County Summary

1. HIDTA County Drug Factsheet Warm Springs Indian Reservation/Jefferson County Click on a box to open a link (arrow will change to a hand to indicate a hyperlink): County Summary Drug Threat Drug Seizures Arrests Treatment Admissions Drug-Related Deaths Medical Marijuana Marijuana Plant Seizures Clan Lab Seizures Contact information Oregon Task Forces

2. 2013 County Summary Summary The number of drug arrests in Jefferson County1rose 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 2012. 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 2013. 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 2013. 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: 12.4 (OR: 40.8) Population, percent change: Warm Springs: 21.1% (’00-’10); 2004-2013: 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; 42010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law (P.L.) 94-171) 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 Seizure Data

5. Return to seizure page Oregon HIDTA Initiative Drug Seizure Data

6. Return to seizure page Domestic Highway Enforcement Data

7. County Arrests Arrests – per capita comparison Arrests

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

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

10. County Admissions Admissions – per capita comparison Treatment Admissions

11. Return to treatment page Treatment Admissions Treatment admissions for abuse of methamphetamine in the Warm Springs Indian Reservation declined 71 percent between 2004 and 2012. The number of admissions for marijuana abuse fluctuated during the same period, rising 26 percent between 2004 and 2012. 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. Return to treatment page Treatment Admissions - Per Capita 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. County Deaths Per capita comparison Drug-Related Deaths

14. Return to drug related deaths page Drug-Related Deaths, Jefferson County Deaths related to methamphetamine use in Jefferson County dropped from a high of three in 2005 and to zero in 2012. Cocaine-related deaths have remained at zero since 2006. No deaths related to heroin use were in the county between 2004 and 2012..

15. Return to drug-related deaths page Drug-Related Deaths - Per Capita Comparison 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. Indoor Marijuana Outdoor Marijuana Eradication Map Oregon Marijuana Plant Seizures

17. Return to plant seizures Indoor Marijuana The actual number of indoor marijuana plants seized in Jefferson County was 23 in 2007, 11 in 2010, 3 in 2011, and 27 in 2013. No indoor plants were seized in the county in 2008 or 2012.

18. Return to plant seizures Outdoor Marijuana The actual number of outdoor marijuana plants seized in Jefferson County was 20,865 in 2008, 16,124 in 2009, and 21 in 2012. No plants were seized outdoors in the county in 2007, 2010, or 2013.

19. 2013 Marijuana Eradication Statistics Hood River 0/3/8 Umatilla 260/128/21 Washington 2,089/25/28 Multnomah 3,233/28/85 Wallowa 114/27/0 Return to plant seizures Morrow 25/15/0 Clackamas 928/403/315 Yamhill 0/41/0 Union 39/23/0 Wasco 0/0/19 Polk 65/0/68 Marion 248/0/307 Baker 0/0/5 Jefferson 27/0/2 Lincoln 12/0/9 Linn 279/214/16 Crook 5/12/2 Lane 570/4,266/100 Deschutes 58 /0/75 Harney 0/0/86 Malheur 0/0/42 Coos 34/16/1 Douglas 363/3,635/30 Lake 0/0/109 Plant Counts Indoor/Outdoor/Bulk Seizure* 9,115 /18,920/2,450 Curry 76/73/3 Jackson 450/4,424/164 Klamath 134/27/337 *Statistics include DHE seizures reported by the Oregon State Police Josephine 106/5,560/621

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

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

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

23. Return to medical marijuana page 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). Medical Marijuana Grow Photos 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. 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) 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)

26. Questions? Contact Julie Sutton Phone: 503-934-2044 Email: julie.a.sutton@doj.state.or.us Contact Information Chris Gibson, HIDTA Director Phone: 503-378-5123 Email: chris.r.gibson@doj.state.or.us