Missouri

Missouri is home to 5,800,310 people. The capital is Jefferson City. There are 31,081 people in state prison and 53,832 people on probation.
Cocaine and crack cocaine are available in the larger metropolitan areas. A shift from black tar heroin to white heroin and the higher level of purity has lead many younger people into trying heroin. The availability is still very low. Local methamphetamine labs have become priority for authorities to stop. There were over 1,100 meth lab incidents throughout the 2007 calendar year. MDMA is popular on the club scenes. Marijuana is the most abused substance in Missouri. Oxycontin is becoming a problem in the region.
Possession of less than 35 grams is a misdemeanor and is punishable by up to 1 year in jail and a $1,000 fine. Sale of 5 grams or less is a felony and is punishable by up to 7 years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Any sale to a minor increases the penalty by 5 to 15 years in prison. Anyone making a sale 2,000 feet from a school or 1,000 feet from a public housing area will have 10 years to a life sentence added.
Missouri has a crime rate 16% higher than the national average with property crimes accounting for 88% of all crime.
Every day the police will make about 75 DUI arrests and 100 drug arrests.
Every day the state of Missouri will lose about 5 residents to alcohol related death and 1 to illegal drug overdose.