Arkansas Marijuana Possession Arrest Rates by Race (1994-2007)

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  Total
White
Black
Other
Year
Population Coverage
Arrests
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
2007 96% 5,685 210.39 3,770 66.31% 172.38 1,888 33.21% 445.20 27 0.47% 52.99
2006 96% 6,196 233.37 3,969 64.06% 185.00 2,199 35.49% 518.03 28 0.45% 57.33
2005 94% 5,459 211.26 3,535 64.76% 168.82 1,904 34.88% 461.25 20 0.37% 43.04
2004 92% 4,886 194.94 3,171 64.90% 155.52 1,685 34.49% 425.71 30 0.61% 70.19
2003 91% 4,478 182.15 3,169 70.77% 158.21 1,285 28.70% 332.22 24 0.54% 58.88
2002 98% 5,215 196.84 3,635 69.70% 168.24 1,525 29.24% 365.26 55 1.05% 131.58
2001 100% 6,004 223.98 4,290 71.45% 196.09 1,689 28.13% 399.45 25 0.42% 61.19
2000 100% 6,705 251.32 4,648 69.32% 213.25 2,031 30.29% 483.28 26 0.39% 65.50
1999 99% 7,793 307.03 5,454 69.99% 260.10 2,299 29.50% 562.52 40 0.51% 122.75
1998 100% 7,411 292.49 5,189 70.02% 247.84 2,174 29.33% 532.87 48 0.65% 149.57
1997 100% 6,658 263.94 4,667 70.10% 224.30 1,955 29.36% 476.57 36 0.54% 113.55
1996 100% 6,356 254.43 4,489 70.63% 217.93 1,831 28.81% 449.10 36 0.57% 117.68
1995 100% 5,475 221.27 3,944 72.04% 192.68 1,522 27.80% 382.41 9 0.16% 30.67
1994 100% 3,931 160.71 2,930 74.54% 144.75 987 25.11% 250.63 14 0.36% 49.76

 

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Notes:

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

Other: Includes Native Americans and Asian. Data on Hispanics is not available from the UCR Program.

Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data

Because of incomplete reporting the arrest totals presented in tables with data on age, sex, and race will NOT always correspond to totals presented in other tables. Please review the following background material for More Information on Source Data.