As of November 2003, there were 3 drug courts in Iowa that had been operating for over 2 years and 2 drug courts that had been recently implemented. No additional drug courts were being planned in the state.

Drug cases made up a significant portion of the Iowa District Court docket in Iowa during 2002, representing 23% of the charges and 22% of the convictions for indictable misdemeanors/felonies. During 2002, there were 21,779 indictable misdemeanor and felony drug charges adjudicated by the Iowa District Court, a 23.4% increase from 1999. The number of drug-related convictions in the Iowa District Court also increased from 1999 to 2002. During 2001, 61.9% of the Federally-sentenced defendants in Iowa were charged with drug offenses. Methamphetamine was involved in 65.4% (259) of the drug offenses

There were 9,723 adult arrests for drug offenses and 1,945 adult arrests for drug equipment violations in Iowa during 2002. During 2002, there were 9,892 drug possession/use offenses reported by law enforcement in Iowa. In 1998, there were 8,324 such offenses. During 2001, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reported making 410 arrests for drug violations in Iowa. There were 1,375 juvenile arrests for drug offenses and 353 juvenile arrests for drug equipment violations in Iowa during 2002.

As of October 2003, Iowa began serving as a pilot state for the Federal Drug Endangered Children (DEC) program. The purpose of DEC is to establish multi-disciplinary responses to children identified as being in danger through exposure to drug production and distribution. Appanoose, Polk, and Dubuque counties are piloting the program in Iowa.

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