Top Local Agencies in Minnesota by Marijuana Possession Arrest Rate, (2007)

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      Marijuana Arrests Other Arrests
Rank Agency Population
Total
Pct. of All Drug Arrests
Poss.
Poss. Rate
Black Pct.
Males Age
15 to 19 Pct.
Other Drugs
Violent
Property
1 Hennepin County Sheriff Office 6,154 112 49% 97 1,576 34% 15% 117 12 100
2 Brainerd Police Dept 13,731 184 85% 111 808 2% 36% 33 26 167
3 Eveleth Police Dept 3,577 26 72% 21 587 0% 29% 10 8 62
4 Oak Park Heights Police Dept 4,097 38 73% 23 561 0% 65% 14 3 70
5 St Francis Police Dept 7,744 66 93% 38 491 0% 32% 5 10 92
6 Rogers Police Dept 6,802 50 85% 33 485 3% 21% 9 3 69
7 Ely Police Dept 3,565 22 81% 17 477 0% 41% 5 0 27
8 Cold Spring Police Dept 3,726 31 89% 17 456 0% 53% 4 4 21
9 Staples City Police Dept 3,082 19 83% 14 454 0% 50% 4 0 61
10 Osseo Police Dept 2,553 14 78% 10 392 10% 40% 4 2 18
11 Park Rapids Police Dept 3,577 18 82% 14 391 0% 43% 4 8 86
12 Belle Plaine Police Dept 4,998 28 90% 19 380 11% 37% 3 8 49
13 Eagle Lake Police Dept 2,130 17 94% 8 376 0% 38% 1 2 11
14 Bayport Police Dept 3,266 18 75% 12 367 0% 33% 6 2 13
15 Crosby Police Dept 2,232 18 58% 8 358 0% 13% 13 9 42
16 Circle Pines-Lexington Police Dept 11,454 62 70% 41 358 2% 51% 27 12 54
17 Cook County Sheriff Department 5,341 30 91% 19 356 11% 5% 3 2 31
18 Minneapolis Police Dept 371,240 1,332 40% 1,300 350 78% 27% 1,992 1,371 4,681
19 City Of Brooklyn Park Police Dept 70,112 262 74% 227 324 64% 35% 94 171 1,463
20 Lake Crystal Police Dept 2,562 15 88% 8 312 0% 25% 2 3 30
21 Wabasha Police Dept 2,587 10 100% 8 309 0% 25% 0 2 51
22 St Cloud Police Dept 67,290 382 65% 198 294 23% 30% 204 139 1,421
23 Benson Police Dept 3,096 16 94% 9 291 0% 56% 1 3 42
24 Fairmont Police Dept 10,337 43 62% 30 290 0% 33% 26 7 148
25 Bemidji Police Dept 13,448 61 58% 39 290 0% 46% 44 29 512
26 Shakopee Police Dept 35,113 143 69% 98 279 14% 46% 64 35 380
27 Buffalo Police Dept 14,456 67 94% 39 270 13% 41% 4 14 132
28 Red Wing Police Dept 15,705 75 64% 42 267 10% 24% 43 14 266
29 Rosemount Police Dept 21,393 79 74% 56 262 16% 45% 28 7 113
30 Willmar Police Dept 18,012 59 60% 47 261 0% 45% 39 15 297
31 Medina Police Dept 5,033 20 100% 13 258 8% 62% 0 2 22
32 Lake Of The Woods County Sheriff Department 4,301 15 100% 11 256 0% 0% 0 5 11
33 Mora Police Dept 3,521 17 94% 9 256 0% 33% 1 0 87
34 Chaska City Police Dept 24,764 94 79% 63 254 10% 48% 25 8 277
35 Brooklyn Center Police Dept 27,118 93 65% 68 251 79% 51% 51 86 1,036
36 Richfield Dept Of Public Safety 33,112 121 79% 83 251 57% 41% 33 69 442
37 Newport Police Dept 3,606 12 71% 9 250 0% 33% 5 3 35
38 Cannon Falls Police Dept 4,038 15 68% 10 248 10% 10% 7 1 32
39 International Falls Police Dept 6,108 30 100% 15 246 0% 13% 0 2 26
40 Baxter Village Police Dept 8,243 35 80% 20 243 5% 40% 9 3 162
41 Columbia Heights Police Dept 17,894 52 65% 43 240 56% 35% 28 38 391
42 Todd County Sheriff Office 18,900 73 86% 45 238 0% 4% 12 4 57
43 Detroit Lakes Police Dept 8,111 30 75% 19 234 0% 47% 10 4 154
44 St Paul Police Dept 271,662 634 43% 623 229 69% 30% 835 1,072 3,099
45 Robbinsdale Police Dept 13,211 47 73% 30 227 60% 27% 17 23 116
46 Dakota County Sheriff Office 17,356 95 70% 39 225 21% 23% 41 5 94
47 Anoka County Sheriff Office 21,665 105 64% 47 217 6% 45% 59 60 504
