Arizona Marijuana Possession Arrest Rates by County and Race (2006)

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All
White
Black
Other
County
Arrests
Rate
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Apache 63 631 57 2,410 90% 2 1,880 3% 4 54 6%
Cochise 359 278 316 274 88% 33 513 9% 10 247 3%
Coconino 881 703 633 749 72% 43 2,741 5% 205 554 23%
Gila 128 239 121 269 95% 3 911 2% 4 52 3%
Graham 28 112 28 138 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Greenlee 13 167 13 175 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
La Paz 132 628 118 672 89% 10 4,473 8% 4 140 3%
Maricopa 6,989 189 5,877 179 84% 875 517 13% 237 129 3%
Mohave 563 290 533 293 95% 21 874 4% 9 136 2%
Navajo 182 162 140 245 77% 3 220 2% 39 74 21%
Pima 4,000 417 3,483 409 87% 356 1,040 9% 161 283 4%
Pinal 488 205 403 194 83% 45 529 9% 40 213 8%
Santa Cruz 115 269 113 272 98% 2 790 2% 0 0 0%
Yavapai 614 294 588 296 96% 12 628 2% 14 274 2%
Yuma 604 364 531 345 88% 45 960 7% 28 578 5%

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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.