NDTS (PDF Version)

National Drug Threat Survey 2014
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U.S. Department of Justice
Drug Enforcement Administration

Attn: Fran Wiegand, Project Manager
E-mail: [email protected]
8701 Morrissette Drive
Springfield, VA 22152
Phone: (202) 353-1112 or (202) 276-9871
Fax: (202) 307-8955

Please provide the following information:
Law Enforcement Agency:
Title (of person completing survey):
First Name:

MI:

Last Name:

Address:
City:

State:

Telephone:

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General Instructions

Your response to this survey is vital to enhancing the collective understanding of the drug situation during the past year in
your jurisdiction and across the country. Your voluntary input, when combined with similar data collected nationwide, will be
invaluable in preparing the annual National Drug Threat Assessment, periodic regional drug threat assessments, and other
strategic drug-related intelligence reports.
The National Drug Threat Survey 2014 form is a PDF file that can be filled out, saved, and emailed to DEA. Please fill out
the survey as thoroughly as possible by clicking on the appropriate response for each question. If you have any questions
related to this survey or need assistance in completing your response, please contact DEA at (202) 353-1112 or
(202) 276-9871. The deadline for responding is November 15, 2013.
You may wish to print a paper copy of your responses before returning your completed survey to DEA.

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Greatest Drug Threat and Drug-Related Crime

1. For your jurisdiction, please indicate the drug that poses the greatest threat, the drug that most contributes to violent crime,
and the drug that most contributes to property crime. (Choose only ONE drug on each list.)

Greatest Drug Threat
(Choose only ONE.)

Violent Crime
(Choose only ONE.)

Property Crime
(Choose only ONE.)

Powder cocaine

Powder cocaine

Powder cocaine

Crack cocaine

Crack cocaine

Crack cocaine

Heroin

Heroin

Heroin

Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine

Marijuana

Marijuana

Marijuana

Controlled Prescription Drugs

Controlled Prescription Drugs

Controlled Prescription Drugs

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Don't know

Don't know

Don't know

1a. Over the past year, has your agency experienced a significant change in a drug trafficking attribute (availability, demand,
distribution, production, transportation) for any of the drugs listed? If so, please choose whether the change is an INCREASE (Inc),
a DECREASE (Dec), or has REMAINED THE SAME (Same) for each drug and each attribute. Choose NA for not applicable.
Demand

Availability
Inc

Dec Same NA

Inc

Dec Same NA

Distribution
Inc

Dec Same NA

Transportation
Inc

Dec Same NA

Example Drug
Powder Cocaine
Crack Cocaine
Heroin
Methamphetamine
Marijuana
MDMA
Controlled Prescription Drugs
Synthetic Cathinones (Bath Salts)
Synthetic Cannabinoids (Spice, K2)

Drug Availability
2.

Indicate the level of availability of the following drugs in your jurisdiction using the following definitions:
High availability - drug is easily obtained at any time;
Moderate availability - drug is easily obtained most of the time;
Low availability - drug is difficult to obtain most of the time.
Not
Don't
High Moderate Low Available Know

Not
Don't
High Moderate Low Available Know

Powder cocaine

Controlled Prescription Drugs

Crack cocaine

Synthetic Cathinones (Bath Salts)

Heroin

Synth. Cannabinoids (Spice, K2)

Methamphetamine

MDMA

Marijuana

Hallucinogens (LSD, PCP, etc)

Drug Trafficking Activities
Please choose the race or ethnicity of the DOMINANT criminal group or organization that is responsible for transportation, and
wholesale and retail distribution for each drug. (Choose only ONE group/organization for EACH drug in each category.)

Prescription Drugs

MDMA

Marijuana

Methamphetamine

Heroin

Crack Cocaine

Powder Cocaine

Retail Distribution

Prescription Drugs

MDMA

Marijuana

Methamphetamine

Heroin

Powder Cocaine

Wholesale Distribution
Prescription Drugs

MDMA

Marijuana

Methamphetamine

Heroin

Crack Cocaine

Powder Cocaine

Transportation

Crack Cocaine

3.

African American
Asian
Caucasian
Colombian
Dominican
Hispanic
Jamaican
Mexican
Other:

3a. Please choose the race or ethnicity of OTHER criminal group(s) or organization(s) that transport, and distribute (wholesale and retail
quantities) each drug in your area. (Choose up to THREE groups/organizations for EACH drug in each category.)

African American
Asian
Caucasian
Colombian
Dominican
Hispanic
Jamaican
Mexican
Other 1:
Other 2:

Prescription Drugs

MDMA

Marijuana

Methamphetamine

Heroin

Powder Cocaine

Prescription Drugs

MDMA

Marijuana

Methamphetamine

Heroin

Crack Cocaine

Powder Cocaine

Crack Cocaine

Retail Distribution

Wholesale Distribution
Prescription Drugs

MDMA

Marijuana

Methamphetamine

Heroin

Crack Cocaine

Powder Cocaine

Transportation

Drug Production
4.

Please indicate the level of the methamphetamine production problem in your jurisdiction using the following definitions:
High production - methamphetamine is frequently produced in your area;
Moderate production - methamphetamine is sometimes produced in your area;
Low production - methamphetamine is rarely produced in your area.
High production

5.

Moderate production

Low production

Not produced

Don't know

Please indicate how cannabis is cultivated in your jurisdiction. (Check ALL that apply.)
Indoors

Outdoors

Hydroponically

Not cultivated

Don't know

Diversion/Illicit Use of Controlled Prescription Drugs
6.

Please indicate the levels of diversion (e.g. doctor shopping, fraud, forgery) and illicit use for the following types of controlled
prescription drugs in your jurisdiction using the following definitions:
High diversion/illicit use - drugs are frequently diverted/used illicitly in your area;
Moderate diversion/illicit use - drugs are sometimes diverted/used illicitly in your area;
Low diversion/illicit use - drugs are rarely diverted/used illicitly in your area.
Level of Diversion
High Moderate Low None Don't Know

Level of Illicit Use
High Moderate Low
None Don't Know

Narcotics (e.g., Vicodin®, OxyContin®)
Depressants (e.g., Valium®, Xanax®)
Stimulants (e.g., Adderall®, Ritalin®)
Steroids (e.g., Anadrol®, Oxandrin®)

Thanks for your participation!

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