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It’s my belief that the violent crime associated with drugs is in large part because of prohibition, the same as the violent crime associated with alcohol when it was illegal. People under the influence will continue to make bad decisions but they’ll no longer need to be vigilantes to solve disputes.

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There are three types of violent crime associated with drugs, 1) crime to obtain money for a drug habit, 2) crime as result of the drug trade, 3) crime while under the influence (dwi/traffic fatalities, assaults, etc)

You are referring to #2 not #1 or #3

https://bjs.ojp.gov/drugs-and-crime-facts/drug-use-and-crime

The statistics on the linked page do not distinguish between those three categories. Where are you getting data that #1 and #3 are significant drivers of violent crime associated with drugs?

I would also be careful here because those stats are pulled from the UCR, which is far from a complete or reliable source of data.

#1 literally the first full sentence of text “In 2004, 17% of state prisoners and 18% of federal inmates said they committed their current offense to obtain money for drugs.”

#3…you might have to read past the first sentence…

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