Massachusetts 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.
Barnstable 316 139 277 128 88% 37 747 12% 2 56 1%
Berkshire 118 104 99 92 84% 19 677 16% 0 0 0%
Bristol 933 172 775 153 83% 152 772 16% 6 54 1%
Dukes 14 98 12 91 86% 2 525 14% 0 0 0%
Essex 751 136 702 141 93% 42 152 6% 7 38 1%
Franklin 104 156 96 151 92% 8 1,032 8% 0 0 0%
Hampden 705 155 547 138 78% 154 361 22% 4 43 1%
Hampshire 285 191 261 190 92% 20 557 7% 4 70 1%
Middlesex 797 67 684 66 86% 100 201 13% 13 13 2%
Nantucket 13 127 8 89 62% 5 510 38% 0 0 0%
Norfolk 496 79 425 78 86% 68 224 14% 3 6 1%
Plymouth 681 147 558 135 82% 119 321 17% 4 57 1%
Suffolk 1,597 243 588 135 37% 979 618 61% 30 56 2%
Worcester 928 121 844 121 91% 75 268 8% 9 31 1%

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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.