugs have been
in demand and readily available in the District for almost a decade. MDMA abuse
and distribution, in particular, is at high levels. PCP has a long history of
higher-than-average levels of abuse in Washington, DC, but its introduction
into the battery of drugs abused by young adult “ravers” both within
the city and in the surrounding suburbs has contributed to renewed interest in
the dangerous substance.
 Marijuana: Marijuana is the most widely
abused of all drugs in the District, crossing socio-economic, age and ethnic
lines. It is readily available in qualities and quantities ranging from
“nickel bags” of loose, commercial-grade product to hundred-pound
quantities of high-grade marijuana. The use of marijuana in “blunts”
has not diminished and is often observed taking place openly. Marijuana is
often sold alongside cocaine, crack and heroin in open-air markets.
Other Drugs:
OxyContin and other
Prescription Drug Diversion: The diversion of prescribed substances is an
ongoing problem in the District of Columbia. Various controlled substances,
usually prescription painkillers and methadone, are in high demand and readily
available. Demand specifically for OxyContin has increased but not to the
levels seen in surrounding locales.
 DEA Mobile
Enforcement Teams: This cooperative program with state and local law enforcement
counterparts was conceived in 1995 in response to the overwhelming problem of
drug-related violent crime in towns and cities across the nation. There have
been 348 deployments completed resulting in 14,794 arrests of violent drug
criminals as of June 2002. There has been one MET deployment in Washington,
D.C. since the inception of the program, which resulted in 22 arrests and the
seizure of $10,000 in crack cocaine and assets relating to the
investigation.
Special Topics : The Washington/Baltimore HIDTA
(High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) supports and assists in the funding of a
multi-agency enforcement task force and an Intelligence group in Washington,
DC. In addition, the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department has its own
Major Narcotics Branch, and other drug and violent crime-related enforcement
operations in place.
More Addiction Treatment Centers
Needed: Drug addiction
continues to plague our nation's capital. The need for more effective, quality
drug rehab centers continues to grow and is relected throughout the
country. |