48 Bloomington Police Dept 80,218 334 66% 171 213 48% 48% 175 83 1,826
49 Glencoe Police Dept 5,644 21 88% 12 213 0% 50% 3 2 45
50 Litchfield Police Dept 6,655 24 92% 14 210 0% 21% 2 4 52
51 Sauk Center Police Dept 3,906 12 92% 8 205 0% 25% 1 2 52
52 Mound Police Dept 9,404 24 77% 19 202 11% 32% 7 7 51
53 Hopkins Police Dept 16,613 54 73% 33 199 36% 21% 20 9 215
54 New Brighton Police Dept 20,644 59 83% 41 199 34% 39% 12 14 127
55 Burnsville Police Dept 59,127 217 72% 117 198 31% 31% 85 41 734
56 Austin Police Dept 23,300 81 45% 46 197 15% 30% 101 28 387
57 West St Paul Police Dept 18,748 60 54% 37 197 16% 38% 51 41 500
58 New Hope Police Dept 20,301 72 73% 40 197 38% 30% 26 24 314
59 West Hennepin Public Safety Dept 5,671 22 100% 11 194 0% 73% 0 3 18
60 Roseville Police Dept 31,645 67 61% 61 193 33% 20% 43 19 719
61 Fergus Falls Police Dept 13,842 43 59% 26 188 0% 58% 30 23 190
62 North Branch Police Dept 10,886 31 70% 20 184 5% 40% 13 9 95
63 Jackson County Sheriff Office 6,013 13 65% 11 183 0% 18% 7 3 12
64 Cambridge Police Dept 7,687 18 58% 14 182 0% 50% 13 2 59
65 Beltrami County Sheriff Office 29,425 71 71% 53 180 2% 23% 29 35 168
66 Stillwater Police Dept 18,116 42 71% 32 177 0% 41% 17 15 145
67 Kandiyohi County Sheriff Department 23,030 61 72% 40 174 3% 25% 24 11 64
68 Dayton Village Police Dept 4,620 11 100% 8 173 0% 25% 0 0 6
69 Big Lake Police Dept 9,852 33 83% 17 173 0% 65% 7 12 109
70 Alexandria Police Dept 11,029 28 97% 19 172 5% 26% 1 9 242
71 Cottage Grove Police Dept 33,288 94 79% 57 171 7% 42% 25 16 270
72 St Paul Park Police 5,285 17 63% 9 170 0% 0% 10 4 62
73 St Anthony Police Dept 7,680 16 80% 13 169 0% 31% 4 3 115
74 Moorhead Police Dept 35,052 109 78% 58 165 7% 22% 31 26 288
75 Mankato Public Safety Dept 35,331 98 57% 57 161 16% 39% 74 69 850
76 Sartell Police Dept 13,816 37 93% 22 159 0% 32% 3 4 47
77 Duluth City Police Dept 83,932 177 52% 133 158 19% 30% 165 170 1,263
78 Carlton County Sheriff Office 20,331 44 62% 32 157 6% 22% 27 5 73
79 Goodhue County Sheriff Department 22,404 53 79% 35 156 6% 20% 14 5 102
80 New Prague Police Dept 7,153 25 89% 11 154 9% 36% 3 6 38
81 Virginia City Police Dept 8,471 22 59% 13 153 0% 31% 15 24 310
82 Lino Lakes Police Dept 20,334 55 74% 31 152 6% 16% 19 5 83
83 St Louis County Sheriff Office 51,555 126 61% 78 151 4% 27% 79 26 230
84 Savage Police Dept 28,266 65 61% 42 149 14% 31% 42 15 152
85 Maplewood Police Dept 35,444 60 58% 52 147 42% 21% 44 52 1,293
86 Oakdale Police Dept 27,306 57 75% 40 146 18% 25% 19 36 515
87 South St Paul Police Dept 19,188 73 70% 28 146 14% 57% 31 9 163
88 Princeton Police Dept 4,885 18 90% 7 143 0% 86% 2 3 111
89 North St Paul Police Dept 11,201 20 74% 16 143 31% 31% 7 12 125
90 Fridley Police Dept 26,124 42 67% 37 142 30% 35% 21 45 488
91 Owatonna Police Dept 24,796 69 85% 35 141 11% 43% 12 24 293
92 White Bear Lake Police Dept 23,486 52 71% 33 141 3% 45% 21 34 253
93 Cloquet Police Dept 11,523 22 45% 16 139 6% 19% 27 20 117
94 Prior Lake Police Dept 23,879 57 57% 33 138 6% 21% 43 10 96
95 Olmsted County Sheriff Office 40,935 73 58% 55 134 7% 24% 53 23 154
96 Chisago County Sheriff Office 28,548 60 61% 38 133 0% 32% 39 19 183
97 Cottonwood County Sheriff Department 5,284 9 75% 7 132 14% 14% 3 5 13
98 St Bonifacius-Minnetrista Police Dept 8,350 19 83% 11 132 0% 27% 4 0 33
99 Minnetonka Police Dept 49,751 178 93% 65 131 20% 40% 13 28 485
