Antioch
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Antioch, CA is home to 101,593 residents.
Antioch is located in
Contra
Costa
County. It has been estimated that 4,850 residents use cannabis, 2,125 misuse prescription medication, 800 are addicted to a form of cocaine, 360 use psychedelics, 200 use inhalants, and 45 residents are addicted to heroin.
During the calendar year roughly 145 residents will lose their lives to tobacco related products, 30 will die from alcohol, 5 lives will be cut short due to illegal drugs, and 5 people will die due to a drunk driver.
Throughout the year the police will make 610 drug related arrests and 465 driving under the influence arrests.
According to the FBI there were 553 violent crimes and 2,920 property crimes reported throughout the 2005 calendar year. Of the 2,920 property crimes 733 were robberies, 1,269 were thefts, and 918 were car thefts.
Contra
Costa
County sent only 4 people to prison for possession conviction back in 1980, in 1999 the number of people sent to prison for possession was 65. Overdose deaths caused by cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and psychedelics comprise one-half of all drug related deaths within the county.
Antioch, CA has three drug treatment facilities within the city limits: J Cole Recovery Homes Inc., B Aart Narcotic Treatment Programs and Alano Club East.