302,547 controlled substance incidents.
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The DEA received over 300,000 theft and loss reports from registered handlers between 2010 and 2022. Nearly 1 in 6 were attributed to employee theft or suspected diversion — the exact risk that paper narcotic logs cannot catch in real time.
Data source: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Theft Loss Reporting (TLR) system, obtained via FOIA by the Data Liberation Project (2023). Public domain.
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The national picture
302,547
Total DEA incidents
Controlled substances · 2010–2022
47,238
Employee theft incidents
15.6% of all reported losses
24 mo.
Avg. detection lag
Diversion goes undetected on average
$300K+
Avg. legal settlement
Per confirmed diversion event
About the incident data: DEA Theft Loss Reporting (TLR) system, covering all federally registered handlers of controlled substances. Obtained via FOIA by the Data Liberation Project (2023). Public domain. The DEA's business activity categories do not include a dedicated EMS classification for this period — EMS agencies operating under practitioner or hospital registrations are captured within those categories. State-level employee theft estimates are proportional to the national rate (15.6%).
About the cost figures: DEA civil penalty ceiling ($25,000/violation) per the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § 842. Record-keeping fine ($15,040/entry) and settlement figures ($300,000+ average) per published healthcare diversion reports including Wolters Kluwer (2023). Provider replacement ($82,000) and retraining ($15,000/unit) from published healthcare workforce studies. Detection lag (24 months) and undetected diversion rate (80–93%) from peer-reviewed hospital diversion literature. Figures reflect healthcare sector averages; EMS-specific data is not separately published.