100 Falcon Heights 5,417 7 64% 7 129 29% 29% 4 0 28
101 Pope County Sheriff Department 8,639 14 78% 11 127 0% 64% 4 3 22
102 Coon Rapids Police Dept 62,299 132 59% 78 125 12% 41% 91 50 715
103 Blaine Police Dept 56,747 121 52% 71 125 15% 28% 111 38 809
104 Blue Earth County Sheriff Office 16,816 43 65% 21 125 0% 48% 23 7 75
105 Steele County Sheriff Office 9,737 22 50% 12 123 0% 33% 22 5 27
106 Winona Police Dept 26,464 57 38% 32 121 19% 38% 92 20 296
107 Anoka Police Dept 17,413 35 73% 21 121 5% 48% 13 9 201
108 Albert Lea Police Dept 17,663 42 47% 21 119 0% 33% 47 24 241
109 Thief River Falls Police Dept 8,440 18 64% 10 118 30% 30% 10 6 96
110 St Joseph Police Dept 5,926 11 92% 7 118 0% 14% 1 0 21
111 Plymouth Police Dept 70,737 165 80% 83 117 34% 30% 40 19 342
112 Rochester Police Dept 98,287 170 57% 114 116 21% 32% 129 166 1,256
113 East Grand Forks Police Dept 7,896 22 59% 9 114 22% 22% 15 4 57
114 Wash County Sheriff Office 59,162 97 73% 67 113 1% 30% 36 31 186
115 Elk River Police Dept 23,224 44 81% 26 112 4% 38% 10 14 159
116 Lake City Police Dept 5,409 14 88% 6 111 0% 67% 2 2 38
117 Champlin City Police Dept 23,463 55 83% 26 111 12% 54% 11 8 123
118 Sherburne County Sheriff Department 44,458 88 74% 49 110 2% 16% 31 34 219
119 Jordan Police Dept 5,550 14 88% 6 108 0% 67% 2 0 17
120 Koochiching County Sheriff Department 7,455 12 80% 8 107 0% 25% 3 5 17
121 Martin County Sheriff Office 10,275 15 65% 11 107 0% 36% 8 0 15
122 Crookston Police Dept 7,752 9 82% 8 103 13% 50% 2 2 42
123 Wright County Sheriff Department 100,902 187 67% 104 103 3% 26% 92 70 602
124 Apple Valley Police Dept 50,794 109 73% 52 102 15% 44% 40 44 477
125 Faribault Police Dept 22,408 41 73% 22 98 5% 45% 15 29 263

 

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Notes:

For financial and other reasons some local police agencies are not able to report arrest data to the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Of the agencies reporting data to the UCR program, these are the top 125 agencies that report the most arrests for marijuana possession in this state. The table above ranks the reporting agencies with the most marijuana arrests by the arrest rate for marijuana possession.

The population listing in the table refers to the coverage population of the local police agency. University police stations, many divisions of the state police (SP), and some other agencies do not have applicable coverage populations that are reported along with arrest data reported to the UCR program. Consequently arrest rates per 100,000 population can not be calculated and reported for these agencies and they are not included in the above rankings.

Other drug crimes refers to drug-related offenses that to no include marijuana. These include sales and possession offenses involving the following catefories of drugs:

Opiates/Cocaine: This category includes opium, cocaine, and their derivatives. Opiate derivatives include, for example, morphine, heroin, and codeine. Cocaine derivative include crack cocaine.

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.

Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.

Property crimes include burglary, larceny-theft, motor-vehicle theft, and arson.

 

Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data

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