Methamphetamine Trafficking Offenses in the Federal Criminal Justice System

By the United States Sentencing Commission -  Kristin M. Tennyson,  Melissa K. Reimer,  Tessa Guiton,  Charles S. Ray

This report examines trends in the prevalence of federal methamphetamine trafficking sentences, and the purity levels of methamphetamine trafficked in the United States. The Commission analyzed 20 years of sentencing data and conducted a special data collection project examining the purity of methamphetamine trafficked and offense conduct of individuals sentenced for trafficking methamphetamine in fiscal year 2022. This report is the Commission's first comprehensive analysis of federal methamphetamine trafficking offenses in nearly 25 years.

Washington, DC: USSC, 2024. 66p.