Georgia 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 81% 22,926 300.90 9,409 41.04% 188.37 13,416 58.52% 588.02 101 0.44% 41.72
2006 78% 21,207 294.19 8,041 37.92% 169.31 13,087 61.71% 609.09 79 0.37% 35.15
2005 76% 19,705 291.32 7,566 38.40% 169.15 12,074 61.27% 600.77 65 0.33% 30.89
2004 71% 18,288 294.40 7,171 39.21% 174.08 11,035 60.34% 599.06 82 0.45% 43.78
2003 77% 17,214 258.35 7,927 46.05% 178.44 9,198 53.43% 468.96 89 0.52% 45.96
2002 79% 15,378 229.67 7,370 47.93% 165.46 7,953 51.72% 399.77 55 0.36% 29.30
2001 77% 16,747 265.22 7,896 47.15% 185.35 8,807 52.59% 482.68 44 0.26% 25.75
2000 87% 17,550 247.76 8,473 48.28% 176.95 9,022 51.41% 439.82 55 0.31% 30.46
1999 90% 18,904 272.09 9,217 48.76% 192.26 9,624 50.91% 482.95 63 0.33% 39.18
1998 88% 18,790 282.44 9,157 48.73% 198.51 9,572 50.94% 506.01 61 0.32% 41.18
1997 88% 17,495 265.64 8,078 46.17% 176.12 9,377 53.60% 503.89 40 0.23% 28.91
1996 90% 16,132 245.85 8,838 54.79% 193.07 7,230 44.82% 390.18 64 0.40% 48.73
1995 89% 14,904 235.00 7,954 53.37% 179.03 6,903 46.32% 388.44 47 0.32% 38.47
1994 88% 11,081 181.04 6,341 57.22% 146.63 4,706 42.47% 279.38 34 0.31% 30.39

 

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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.