Arkansas 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 14,065 1,827 13% 7,043 50% 1,005 7% 3,908 28% 100%
2006 15,246 2,270 15% 7,308 48% 1,177 8% 4,289 28% 100%
2005 14,253 1,904 13% 6,345 45% 1,358 10% 4,538 32% 100%
2004 13,407 1,545 12% 5,944 44% 1,320 10% 4,317 32% 100%
2003 12,928 1,325 10% 5,876 45% 1,967 15% 3,466 27% 100%
2002 13,482 2,212 16% 6,504 48% 2,643 20% 1,756 13% 98%
2001 14,442 2,364 16% 7,400 51% 3,071 21% 1,030 7% 97%
2000 14,148 1,991 14% 7,774 55% 3,193 23% 609 4% 97%
1999 15,034 2,365 16% 9,026 60% 2,973 20% 662 4% 94%
1998 14,356 2,829 20% 8,696 61% 2,177 15% 658 5% 94%
1997 13,017 2,638 20% 8,046 62% 1,859 14% 435 3% 94%
1996 12,116 2,917 24% 7,828 65% 1,020 8% 306 3% 94%
1995 11,242 2,831 25% 6,731 60% 1,320 12% 358 3% 97%
1994 9,284 2,810 30% 5,190 56% 920 10% 360 4% 97%
1993 7,933 2,517 32% 4,270 54% 3,149 40% 490 6% 96%
1992 7,216 2,435 34% 3,913 54% 2,308 32% 373 5% 96%
1991 6,380 1,988 31% 3,571 56% 395 6% 426 7% 96%
1990 6,050 1,740 29% 3,612 60% 347 6% 351 6% 96%

 

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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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