Arizona Marijuana Possession Arrest Rates by County and Race (2007)

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  All White Black Other
County
Arrests
Rate
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Apache 11 174 11 730 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Cochise 388 303 348 306 90% 37 568 10% 3 74 1%
Coconino 867 723 591 743 68% 39 2,467 5% 237 649 27%
Gila 187 357 172 397 92% 2 534 1% 13 163 7%
Graham 34 137 28 140 82% 2 356 6% 4 101 12%
Greenlee 4 52 3 41 75% 0 0 0% 1 499 25%
La Paz 102 500 92 545 90% 4 1,737 4% 6 208 6%
Maricopa 7,635 197 6,254 183 82% 1,084 585 14% 297 149 4%
Mohave 555 278 528 284 95% 19 675 3% 8 110 1%
Navajo 229 210 160 293 70% 12 934 5% 57 111 25%
Pima 4,363 453 3,772 444 86% 411 1,165 9% 180 307 4%
Pinal 494 173 411 167 83% 43 379 9% 40 174 8%
Santa Cruz 166 386 166 397 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Yavapai 691 318 656 319 95% 15 688 2% 20 358 3%
Yuma 566 336 518 333 92% 23 445 4% 25 508 4%

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Notes:

Classification: The Uniform Crime Reporting Program utilizes 4 classifications for race: White, Black, Indian (Native-American), and Asian. In the tables above the classification “Other” includes both Indian (Native-American) and Asian arrests.

Rates: Arrrest rates are per 100,000 population.

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.