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The necessary data will be submitted to the Orange County Narcotic Index Coordinator's Office by each of the participating agencies as it becomes available. This data will be collected at the Orange County Narcotic Index Office at the Santa Aha Police Department and then analyzed as to its content and relevance by the Analyst and other office staff. The analyst is assisted by a staff as described in the Budget Narrative Section of this grant application. Standard cards and forms used for intelligence information will be used to record intelligence data obtained and relevent data will then be placed ~into the intelligence system by the Coordinator. The final evaluation of the program will be made by the Coordinator and his staff with assistance when necessary by the Task Force. 38A. System-wide Impact In Orange County drug oriented problems compose over compose over 40% of all major crimes in the County. It has been found that many individuals who are addicted to the use of narcotics or dangerous drugs are forced to commit other crimes, such as theft and robbery, in order to pay for the contraband. On a larger scale many times the purchase of large amounts of illegal narcotics and dangerous drugs is financed or subsidized by the purchase of large amounts of firearms and other types of illegal weapons. It is felt that with the continuation of the Narcotics Index in Orange County, the presently existing Orange County Narcotics Task Force will be better equipped to deal with the existing and projected drug problem within the County and surrounding area by having increased information available for their u~e. This information properly analyzed, and distributed, will lead to taking the drug trafficker off the streets and thereby reduce the availability of drugs thereon. If the drugs are not available for purchase, there will be a direct reduction in the nun~er of thefts and crimes committed to obtain money to buy same. It is the belief of law enforcement officers within the County of Orange, that a reduction in overall crime will result from a concentrated effort at narcotic and drug suppression. This reduction will only come after an initial increase in narcotic arrests,which will increase the workload for all facets of the Judicial system; i.e.~ courts, District Attorney, Public Defender, Corrections, Probation and Parole. With narcotic and drug abuse being a primary cause of crime in today's society, this program will greatly assist Orange County law enforcement in suppressing this problem. 22b