1. Marijuana Plant Seizures
HIDTA County Drug Factsheet
Warm Springs Indian Reservation/Jefferson County
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County Summary
Drug Threat
Drug Seizures
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Treatment Admissions
Drug-Related Deaths
Medical Marijuana
Marijuana Plant Seizures
Clan Lab Seizures
Oregon Task Forces
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2. 2013 County Summary Summary 2013 County Statistics2,3,4 Warm Springs
The number of drug arrests in Jefferson County1 rose between 2008 to 2013, largely due to an increase in methamphetamine arrests. Deaths related to methamphetamine use in the county ranged from three in 2005 to zero in 2012, the latest data available. No deaths were reported for heroin or cocaine from 2006 to 2012 in the county. In the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, treatment admissions were highest for marijuana use followed by methamphetamine, and controlled prescription drugs in No treatment admissions were reported for cocaine or heroin between 2007 and 2012 in the reservation.
The number of indoor marijuana plants seized in the Jefferson County was 23 in 2007, 5 in 2010, 3 in 2011, and 27 in Outdoor marijuana plants seized totaled 20,865 in 2008 and 14,494 in 2009; no outdoor plants were reported seized in the county from 2009 through The number of medical marijuana cardholders in Jefferson County grew from zero in April 2006 to 288 in October 2013, but remained lower per capita when compared to the HIDTA Region and Oregon. Jefferson County/Warm Springs Indian Reservation reported no methamphetamine laboratories seized between 2005 and 2013.
2013 County Statistics2,3,4
Population: Warm Springs: 2,945; Jefferson County: 22,040
Land area in square miles: Warm Springs: 1,019; Jefferson: 1,781 (OR: 95,988);
Persons per square mile: Warm Springs: 2.9; Jefferson: (OR: 40.8)
Population, percent change: Warm Springs: 21.1% (’00-’10); : Jefferson: 8.8% (OR 9.4%)
1Jefferson County is used as a proxy for Warm Springs Indian Reservation and is not a HIDTA designated county.
Sources: 2U.S. Census Bureau, State and County QuickFacts; 3Portland Population Research Center; Census Redistricting Data (Public Law (P.L.) ) Summary File, Tables P1 and P2, Warm Springs CDP, U.S. Census Bureau, 2011.

3. 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.

4. Oregon HIDTA seizure data
DHE seizure data

5. Oregon HIDTA Initiative Drug Seizure Data
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6. Domestic Highway Enforcement Data
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7. Arrests
County Arrests
Arrests –
per capita comparison

8. County Arrests
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The number of methamphetamine arrests in Jefferson County varied from two to seven between 2006 and Marijuana arrests in the county remained fairly level during the same period, dropping to one in No heroin or cocaine arrests were reported in Jefferson County between 2006 and 2013.

9. Arrests – Per Capita Comparison
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Arrests in Jefferson County were lower when compared per capita to the HIDTA Region and Oregon between 2008 and The number of drug arrests in the county rose between 2008 and 2013 due mainly to an increase in methamphetamine arrests.

10. Treatment Admissions Admissions – County Admissions
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11. Treatment Admissions
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Treatment admissions for abuse of methamphetamine in the Warm Springs Indian Reservation declined 71 percent between 2004 and The number of admissions for marijuana abuse fluctuated during the same period, rising 26 percent between 2004 and Controlled prescription drug admissions increased from zero to three admissions from 2004 to 2012, while heroin and cocaine admissions have remained at zero since 2007.

12. Treatment Admissions - Per Capita
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The number of treatment admissions for major illicit drugs in Jefferson County was higher per capita when compared to the HIDTA region and Oregon between 2006 and 2012.

13. Drug-Related Deaths
County Deaths
Per capita comparison

14. Drug-Related Deaths, Jefferson County
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Deaths related to methamphetamine use in Jefferson County dropped from a high of three in 2005 and to zero in Cocaine-related deaths have remained at zero since No deaths related to heroin use were in the county between 2004 and

15. Drug-Related Deaths - Per Capita Comparison
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Total drug-related deaths in Jefferson County were higher in 2005 and 2008 when compared per capita to the HIDTA counties and Oregon. Drug-related deaths in Jefferson County have fluctuated since 2004 – driven by the number of methamphetamine-related fatalities. There were no reported deaths related to abuse of methamphetamine, heroin, or cocaine in the county in 2012.

16. Oregon Marijuana Plant Seizures
Indoor Marijuana
Outdoor Marijuana
Eradication Map

17. Indoor Marijuana
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The actual number of indoor marijuana plants seized in Jefferson County was 23 in 2007, 11 in 2010, 3 in 2011, and 27 in No indoor plants were seized in the county in 2008 or 2012.

18. Outdoor Marijuana
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The actual number of outdoor marijuana plants seized in Jefferson County was 20,865 in 2008, 16,124 in 2009, and 21 in No plants were seized outdoors in the county in 2007, 2010, or 2013.

19. Indoor /Outdoor/Bulk Seizure*
2013 Marijuana Eradication Statistics
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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
0/3/8
*Statistics include DHE seizures reported by the Oregon State Police

20. Medical Marijuana Medical Marijuana Cardholder Statistics
Medical Marijuana Math
Photos of Medical Marijuana Grows

21. Medical Marijuana
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The actual number of medical marijuana cardholders in Jefferson County grew from zero in April 2006 to 288 in October 2013.

22. Medical Marijuana Math
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Source: “Drug traffickers exploit Oregon medical marijuana program’s lax oversight and loose rules”, Oregonian, 9/22/12.

23. Medical Marijuana Grow Photos
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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 2010.
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).
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).

24. Clandestine Labs
Jefferson County/Warm Springs Indian Reservation reported no methamphetamine laboratories or other clan labs seized between 2005 and 2013.

25. Oregon Drug Task Forces
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)
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)

26. Contact Information
Chris Gibson, HIDTA Director Phone:
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