Department of Justice
National Drug Intelligence Center
Chicago HIDTA Drug Market Analysis
April 2010
Figure 1. Chicago High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
Map showing the Chicago High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
Chicago is a major city with a population over 250,000.
Rockford, Aurora, Naperville, and Joliet, Illinois and Gary, Indiana are major cities with populations between 100,000 and 249,999.
Kenosha, Wisconsin and Waukegan, Elgin, and Cicero, Illinois are major cities with populations between 85,000 and 99,999.
O'Hare and Midway are international airports.
Chicago is a major seaport.
The interstates in the area are I-39, I-43, I-55, I-57, I-65, I-80, I-88, I-90, I-94, I-294, and I-355.
Metropolitan Chicago encompasses McHenry, Lake, DuPage, Kane, Cook, and Will Counties.
The Chicago HIDTA includes Cook, Will, Kendall, and Grundy Counties.
Note: Populations are from the 2000 Census.
Figure 2. Greatest Drug Threat to the Chicago HIDTA Region, as Reported By Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement Agencies by Number of Respondents
Pie chart showing number of respondents as:
Cocaine: 57 respondents
Heroin: 36 respondents
Marijuana: 31 respondents
Controlled prescription drugs: 3 respondents
Source: National Drug Threat Survey 2010.
Figure 3. Treatment Provider Services in the Chicago HIDTA Region by Substance, SFY2005-2009
Chart showing the number of treatment provider services in the Chicago HIDTA region, by substance, from 2005 to 2009.
The number of treatment provider services rendered in the Chicago HIDTA region for cocaine was 21,063 in 2005, 20,357 in 2006, 19,238 in 2007, 14,839 in 2008, and 11,447 in 2009.
The number of treatment provider services rendered in the Chicago HIDTA region for heroin was 38,611 in 2005, 32,997 in 2006, 33,169 in 2007, 25,066 in 2008, and 25,751 in 2009.
The number of treatment provider services rendered in the Chicago HIDTA region for marijuana was 14,414 in 2005, 13,543 in 2006, 12,858 in 2007, 12,366 in 2008, and 12,366 in 2009.
The number of treatment provider services rendered in the Chicago HIDTA region for alcohol was 18,553 in 2005, 18,844 in 2006, 18,427 in 2007, 16,222 in 2008, and 15,884 in 2009.
Source: Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse.
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