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In 2002, in the U.S. about a quarter of convicted property and drug offenders in local jails had committed their crimes to get money for drugs, compared to 5% of violent and public order offenders. Among State prisoners in 2004 the pattern was similar, with property (30%) and drug offenders (26%) more likely to commit their crimes for drug money than violent (10%) and public-order offenders (7%). In Federal prisons property offenders (11%) were less than half as likely as drug offenders (25%) to report drug money as a motive in their offenses.

In 2004, 17% of U.S. State prisoners and 18% of Federal inmates said they committed their current offense to obtain money for drugs. These percentages represent a slight increase for Federal prisoners (16% in 1997) and a slight decrease for State prisoners (19% in 1997). From Drug-related crime.

"2010: Of the estimated 1,638,846 arrests for drug regulation violations in the US in 2010, 81.9% (1,342,215) were for possession of a managed substance. Only 18.1% (296,631) have been for sale or manufacture of a drug.

2015: Of the estimated 1,488,707 arrests for drug law violations in the US in 2015, 83.9% (1,249,025) had been for possession of a managed substance. Only 16.1% (239,682) were for sale or manufacture of a drug.

2017: Of the estimated 1,632,921 drug law violations in the US in 2017, 85.4% (1,394,515) have been for possession of a managed substance. Only 14.6% (238,404) had been for sale or manufacture of a drug." ("Crime in the United States 2018 - Arrests," FBI Uniform Crime Report