Declining drug prosecutions

The Administration's cuts to drug enforcement resources has coincided with a marked decline in drug prosecutions between 1992 and 1994. This decline in drug prosecutorial efforts is consistent with a general de-crease in federal prosecutorial efforts over the past two years.

As detailed in Figure J, the number of individuals prosecuted for federal drug violations dropped from 25,033 in 1992 to 23,114 in 1993, and still lower to 21,905 in 1994 -- a 12 percent drop in just two years. (Note 25)