Methamphetamine
Los Angeles County
Service Planning Areas (SPA)
Los Angeles County is divided into eight geographic areas, or Service Planning Areas (SPA), due to its large size (4,100 square miles). These distinct regions allow the Department of Public Health to develop and provide more relevant public health and clinical services targeted to the specific health needs of the residents in these different areas.
Data available for specific SPAs are presented below.
Choose a SPA from the filter selections to view data for that SPA.
Meth DUI
Figure 2. Methamphetamine-involved fatal collisions by SPA, LAC, 2001-2024
Source: FARS
Meth ED Visits
Figure 4. Methamphetamine-related ED visits rates per 100,000 population, by SPA, LAC, 2024
Source: HCAI
Figure 6. Primary methamphetamine ED visits rates per 100,000 population, by SPA, LAC, 2024
Source: HCAI
Meth Hospitalizations
Figure 15. Methamphetamine-related hospitalizations rates per 100,000 population, by SPA, LAC, 2024
Source: HCAI
Figure 17. Primary methamphetamine hospitalizations rates per 100,000 population, by SPA, LAC, 2024
Source: HCAI
Meth Deaths
Figure 27. Methamphetamine overdose death rates per 100,000 population, by SPA, LAC, 2024
Source: LAC Medical Examiner
Meth Treatment
Figure 35. Primary methamphetamine treatment rates per 100,000 population, by SPA, LAC, FY2425
Source: LACPRS
References
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Data sets 2001-2022.
California’s Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI). Nonpublic Inpatient Discharge and Emergency Department data, 2015-2024. California Department of Public Health.
Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner. Medical Examiner investigation reports. Data as of May 2025.
Los Angeles County Participant Reporting System (LACPRS). Substance Abuse Prevention and Control, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.