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|
Opiates/Cocaine |
Marijuana |
All Others |
| |
Total |
Arrests |
Pct. |
Arrests |
Pct. |
Arrests |
Pct. |
| 2007 |
10,650 |
5,684 |
53% |
3,985 |
37% |
981 |
9% |
| 2006 |
10,139 |
5,373 |
53% |
3,868 |
38% |
898 |
9% |
| 2005 |
10,332 |
5,608 |
54% |
4,179 |
40% |
545 |
5% |
| 2004 |
10,370 |
5,570 |
54% |
4,281 |
41% |
519 |
5% |
| 2003 |
8,691 |
4,447 |
51% |
3,651 |
42% |
593 |
7% |
| 2002 |
8,247 |
4,416 |
54% |
3,341 |
41% |
490 |
6% |
| 2001 |
8,674 |
4,769 |
55% |
3,552 |
41% |
353 |
4% |
| 2000 |
8,432 |
4,461 |
53% |
3,708 |
44% |
263 |
3% |
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Notes:
Opiates/Cocaine: This category includes opium, cocaine,
and their derivatives. Opiate derivatives include, for example,
morphine, heroin, and codeine. Cocaine derivative include
crack cocaine.
Marijuana: This category includes hashish.
Other Drugs: This category includesmanufactured
narcotics and includes, for example, Demerol , methadone,
and Oxycontin as well as dangerous non-narcotic
drugs such as barbiturates, benzedrine,
LSD, methamphetamine, and PCP.
Itemized categories may not account for total drug arrests
because of occassional reporting irregularities in which
arrests are reported for drug abuse offenses but not classified
as one of these four categories.
Source: Research & Analysis
Branch, Washington Metropolitan Police Department
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