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U.S. Department of Justice
National Drug Intelligence Center
North Texas HIDTA Drug Market Analysis 2010
June 2010
Figure 1. North Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
Map showing the North Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
The North Texas HIDTA region consists of 6 counties in Oklahoma--Cleveland, Comanche, Oklahoma, Muskogee, Sequoyah, and Tulsa; and 15 counties in Texas--Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Henderson, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Lubbock, Navarro, Parker, Rockwall, Smith, and Tarrant.
Other counties of interest are the Texas counties of Angelina, Gregg, Nacogdoches, and Terry.
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Figure 2. North Texas HIDTA Region Transportation Infrastructure
Map showing the transportation infrastructure of the North Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
Dallas, Texas has a population of 1,000,000 or more.
Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma and Arlington, Austin, and Forth Worth, Texas are major cities with populations of 250,000-999,999.
Abilene, Amarillo, Irving, Lubbock, Plano, Waco, and Wichita Falls, Texas are major cities with populations between 100,000-249,999.
Other places of interest are Broken Arrow, Lawton, Muskogee, and Norman, Oklahoma and Cleburne, Denton, Garland, Lewisville, and Oak Cliff..
Dallas-Fort Worth International is an international airport.
The interstates shown are I-10, I-20, I-27, I-30, I-35, I-40, I-44, and I-45.
U.S. highways shown are 62, 380, and 385.
Note: Populations are from the 2000 Census.
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Figure 3. Greatest Drug Threat to the North Texas HIDTA Region as Reported by State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, by Number of Respondents
Pie chart illustrating the greatest drug threat to the North Texas HIDTA region as reported by state and local law enforcement agencies, by number of respondents, broken down by drug.
4 respondents reported powder cocaine as the greatest drug threat.
11 respondents reported crack cocaine as the greatest drug threat.
10 respondents reported marijuana as the greatest drug threat.
35 respondents reported ice methamphetamine as the greatest drug threat.
14 respondents reported powder methamphetamine as the greatest drug threat.
4 respondents gave no response to the greatest drug threat.
5 respondents reported heroin as the greatest drug threat.
8 respondents reported controlled prescription drugs as the greatest drug
threat.
Source: National Drug Threat Survey 2010.
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Figure 4. Drug Availability in the North Texas HIDTA Region as Reported by Law Enforcement Agencies, by Number of Respondents
| Drug Type | Number of Respondents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Moderate | Low | Not Available | No Response | |
| Cocaine (Crack) | 33 | 28 | 27 | 3 | |
| Cocaine (Powder) | 26 | 39 | 22 | 2 | 2 |
| CPDs | 63 | 21 | 6 | 1 | |
| Heroin | 8 | 25 | 51 | 3 | 4 |
| MDMA | 18 | 37 | 31 | 2 | 3 |
| Marijuana | 82 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Methamphetamine (Ice) | 56 | 24 | 10 | 1 | |
| Methamphetamine (Powder) | 31 | 24 | 33 | 3 | |
Source: National Drug Threat Survey 2010.
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Figure 5. Drug Most Associated With Property Crime in the North Texas HIDTA Region, as Reported by State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, by Number of Respondents
| Drug Type | Number of Respondents | |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | Texas | |
| CPDs | 1 | 1 |
| Cocaine (Crack) | 3 | 12 |
| Cocaine (Powder) | 2 | |
| Heroin | 2 | |
| Marijuana | 7 | |
| MDMA | 1 | |
| Methamphetamine (Ice) | 5 | 33 |
| Methamphetamine (Powder) | 6 | 12 |
| No Response | 2 | 3 |
| Not Answered | 1 | |
Source: National Drug Threat Survey 2010.
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Figure 6. Drug Most Associated With Violent Crime in the North Texas HIDTA Region, as Reported by State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, by Number of Respondents
| Drug Type | Number of Respondents | |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | Texas | |
| CPDs | 1 | 3 |
| Cocaine (Crack) | 6 | 17 |
| Cocaine (Powder) | 4 | |
| Heroin | 2 | |
| Marijuana | 2 | |
| MDMA | 1 | |
| Methamphetamine (Ice) | 4 | 31 |
| Methamphetamine (Powder) | 3 | 10 |
| ODDs | 1 | |
| No Response | 3 | 2 |
| Not Answered | 1 | |
Source: National Drug Threat Survey 2010.
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