In 2022, the FBI reports there were a total of 907,958 arrests for all drug offenses, of which 110,771 were for sale or manufacture of any drug, and 797,187 were for possession of any drug.
Of the 110,771 sale/manufacture arrests in 2022, 39,950 were for heroin, cocaine, and their derivatives; 22,699 were for marijuana; 5,448 were for synthetic or manufactured drugs; and 43,582 were for "other dangerous nonnarcotic" drugs.
Of the 797,187 possession arrests in 2022, 154,353 were for heroin, cocaine, and their derivatives; 245,149 were for marijuana; 35,410 were for synthetic or manufactured drugs; and 362,275 were for "other dangerous nonnarcotic" drugs.
"Crime in the United States 2022 - Arrests," FBI Uniform Crime Report (Washington, DC: US Dept of Justice, Fall 2023).
Arrest Table: Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations, FBI Uniform Crime Report (Washington, DC: US Dept of Justice, Fall 2023).
