Alabama Drug Arrests (1990-2007)

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Opiates and Cocaine
Marijuana
Synthetic Narcotics
Other Drugs

 

Year
Total
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Pop. Cov.
2007 22,638 6,984 31% 12,575 56% 1,562 7% 1,511 7% 100%
2006 21,952 6,902 31% 12,065 55% 1,473 7% 1,428 7% 100%
2005 22,210 6,314 28% 12,271 55% 1,714 8% 1,896 9% 100%
2004 20,976 5,579 27% 11,999 57% 1,561 7% 1,816 9% 100%
2003 18,097 4,586 25% 10,669 59% 1,545 9% 1,285 7% 100%
2002 17,040 4,313 25% 10,272 60% 1,416 8% 1,028 6% 99%
2001 17,291 4,225 24% 10,918 63% 1,446 8% 693 4% 98%
2000 17,455 4,393 25% 11,759 67% 937 5% 346 2% 98%
1999 16,835 4,689 28% 11,008 65% 649 4% 470 3% 97%
1998 17,470 5,333 31% 10,980 63% 585 3% 549 3% 97%
1997 16,152 4,884 30% 9,928 61% 352 2% 523 3% 97%
1996 15,047 5,197 35% 8,982 60% 326 2% 533 4% 96%
1995 11,777 3,933 33% 7,342 62% 195 2% 127 1% 97%
1994 11,871 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1993 9,804 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1992 8,783 3,840 44% 4,610 52% 320 4% 175 2% 96%
1991 5,993 2,866 48% 2,865 48% 92 2% 106 2% 96%
1990 7,691 1,788 23% 3,759 49% 154 2% 1,977 26% 95%

 

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Notes:

Populaton Coverage: Percent of the state’s population covered by the local police agencies reporting data for this year.

Opiates/Cocaine: This category includes opium, cocaine, and their derivatives. Opiate derivatives include, for example, morphine, heroin, and codeine. Cocaine derivative include crack cocaine.

Marijuana: This category includes hashish.

Synthetic Narcotics: This category includes manufactured narcotics and includes, for example, Demerol , methadone, and Oxycontin.

Other Drugs: This category includes dangerous non-narcotic drugs and includes, for example, barbiturates, benzedrine, LSD, methamphetamine, and PCP.

Itemized categories may not account for total drug arrests because of occassional reporting irregularities in which arrests are reported for drug abuse offenses but not classified as one of these four categories.

Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data

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