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, 2001-2022
Source: FARS

DUI methamphetamine-involved fatal collisions by SPA_Updated01142025

Meth ED Visits

Figure 4. Methamphetamine-related ED visits rates per 100,000 population, by SPA, LAC, 2022
Source: HCAI

Meth-related (any mention) ED visits by SPA__Updated01142025

Figure 6. Primary methamphetamine ED visits rates per 100,000 population, by SPA, LAC, 2022
Source: HCAI

Meth as Primary cause of ED visits by SPA_Updated01142025

Meth Hospitalizations

Figure 15. Methamphetamine-related hospitalizations rates per 100,000 population, by SPA, LAC, 2022
Source: HCAI

Meth-related (any mention) hospitalizations by SPA_Updated01142025

Figure 17. Primary methamphetamine hospitalizations rates per 100,000 population, by SPA, LAC, 2022
Source: HCAI

Meth as a primary causes of hospitalizations by SPA_Updated01142025

Meth Deaths

Figure 27. Methamphetamine overdose death rates per 100,000 population, by SPA, LAC, 2024
Source: LAC Medical Examiner

Meth_Death_Rate_SPA_Updated01212026

Meth Treatment

Figure 35. Primary methamphetamine treatment rates per 100,000 population, by SPA, LAC, FY2223
Source: LACPRS

Meth-related Treatment by SPA_Updated01142025

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, formally OSHPD). Data sets 2012-2022.

Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner. Medical Examiner investigation reports. Data as of May 2025.

Los Angeles County Participant Reporting System (LACPRS). California Outcomes Measure System data.