In the fiscal year of 2018, 94.1 percent of immigration arrests by federal authorities in the United States took place in U.S.-Mexico border districts, compared to 5.9 percent of immigration arrests in non-border districts. However, 74.9 percent of drug-related arrests took place in non-border districts in the same year.
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U.S.-Mexico border districts*
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The fiscal year of the United States government runs from October 1 to September 30.
*U.S.-Mexico border districts include the Southern District of California, the District of Arizona, the District of New Mexico, the Western District of Texas, and the Southern District of Texas.
**Includes 89 districts that are not on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (August 22, 2019). Share of federal arrests in the United States in FY 2018, by district and offense type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042538/share-federal-arrests-district-offense-type-us/
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2019). Share of federal arrests in the United States in FY 2018, by district and offense type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042538/share-federal-arrests-district-offense-type-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of Federal Arrests in The United States in Fy 2018, by District and Offense Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042538/share-federal-arrests-district-offense-type-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Share of federal arrests in the United States in FY 2018, by district and offense type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042538/share-federal-arrests-district-offense-type-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of federal arrests in the United States in FY 2018, by district and offense type [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, August 22, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042538/share-federal-arrests-district-offense-type-us/