Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Return to Marion main page County Summary Drug Threat Drug Seizures Arrests Treatment Admissions Treatment Admissions Drug-Related Deaths Drug-Related Deaths Medical Marijuana Medical Marijuana Marijuana Plant Seizures Marijuana Plant Seizures Clan Lab Seizures Clan Lab Seizures HIDTA County Drug Factsheet Marion County Contact information Oregon Task Forces

Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Return to Marion main page 2013 County Summary Summary Between 2006 to 2013, arrests in Marion County declined for cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana, while heroin arrests rose during the same period. In 2012, the most recent data available, total drug-related deaths in the county rose to 10 each for heroin and methamphetamine, while only one death was related to cocaine use. Admissions for treatment of marijuana was highest in the county in 2012, followed by methamphetamine, heroin, controlled prescription drugs, and cocaine. The number of indoor plants reported seized in Marion County rose from four plants in 2012 to 248 plants seized in No outdoor marijuana plants were reported seized in the county in Total medical marijuana cardholders in the county in October 2013 (2,979) was more than seven times the number reported in April 2006 (418). Marion County reported two methamphetamine lab seizures between 2006 and County Statistics 1,2 Population: Marion: 322,880 (fifth largest HIDTA county by population) Population: Marion: 322,880 (fifth largest HIDTA county by population) Land area in square miles: Marion: 1,182 (OR: 95,988) Land area in square miles: Marion: 1,182 (OR: 95,988) Persons per square mile: Marion: (OR: 40.8) Persons per square mile: Marion: (OR: 40.8) Population, percent change 2004 to 2013: Marion: 8.2% (OR 9.4%) Population, percent change 2004 to 2013: Marion: 8.2% (OR 9.4%) Sources: 1 U.S. Census Bureau, State and County QuickFacts; 2 Portland Population Research Center.

Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Return to Marion main page Drug Threat Notes: The tables reflect responses from participating task forces and local, state,and federal law enforcement agencies to two questions on the 2013 Oregon HIDTA Drug Threat Assessment survey: 1) Please rank order the drugs which pose the greatest threat to your jurisdiction and 2) Which drug most contributes to violent crime and property crime and serves as the primary funding source for major criminal activity in your area. CPDs = Controlled Prescription Drugs.

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Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Return to Marion main page Oregon HIDTA Initiative Drug Seizure Data Return to seizure page

Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Return to Marion main page Domestic Highway Enforcement Data Return to seizure page

Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Return to Marion main pageArrests County Arrests Arrests – per capita comparison Arrests – per capita comparison

Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Return to Marion main page County Arrests From 2006 to 2013, arrests in Marion County declined for cocaine (-90%), methamphetamine (-43%) and marijuana (-21%), while heroin arrests rose (88%) during the same period. Return to arrests page

Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Return to Marion main page Arrests – Per Capita Comparison The total number of drug arrests in the county dropped 37 percent from 2006 to Return to arrests page

Return to main page Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Click to return to map or press Esc key to exit show. Treatment Admissions County Admissions County Admissions Admissions – per capita comparison Admissions – per capita comparison

Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Return to Marion main page Treatment Admissions Treatment admissions were highest in the county for marijuana, followed by methamphetamine, heroin, controlled prescription drugs and cocaine from 2009 to Admissions for controlled prescription drugs increased by more than 300 percent between 2004 and 2012, while marijuana/hashish increased by one-third during the same period. Declines were reported for heroin (-5%), methamphetamine (-36%), and cocaine (-62%) from 2004 through Return to treatment page

Return to Marion main page Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Click to return to map or press Esc key to exit show. Treatment Admissions - Per Capita The number of treatment admissions for major illicit drugs in Marion County was lower per capita when compared to Multnomah, Jackson, Umatilla and Jefferson counties from 2006 to Return to treatment page

Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Return to Marion main page Drug-Related Deaths County Deaths Per capita comparison Per capita comparison

Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Return to Marion main page Drug-Related Deaths, Marion County Heroin-related fatalities in Marion County rose from four (4) in 2004 to 12 from 2006 to 2008, dropping to ten (10) deaths in Methamphetamine-related fatalities reached a high of 13 in the county in 2008 then dropped to ten (10) in Cocaine-related deaths decreased from a high of four (4) in 2006 to one in Return to drug related deaths page

Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Return to Marion main page Drug-Related Deaths - Per Capita Comparison The total number of drug-related deaths in Marion County has fluctuated since 2004, rising 90 percent between 2011 and 2012 –driven by an increase in the number of methamphetamine and heroin deaths. Return to drug-related deaths page

Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Return to Marion main page Oregon Marijuana Plant Seizures Indoor Marijuana Outdoor Marijuana Outdoor Marijuana Eradication Map

Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Return to Marion main page Indoor Marijuana The actual number of indoor marijuana plants seized in Marion County rose from 4 plants in 2012 to 248 plants seized in Return to plant seizures

Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Return to Marion main page Outdoor Marijuana The actual number of outdoor marijuana plants seized in Marion County dropped from a high of 2,983 plants in 2007 to 6 plants seized in No outdoor plants were reported seized in Marion County in Return to plant seizures

