Arizona 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 98% 16,292 261.63 13,710 84.15% 253.90 1,691 10.38% 674.83 891 5.47% 195.25
2006 97% 15,159 252.63 12,954 85.45% 247.64 1,450 9.57% 628.67 755 4.98% 175.87
2005 93% 17,168 309.81 14,645 85.30% 302.52 1,656 9.65% 821.97 867 5.05% 209.42
2004 98% 17,235 304.94 14,859 86.21% 300.38 1,537 8.92% 768.05 839 4.87% 199.75
2003 99% 15,797 286.93 13,723 86.87% 284.35 1,353 8.56% 708.86 721 4.56% 176.86
2002 99% 13,854 258.13 12,014 86.72% 255.07 1,152 8.32% 628.61 688 4.97% 173.67
2001 100% 15,097 286.16 12,998 86.10% 280.40 1,228 8.13% 694.27 871 5.77% 224.16
2000 97% 14,783 294.26 12,809 86.65% 289.85 1,186 8.02% 717.18 788 5.33% 213.20
1999 99% 13,577 286.27 11,802 86.93% 280.50 1,071 7.89% 614.82 704 5.19% 195.02
1998 97% 13,418 297.80 11,715 87.31% 292.94 1,033 7.70% 632.36 670 4.99% 195.21
1997 99% 13,770 306.24 12,079 87.72% 302.59 1,005 7.30% 626.26 686 4.98% 199.28
1996 97% 12,555 293.09 11,029 87.85% 289.86 985 7.85% 654.25 541 4.31% 164.85
1995 95% 11,970 291.77 10,723 89.58% 294.00 825 6.89% 583.32 422 3.53% 134.47
1994 95% 10,314 260.68 9,239 89.58% 262.38 688 6.67% 514.25 387 3.75% 128.34

 

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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.