Maine 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.
Androscoggin 320 296 303 292 95% 16 929 5% 1 92 0%
Aroostook 99 135 97 137 98% 0 0 0% 2 132 2%
Cumberland 445 162 433 166 97% 11 210 2% 1 18 0%
Franklin 127 428 126 433 99% 1 958 1% 0 0 0%
Hancock 113 216 111 218 98% 0 0 0% 2 357 2%
Kennebec 215 178 207 176 96% 8 1,258 4% 0 0 0%
Knox 115 279 113 280 98% 2 1,239 2% 0 0 0%
Lincoln 9 26 9 26 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Oxford 99 175 97 175 98% 1 506 1% 1 226 1%
Penobscot 340 231 334 235 98% 3 285 1% 3 111 1%
Piscataquis 26 147 26 150 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Sagadahoc 109 295 107 301 98% 1 188 1% 1 237 1%
Somerset 88 170 88 174 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Waldo 77 199 77 203 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Washington 28 84 27 86 96% 0 0 0% 1 64 4%
York 544 269 528 268 97% 16 1,201 3% 0 0 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.