Drug Use and Crime Indicators - Comparison Between The US and The Netherlands

In 2017, law enforcement agencies in the US made 10,554,985 arrests for all offenses, of which 1,632,921 were drug arrests, 518,617 were for violent offenses, and 1,249,757 were for property offenses.

In 1973, there were 328,670 arrests reported by the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) for drug law violations, out of a total 9,027,700 arrests nationwide for all offenses. Also that year, authorities reported 380,560 arrests for all violent crimes and 1,448,700 arrests for all property offenses.
In 2017, there were 1,632,921 arrests for drug law violations out of a total 10,554,985 arrests nationwide for all offenses. Also in 2017, authorities reported 518,617 arrests for all violent crimes and 1,249,757 arrests for all property offenses.