Top Local Agencies in Colorado by Marijuana Possession Arrest Rate,
9 Arrest Minimum, (2006)
      Marijuana Arrests Other Arrests
Rank Agency Population
Total
Pct. of All Drug Arrests
Poss.
Poss. Rate
Black Pct.
Males Age
15 to 19 Pct.
Other Drugs
Violent
Property
1
Mountain View
539
 44 77% 18 3,340 0% 11% 13 3 13
2
Parachute
1,115
 22 65% 22 1,973 0% 18% 12 1 35
3
Idaho Springs
1,841
 33 77% 33 1,793 0% 30% 10 15 24
4
Vail
4,676
 65 75% 65 1,390 0% 14% 22 6 72
5
Cripple Creek
1,085
 18 72% 14 1,290 0% 7% 7 17 33
6
Hinsdale
779
 10 100% 8 1,027 0% 0% 0 0 3
7
Edgewater
5,310
 53 76% 53 998 6% 19% 17 14 135
8
Gunnison
5,398
 51 86% 49 908 2% 57% 8 4 67
9
Pagosa Springs
1,659
 14 88% 14 844 0% 50% 2 1 30
10
Monument
2,555
 29 91% 19 744 0% 42% 3 26 49
11
Fraser/Winter Park
1,634
 18 75% 12 734 0% 17% 6 12 12
12
Sheridan
5,587
 39 68% 39 698 10% 31% 18 8 99
13
Grand Junction
46,155
 331 51% 319 691 2% 28% 324 117 949
14
Fort Lupton
7,256
 48 68% 48 662 2% 50% 23 10 85
15
Englewood
32,962
 213 71% 212 643 8% 25% 86 160 574
16
Northglenn
33,528
 217 75% 207 617 3% 34% 74 39 315
17
Glenwood Springs
8,726
 52 68% 52 596 4% 33% 24 19 186
18
Crested Butte
1,575
 9 75% 9 571 0% 0% 3 0 13
19
Kremmling
1,583
 9 82% 9 569 0% 22% 2 6 13
20
Federal Heights
11,927
 69 66% 66 553 2% 30% 36 10 216
21
Brighton
28,543
 150 79% 139 487 3% 44% 41 58 342
22
Steamboat Springs
9,531
 49 73% 44 462 0% 30% 18 29 137
22
Silverthorne
3,678
 17 81% 17 462 0% 41% 4 8 41
24
Broomfield
44,300
 215 86% 204 461 1% 42% 35 26 675
25
Summit
15,701
 66 80% 66 420 0% 15% 17 9 123
26
Manitou Springs
5,134
 27 84% 21 409 0% 19% 5 3 45
27
Gilpin
4,416
 22 100% 18 408 0% 17% 0 6 7
28
Lakewood
143,331
 596 65% 583 407 5% 30% 326 269 2,244
29
Craig
9,316
 37 67% 36 386 0% 28% 18 9 113
30
Loveland
60,689
 230 79% 227 374 1% 34% 63 55 468
31
Woodland Park
6,786
 25 89% 25 368 0% 20% 3 7 95
32
Leadville
2,739
 11 65% 10 365 0% 10% 6 11 23
33
Sterling
12,827
 47 75% 46 359 11% 26% 16 16 108
34
Fruita
7,008
 29 88% 25 357 0% 72% 4 7 108
35
Pueblo
105,452
 372 66% 369 350 3% 41% 189 109 1,912
35
Golden
17,694
 63 79% 62 350 0% 35% 17 6 106
37
Littleton
41,160
 146 63% 143 347 2% 36% 87 16 510
38
Lafayette
24,336
 89 83% 84 345 1% 33% 18 162 75
39
Moffat
4,355
 15 75% 15 344 0% 27% 5 5 27
40
Adams
85,360
 299 66% 293 343 5% 25% 157 144 680
41
Wheat Ridge
31,833
 109 68% 109 342 4% 32% 52 48 283
42
Aspen
5,914
 20 63% 20 338 0% 20% 12 24 67
43
Arvada
105,932
 329 65% 324 306 4% 43% 180 87 908
43
Dacono
3,596
 11 69% 11 306 0% 36% 5 15 20
45
Firestone
6,531
 19 79% 19 291 0% 21% 5 10 40
46
Garfield
21,409
 67 66% 62 290 0% 37% 34 34 220
47
Westminster
107,071
 316 72% 306 286 4% 32% 124 137 1,676
48
Monte Vista
4,292
 17 74% 12 280 0% 25% 6 9 112
49
Park
17,269
 55 95% 48 278 0% 19% 3 22 47
50
Commerce City
34,835
 99 46% 96 276 9% 34% 115 78 491
51
Montrose
15,772
 42 72% 42 266 2% 26% 16 19 186
52
Greenwood Village
13,059
 34 62% 34 260 9% 50% 21 4 91
53
Jefferson
187,584
 491 86% 471 251 2% 38% 79 90 924
54
Thornton
107,171
 297 68% 267 249 5% 42% 142 109 1,168
55
Glendale
4,861
 12 80% 12 247 17% 17% 3 6 110
56
Lochbuie
3,656
 15 100% 9 246 0% 0% 0 5 6
57
Lamar
8,573
 21 84% 21 245 0% 57% 4 10 49
58
Larimer
73,387
 180 66% 179 244 3% 29% 94 57 348
59
Colorado Springs
376,807
 934 60% 883 234 21% 29% 613 746 5,091
60
Fountain
19,442
 54 73% 45 231 13% 31% 20 9 342
61
Aurora
302,855
 739 53% 689 228 53% 28% 655 508 4,118
62
Salida
5,580
 14 100% 12 215 0% 25% 0 11 43
63
Boulder
