Substance Abuse and Crime Facts

Drug use and intoxication can impair judgment, resulting in criminal behavior, poor anger management, and violent behavior. Sometimes drug users steal money or property to be able to buy drugs. Often they will commit crimes while “high: on drugs, and many drug users are sent to jail or prison. Murders that happened specifically during a narcotics felony, such as drug trafficking or manufacturing, are considered drug related crimes. Each year, more than 600,000 students between the ages 18 and 24 are assaulted by another student who has been drinking. Almost 95% of all violent crime on college campuses involves the use of alcohol by the assailant, victim or both. Mostly, people who are using drugs and alcohol are the ones who commit crimes.