1. Marijuana Plant Seizures
Jackson
HIDTA County Drug Factsheet
Jackson County
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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 Statistics1,2
Between 2006 and 2013, methamphetamine accounted for the largest number of drug arrests in Jackson County. The number of methamphetamine and heroin related fatalities increased sharply in the county in the last two years; deaths due to methamphetamine use reached a high of 11 and heroin deaths reached a high of 10 in 2012, the most recent data available. Also in 2012, admissions for substance abuse treatment in the county were highest for marijuana, followed by controlled prescription drugs, methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine.
With the exception of calendar years 2008 and 2011, the quantity of outdoor plants seized in Jackson County between 2007 and 2013 was significantly higher per capita when compared to the HIDTA region and Oregon. However, outdoor plant seizures dropped over 90 percent between 2007 (54,362) and 2013 (4,424). The number of indoor marijuana plants seized in the county rose over threefold from 2007 (120) to 2013 (450). The amount of medical marijuana cardholders grew over 650 percent in Jackson County from April 2006 (963) to October 2013 (7,276), exceeding per capita averages for the HIDTA region and Oregon. Between 2006 and 2013, Jackson County reported eleven methamphetamine labs and one DMT lab.
2013 County Statistics1,2
 Population: Jackson: 206,310 (sixth largest HIDTA county by population)
 Land area in square miles: Jackson: 2,784 (OR: 95,988)
 Persons per square mile: Jackson: 74.1 (OR: 40.8)
 Population, percent change 2004 to 2012: Jackson: 7.9% (OR 9.4%)
Sources: 1U.S. Census Bureau, State and County QuickFacts; 2Portland Population Research Center.

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 –
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8. County Arrests
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The number of methamphetamine arrests in Jackson County rose threefold between 2008 and Arrests increased steadily for marijuana between 2006 and 2010, but then fell 50 percent between 2010 and Heroin arrests in 2013 were eleven times the number reported in the county in 2006, whereas cocaine arrests declined during the same period.

9. Arrests – Per Capita Comparison
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From 2006 to 2013, the number of drug arrests was higher per capita in Jackson County when compared to the HIDTA region and Oregon. Total drug-related arrests in Jackson County rose more than twofold from 2008 to 2013, driven by an increase in the number of methamphetamine arrests.

10. Treatment Admissions Admissions – County Admissions
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11. Treatment Admissions
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With the exception of cocaine, admissions for abuse of major drugs have increased in the county since After a steady decline between 2005 and 2009, admissions for methamphetamine rose 27 percent between 2009 to Treatment admissions for heroin and controlled prescription drugs rose more than twofold in the county during the same period. Admissions for cocaine remained at low levels, dropping 26 percent between 2004 and 2012.

12. Treatment Admissions - Per Capita
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The number of treatment admissions for major illicit drugs in Jackson County was lower per capita when compared to Multnomah and Jefferson counties, but higher per capita than other HIDTA areas and Oregon between 2006 and 2012.

13. Drug-Related Deaths
County Deaths
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14. Drug-Related Deaths, Jackson County
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Methamphetamine-related deaths in Jackson County fell from five (5) to two (2) between 2005 and 2010, but rose to eleven (11) in From 2006 to 2011, deaths related to heroin use fluctuated from zero to four, but rose to ten (10) in Cocaine-related deaths reached a high of four (4) in 2007, but dropped to zero in 2012.

15. Drug-Related Deaths - Per Capita Comparison
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The number of drug-related deaths per capita in Jackson County surpassed totals in the HIDTA region and Oregon in 2012, mainly due to a sharp rise in methamphetamine and heroin fatalities.

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

17. Indoor Marijuana
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The number of indoor marijuana plants seized in Jackson County was lower in Jackson County when compared per capita to the HIDTA Region and Oregon from 2007 to The actual number of indoor plants reported seized in Jackson County increased over threefold from 2007 (120) to 2013 (450).

18. Outdoor Marijuana
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With the exception of calendar years 2008 and 2011, the number of outdoor marijuana plants seized in Jackson County was significantly higher per capita when compared to the HIDTA Region and Oregon between 2007 and Actual outdoor plant seizures in Jackson County dropped more than 90 percent between 2007 (54,362) and 2013 (4,424).

19. Indoor /Outdoor/Bulk Seizure*
2013 Marijuana Eradication Statistics
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seizures
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 Jackson County in October 2013 (7,276) was more than seven times the number reported in April 2006 (963), exceeding per capita averages for the HIDTA region and Oregon.

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
Jackson County reported methamphetamine laboratory seizures in 2005 (6), 2006 (6), 2008 (3), 2011 (1), and 2012 (1). The county reported one DMT lab in 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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Contact Julie Sutton
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