Return to Marion main page Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Click to return to map or press Esc key to exit show. Lincoln 12/0/9 Linn 279/214/16 Lane 570 /4,266/100 Douglas 363 /3,635/30 Jackson 450/4,424/164 Josephine 106/5,560/621 Coos 34/16/1 Deschutes 58 /0/75 Klamath 134/27/337 Morrow 25/15/0 Marion 248/0/307 Polk 65/0/68 Yamhill 0/41/0 Clackamas 928 /403/315 Multnomah 3,233/28/85 Washington 2,089 /25/28 Plant Counts Indoor /Outdoor/Bulk Seizure* 9,115 /18,920/2,450 Malheur 0/0/42 Lake 0/0/109 Jefferson 27/0/2 Umatilla 260/128/21 Wasco 0/0/19 Wallowa 114/27/0 Baker 0/0/5 Harney 0/0/86 Crook 5/12/2 Union 39/23/0 Curry 76/73/3 Hood River 0/3/ Marijuana Eradication Statistics Return to plant seizures *Statistics include DHE seizures reported by the Oregon State Police

Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Return to Marion main page Medical Marijuana Cardholder Statistics Medical Marijuana Cardholder Statistics Medical Marijuana Math Medical Marijuana Math Photos of Medical Marijuana Grows Photos of Medical Marijuana Grows

Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Return to Marion main page Medical Marijuana The actual number of medical marijuana cardholders in Marion County grew more than sixfold from April 2006 (418) to October 2013 (2,979). Return to medical marijuana page

Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Return to Marion main page Return to medical marijuana page Source: “Drug traffickers exploit Oregon medical marijuana program’s lax oversight and loose rules”, Oregonian, 9/22/12. Medical Marijuana Math

Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Return to Marion main page Medical Marijuana Grow Photos Medical marijuana growing room on property located in Grants Pass, OR. Grower was one of three people who gave medical marijuana to a woman arrested in Portland, OR for trying to ship product to Boston for sale. (AP Photo/U.S. Attorney's Office, Medford, OR, 5/17/11). In-compliance grow with plants measuring approximately 15’ in height. Photo taken as part of a RADE team investigation into an out-of-compliance grow located on the same property. Josephine County, OR, October Each of these OMMP grow sites is on a separate tax lot. In this case, the garden is situated across or near property lines making it challenging to determine the responsible party (Source: “Oregon’s failed medical marijuana program”, The Examiner, 9/20/09). Caregiver grow site with multiple patients and growers. There is no limit on the number of plants or patients a caregiver can have (Source: “Oregon’s failed medical marijuana program”, The Examiner, 9/20/09). Return to medical marijuana page

Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Return to Marion main page Marion County reported methamphetamine laboratory seizures in 2005 (11) and 2006 (2). The county reported no other clan labs seized during between 2005 and Clandestine Labs

Oregon HIDTA ISC Chris Gibson, Oregon HIDTA Director Return to Marion main page Oregon Drug Task Forces Eastern Region Baker County Narcotics Enforcement Team (BCNET) (Baker) Blue Mountain Enforcement Narcotics Team (BENT) (Umatilla) - HIDTA Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) (Deschutes) - HIDTA High Desert Drug Enforcement (H2DE) (Malheur) Mid-Columbia Interagency Narcotics Task Force (MINT) (Wasco) Union-Wallowa Drug Task Force (Union/Wallowa) Warm Springs PD (Warm Springs Indian Reservation) - HIDTA Southern Region Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) (Douglas) - HIDTA DEA – Eugene (Lane) – HIDTA DEA – Medford (Jackson) - HIDTA Klamath Falls Interagency Narcotics Team (KINT) (Klamath) Lane County Interagency Narcotics Team (INET) (Lane) - HIDTA Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement (MADGE) (Jackson) - HIDTA Rogue Area Drug Enforcement (RADE) (Josephine) South Coast Interagency Narcotics Team (SCINT) (Coos/Curry) Portland Metro Region Clackamas County Interagency Task Force (CCITF) (Clackamas) - HIDTA Clatsop County Interagency Narcotics Team (CCINT) (Clatsop) Columbia Enforcement Narcotics Team (CENT) (Columbia) DEA-Salem Task Force (Marion) - HIDTA DEA-Portland Task Force (Multnomah) – HIDTA HIDTA Interdiction Team (HIT) (Multnomah) - HIDTA Lincoln Interagency Narcotics Team (LINT) (Lincoln) Multnomah County SO Special Investigations Unit (Multnomah) Oregon Financial Crimes Task Force (Multnomah) - HIDTA Polk Interagency Narcotics Team (POINT) (Polk) Portland Metro Gang Task Force (PAMGTF) (Multnomah) - HIDTA Special Enforcement Team (SET) (Multnomah) Tillamook Narcotics Team (TNT) (Tillamook) U.S. Marshall’s Service Fugitive Task Force (USMS) (Multnomah) - HIDTA Westside Interagency Narcotics Team (WIN) (Washington) – HIDTA Yamhill County Interagency Narcotics Team (YCINT) (Yamhill)

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