Louisiana Drug Arrests (1990-2007)

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Opiates and Cocaine
Marijuana
Synthetic Narcotics
Other Drugs

 

Year
Total
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Pop. Cov.
2007 37,612 8,912 24% 18,535 49% 1,976 5% 3,262 9% 98%
2006 46,502 14,127 30% 24,382 52% 2,466 5% 5,237 11% 100%
2005 42,880 11,978 28% 24,055 56% 2,411 6% 3,446 8% 100%
2004 38,000 10,509 28% 22,003 58% 2,286 6% 3,002 8% 100%
2003 34,520 10,471 30% 19,668 57% 1,732 5% 2,376 7% 100%
2002 32,830 11,133 34% 17,853 54% 1,631 5% 2,196 7% 99%
2001 32,185 8,840 27% 18,195 57% 1,141 4% 1,962 6% 99%
2000 30,613 9,120 30% 17,467 57% 1,089 4% 1,538 5% 99%
1999 34,043 16,379 48% 14,410 42% 1,083 3% 856 3% 98%
1998 28,794 11,000 38% 14,137 49% 1,303 5% 1,555 5% 98%
1997 28,659 10,556 37% 14,254 50% 1,124 4% 2,000 7% 98%
1996 25,812 8,678 34% 13,531 52% 796 3% 1,909 7% 97%
1995 24,407 8,558 35% 11,855 49% 616 3% 2,655 11% 99%
1994 21,576 8,415 39% 8,777 41% 422 2% 3,005 14% 99%
1993 16,732 7,900 47% 5,842 35% 4,462 27% 1,158 7% 99%
1992 16,126 8,562 53% 4,773 30% 3,499 22% 1,161 7% 99%
1991 9,704 4,906 51% 2,934 30% 1,124 12% 600 6% 98%
1990 13,492 6,719 50% 4,421 33% 1,247 9% 625 5% 98%

 

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Notes:

Populaton Coverage: Percent of the state’s population covered by the local police agencies reporting data for this year.

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.

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.

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: Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data

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