The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States - 1992
Appendix C, Table C.3
Publicly Financed Criminal Justice System, State and Federal Correction Costs by Type of Offense, 1992
|
Number of State and Federal Prisoners (1992) |
Causal Factors (%) |
State and Federal Correction Costs
(millions of dollars) |
| Type of Offense |
State |
Federal |
Percent of Total Prisoners |
Alcohol Abuse |
Drug Abuse |
Alcohol |
Drug |
Total Alcohol and Drug |
Homicide |
85,160 |
1,525 |
9.8 |
30.0 |
15.8 |
550 |
290 |
840 |
Assault |
65,879 |
1,204 |
7.6 |
30.0 |
5.1 |
426 |
72 |
498 |
Sexual Assault |
75,519 |
562 |
8.6 |
22.5 |
2.4 |
362 |
39 |
401 |
Robbery |
118,903 |
8,989 |
14.5 |
3.4 |
27.2 |
92 |
736 |
828 |
Burglary |
99,621 |
562 |
11.3 |
3.6 |
30.0 |
76 |
636 |
712 |
Larceny-Theft |
39,366 |
722 |
4.5 |
2.8 |
29.6 |
24 |
251 |
275 |
Auto Theft |
17,675 |
401 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
6.8 |
13 |
26 |
39 |
Driving Under Influence |
11,649 |
0 |
1.3 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
247 |
0 |
247 |
Liquor Laws |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Public Drunkenness |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Stolen Property |
11,248 |
642 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
15.1 |
0 |
38 |
38 |
Prostitution |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
12.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Drug Laws |
171,124 |
46,470 |
24.6 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
4,605 |
4,605 |
| Total |
803,397 |
80,259 |
100 |
NA |
NA |
1,790 |
6,693 |
8,483 |
Sources: U.S. Department of Justice (1992b), table 2, p. 3; (1994b), table 6.46, p. 615.
Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding. Total number of State and Federal prisoners equals 883,656. Total SCC was $16.6 billion in 1990; inflation of 13 percent increased this value to $18.7 billion in 1992. No State and Federal prisoners were incarcerated for alcohol-related offenses of driving under the influence, liquor laws, or public drunkenness.
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