Arrests for Drug Offenses in the US in 2019, By Type of Offense and Substance Type
In 2019, the FBI reports there were a total of 1,558,862 arrests for all drug offenses, of which 207,329 were for sale or manufacture of any drug, and 1,351,533 were for possession of any drug.
Of the 207,329 sale/manufacture arrests in 2019, 65,472 were for heroin, cocaine, and derivatives; 45,207 were for marijuana; 26,500 were for synthetic or manufactured drugs; and 68,590 were for other dangerous nonnarcotic drugs.
Of the 1,351,533 possession arrests that year, 305,537 were for heroin, cocaine, and derivatives; 500,395 were for marijuana; 62,354 were for synthetic or manufactured drugs; and 483,247 were for other dangerous nonnarcotic drugs.
FBI Uniform Crime Report. Crime in the United States 2019 - Arrests and Arrest Table: Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations. Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, September 2020.