BJS Releases Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Other Psychostimulant Offenses in Federal Courts, 2022

The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, today released Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Other Psychostimulant Offenses in Federal Courts, 2022 . The report describes persons arrested and convicted for a federal offense involving methamphetamine, cocaine, methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), and other amphetamines.

This report uses data from BJS's Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) and other published sources to describe persons arrested and sentenced for a federal drug offense involving psychostimulants. The report focuses on psychostimulants, including their classification under the Controlled Substances Act (P.L. 91-513), persons arrested for a federal offense involving psychostimulants, deaths due to overdose, and persons sentenced for a federal offense involving these substances.

The FJSP receives administrative data files from six federal criminal justice agencies: the U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, U.S. Sentencing Commission, and Federal Bureau of Prisons. Data represent the federal criminal case-processing stages from arrest to imprisonment and release. FJSP data are available in BJS's Federal Criminal Case Processing Statistics (FCCPS) Data Tool, which provides statistics by stage of the federal criminal case process, including law enforcement, prosecution and courts, and incarceration.

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About the Bureau of Justice Statistics

The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Kevin M. Scott, Ph.D., is the acting director. More information about BJS and criminal justice statistics can be found at bjs.ojp.gov.

About the Office of Justice Programs

The Office of Justice Programs provides federal leadership, grants, training, technical assistance and other resources to improve the nation's capacity to prevent and reduce crime; advance equity and fairness in the administration of justice; assist victims; and uphold the rule of law. More information about OJP and its program offices - the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office for Victims of Crime and Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking - can be found at www.ojp.gov.

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