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Colorado 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.
Adams 1,370 335 1,298 353 95% 61 436 4% 11 58 1%
Alamosa 14 90 12 84 86% 1 380 7% 1 139 7%
Arapahoe 1,236 212 811 169 66% 413 742 33% 12 39 1%
Archuleta 31 256 31 266 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Baca 1 24 1 25 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Bent 4 71 4 80 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Boulder 485 233 472 245 97% 7 295 1% 6 63 1%
Chaffee 22 127 22 134 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Cheyenne 1 50 1 51 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Clear Creek 36 435 35 443 97% 1 1,472 3% 0 0 0%
Custer 4 102 4 105 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Delta 25 87 25 90 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Denver 204 36 132 28 65% 70 119 34% 2 8 1%
Dolores 1 54 1 56 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Douglas 246 97 228 97 93% 17 386 7% 1 10 0%
Eagle 107 217 107 224 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
El Paso 1,281 223 1,045 212 82% 217 543 17% 19 80 1%
Elbert 3 13 3 14 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Fremont 48 99 48 109 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Garfield 141 331 138 335 98% 2 696 1% 1 177 1%
Gilpin 23 458 23 481 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Grand 27 201 27 208 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Gunnison 77 531 76 545 99% 1 1,114 1% 0 0 0%
Hinsdale 8 1,027 8 1,050 100% 0   0% 0 0 0%
Huerfano 4 51 4 56 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Jefferson 1,630 331 1,558 339 96% 60 847 4% 12 69 1%
Kit Carson 1 24 1 25 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
La Plata 9 19 8 18 89% 0 0 0% 1 30 11%
Lake 19 241 19 252 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Larimer 587 213 576 221 98% 10 367 2% 1 14 0%
Las Animas 3 19 2 14 67% 1 489 33% 0 0 0%
Logan 60 284 54 270 90% 6 1,009 10% 0 0 0%
Mesa 436 329 425 334 97% 10 924 2% 1 44 0%
Moffat 51 373 50 378 98% 0 0 0% 1 494 2%
Montezuma 20 83 16 78 80% 0 0 0% 4 129 20%
Montrose 56 147 55 150 98% 1 370 2% 0 0 0%
Morgan 29 109 28 109 97% 1 509 3% 0 0 0%
Otero 15 77 14 77 93% 1 464 7% 0 0 0%
Ouray 1 37 1 38 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Park 48 278 48 289 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Pitkin 23 160 22 159 96% 0 0 0% 1 423 4%
Prowers 29 205 29 214 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Pueblo 385 250 372 259 97% 12 333 3% 1 24 0%
Rio Blanco 10 164 9 153 90% 1 9,952 10% 0 0 0%
Rio Grande 20 161 18 151 90% 0 0 0% 2 645 10%
Routt 55 253 55 261 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Saguache 8 111 8 116 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
San Juan 3 510 3 524 100% 0   0% 0 0 0%
San Miguel 12 163 12 168 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Summit 87 384 87 398 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Teller 58 260 58 274 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Washington 1 21 1 22 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Weld 369 162 362 167 98% 6 271 2% 1 20 0%

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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.