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05-02-2008, 12:58 AM #1
Why???
I am wondering why are the number of drug arrests so low any more? I remember when they used to be a lot higher. I know the drug dealers are still out there. What are the issues?
I really would like some serious answers. I think someone person out there can really can give me a good honest answer.
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05-10-2008, 04:19 PM #2
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Re: Why???
Originally Posted by Curious One
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05-10-2008, 07:51 PM #3
It seems like no one wants to answer my question. Let's look at the numbers.
2000 Jan-Jun 13 July-Dec 12 Total 25
2001 Jan-Jun 5 July- Dec 12 Total 17
2002 Jan-Jun 15 July-Dec 28 Total 43
2003 Jan-Jun 0 July-Dec 6 Total 6
2004 Jan-Jun 1 July-Dec 2 Total 3
2005 Jan-Jun 0 July-Dec 1 Total 1
2006 Jan-Jun 2 July-Dec 1 Total 3
2007 Jan-Jun 1 July-Dec 86 Total 87
Our Sheriffs Department went from making 43 Drug arrests in 2002, only 6, the next year, 3 the next, and then finally a year where only 1 drug arrest was made in the entire year. Finally in 2006 it went back up to 3 arrests for the whole year.
I have a hard time figuring out what happened in the years 2003-2006. 4 years of nearly no drug arrests. But what I find even more puzzling is 2007. TCSO made 1 drug arrest in the first six months of the year. Then in the last 6 months of the year they made 86 drug arrests.
I am happy that they made 86 drug arrests in this 6 month period and I hope this trend continues. I am curious as to what caused this trend to start. I know the drugs didn't just start coming into Taylor County in the last half of 2007. The drugs and the drug dealers have been here a long long time.
I wish I had stats for earlier years, but I was able to get these numbers from FDLE's Web Site From UCR Reposts named, "Annual County and Municipal Arrest Data" and "Semi-Annual County and Municipal Arrest Data." Here is a link if you would like to look at the reports your self. They have the years 2007-2000 available.
http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/fsac/ucr/index.asp
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05-30-2008, 10:54 PM #4
Good Job to PPD, TCSO and FDLE on the recent arrests. Please keep it up and the pressure on.
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