Tracking Local SWAT Teams

Our government's hatred of drugs has been aided by the growth of local SWAT teams as part of our neighborhood police protection. More than half (62%) of all SWAT deployments are for the purpose of drug searches, and 79% were to search a person’s home with a search warrant—usually for drugs. The use of SWAT teams is at the discretion of the local police department as there is no oversight by the federal or state governments nor are there any standards as to when SWAT teams should be deployed.