Missouri 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 100% 21,254 363.49 16,417 77.24% 330.25 4,774 22.46% 706.74 63 0.30% 55.63
2006 100% 22,142 379.91 17,315 78.20% 348.87 4,748 21.44% 707.17 79 0.36% 71.20
2005 100% 19,048 329.59 14,827 77.84% 300.54 4,130 21.68% 620.79 91 0.48% 85.64
2004 99% 17,718 309.31 14,025 79.16% 286.51 3,625 20.46% 550.85 68 0.38% 66.09
2003 99% 17,936 315.96 14,094 78.58% 290.22 3,714 20.71% 570.48 128 0.71% 128.78
2002 99% 16,047 284.77 13,021 81.14% 269.80 2,955 18.41% 458.11 71 0.44% 73.88
2001 100% 11,916 214.08 8,787 73.74% 184.43 3,073 25.79% 478.28 56 0.47% 59.93
2000 71% 9,641 264.01 6,682 69.31% 215.86 2,936 30.45% 651.59 23 0.24% 36.87
1999 74% 10,429 285.96 7,092 68.00% 225.95 3,307 31.71% 734.54 30 0.29% 51.67
1998 72% 9,565 276.86 6,290 65.76% 212.06 3,247 33.95% 748.23 28 0.29% 51.12
1997 73% 10,184 294.63 6,828 67.05% 229.63 3,328 32.68% 775.82 28 0.27% 51.75
1996 71% 8,964 263.43 5,770 64.37% 197.55 3,172 35.39% 739.04 22 0.25% 41.68
1995 77% 8,696 226.31 5,476 62.97% 164.17 3,195 36.74% 708.07 25 0.29% 44.87
1994 76% 7,115 190.39 4,570 64.23% 141.02 2,529 35.54% 570.61 16 0.22% 30.05

 

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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.