57,350
 156 71% 123 214 2% 26% 63 89 361
64
Delta
8,289
 17 45% 17 205 0% 53% 21 17 52
65
Parker
39,155
 80 91% 78 199 10% 37% 8 9 170
66
Boulder
93,418
 201 73% 181 194 1% 30% 75 123 794
66
Greeley
89,252
 180 44% 173 194 1% 40% 233 221 1,265
68
Estes Park
5,922
 11 79% 11 186 0% 45% 3 12 41
69
La Junta
7,397
 13 59% 13 176 8% 23% 9 16 77
70
Lake
5,145
 10 31% 9 175 0% 11% 22 21 58
71
El Paso
168,379
 291 61% 289 172 8% 32% 187 636 350
71
Lone Tree
8,716
 15 63% 15 172 13% 27% 9 5 76
73
Logan
8,284
 14 50% 14 169 7% 14% 14 10 56
74
Erie
12,585
 21 78% 21 167 0% 19% 6 6 52
75
Archuleta
10,452
 18 75% 17 163 0% 18% 6 19 45
75
Gunnison
6,752
 12 86% 11 163 0% 0% 2 12 2
75
Frederick
6,745
 11 85% 11 163 0% 73% 2 19 19
78
San Miguel
5,002
 11 61% 8 160 0% 0% 7 7 21
79
Castle Rock
36,421
 60 78% 57 157 2% 37% 17 37 184
80
Teller
13,984
 21 51% 20 143 0% 20% 20 9 39
81
Avon
6,469
 9 47% 9 139 0% 56% 10 8 78
82
Fort Morgan
11,049
 15 28% 15 136 0% 13% 39 8 139
83
Canon City
16,302
 22 22% 22 135 0% 27% 79 54 137
84
Rio Grande
5,953
 10 45% 8 134 0% 13% 12 4 22
85
Montezuma
15,641
 20 38% 20 128 0% 20% 33 15 88
86
Louisville
18,705
 24 83% 23 123 4% 52% 5 14 92
87
Mesa
75,533
 94 36% 89 118 4% 38% 164 30 441
88
Alamosa
8,846
 13 68% 10 113 0% 10% 6 31 148
89
Eagle
29,581
 32 49% 31 105 0% 32% 33 26 156
89
Chaffee
9,494
 11 69% 10 105 0% 40% 5 3 47
91
Evans
17,800
 18 39% 18 101 6% 33% 28 22 162
92
Routt
9,805
 9 45% 9 92 0% 22% 11 20 10
93
Arapahoe
73,795
 65 61% 63 85 24% 27% 42 58 277
93
Weld
52,777
 46 56% 45 85 2% 38% 36 59 246
95
Fort Collins
130,446
 130 47% 109 84 1% 44% 144 114 991
96
Fremont
28,612
 22 73% 22 77 0% 23% 8 15 64
97
Montrose
20,708
 14 47% 14 68 0% 0% 16 11 90
98
Douglas
169,753
 96 19% 96 57 6% 46% 409 91 1,091
99
Centennial
100,100
 45 57% 42 42 7% 50% 34 32 223
100
Denver
568,465
 389 14% 210 37 33% 18% 2,353 1,375 2,739

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Notes:

For financial and other reasons some local police agencies are not able to report arrest data to the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Of the agencies reporting data to the UCR program, these are the top 100 agencies that report the most arrests for marijuana possession in this state. The table above ranks the reporting agencies with the most marijuana arrests by the arrest rate for marijuana possession.

The population listing in the table refers to the coverage population of the local police agency. University police stations, many divisions of the state police (SP), and some other agencies do not have applicable coverage populations that are reported along with arrest data reported to the UCR program. Consequently arrest rates per 100,000 population can not be calculated and reported for these agencies and they are not included in the above rankings.

Other drug crimes refers to drug-related offenses that to no include marijuana. These include sales and possession offenses involving the following catefories of drugs:

Opiates/Cocaine: This category includes opium, cocaine, and their derivatives. Opiate derivatives include, for example, morphine, heroin, and codeine. Cocaine derivative include crack cocaine.

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.

Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.

Property crimes include burglary, larceny-theft, motor-vehicle theft, and arson.

 

Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data

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