Top Local Agencies in North Dakota by Marijuana Possession Arrest Rate,
Listed Alphabetically, (2007)
      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
42 Adams County Sheriff Department 2,320 1 100% 1 43 0% 0% 0 1 2
41 Barnes County Sheriff Office 4,597 2 100% 2 44 0% 0% 0 0 3
7 Bismarck Police Dept 58,648 246 80% 225 384 3% 38% 60 59 759
2 Burke County Sheriff Department 1,673 10 83% 10 598 0% 0% 2 0 3
8 Burleigh County Sheriff Department 15,520 81 65% 57 367 5% 35% 44 0 29
6 Burlington Police Dept 989 4 100% 4 404 0% 100% 0 0 1
25 Cass County Sheriff Department 22,287 40 68% 35 157 0% 14% 19 2 27
46 Cavalier County Sheriff Office 4,049 1 33% 1 25 0% 0% 2 2 29
17 Cavalier Police Dept 1,404 3 75% 3 214 0% 0% 1 0 11
3 Devils Lake Police Dept 6,647 42 52% 36 542 3% 19% 39 9 168
13 Dickinson Police Dept 15,595 40 98% 39 250 10% 41% 1 8 147
23 Fargo Police Dept 89,998 213 66% 173 192 4% 19% 111 77 1,230
14 Grafton Police Dept 4,118 10 59% 10 243 0% 30% 7 7 29
9 Grand Forks County Sheriff Department 11,803 50 63% 43 364 12% 9% 29 3 37
21 Grand Forks Police Dept 50,477 110 83% 104 206 5% 25% 23 37 528
44 Griggs County Sheriff Office 2,437 2 100% 1 41 0% 0% 0 0 6
18 Jamestown Police Dept 14,696 31 89% 31 211 0% 16% 4 11 239
30 Lisbon City Police Dept 2,185 3 43% 3 137 0% 33% 4 3 1
38 Mandan City Police Dept 17,521 11 69% 11 63 0% 36% 5 7 99
47 Mchenry County Sheriff Office 5,394 1 100% 1 19 0% 0% 0 0 7
33 Mckenzie County Sheriff Office 4,354 4 67% 4 92 0% 25% 2 1 2
32 Mclean County Sheriff Department 8,500 11 79% 11 129 0% 18% 3 1 29
1 Mercer County Sheriff Office 2,971 66 72% 55 1,851 7% 24% 26 1 5
12 Minot Police Dept 34,487 93 70% 88 255 9% 20% 39 41 444
40 Morton County Sheriff Department 8,451 4 100% 4 47 0% 25% 0 1 15
39 Pembina County Sheriff Office 6,468 5 63% 4 62 0% 0% 3 1 4
37 Pierce County Sheriff Department 1,583 1 100% 1 63 0% 0% 0 0 0
31 Ramsey County Sheriff Department 4,595 6 55% 6 131 0% 67% 5 1 15
45 Ransom County Sheriff Office 3,533 1 50% 1 28 0% 0% 1 0 4
20 Renville County Sheriff Department 2,420 5 100% 5 207 0% 20% 0 0 6
22 Richland County Sheriff Office 9,056 21 75% 18 199 0% 22% 7 5 31
36 Rolette County Sheriff Office 12,583 8 73% 8 64 0% 25% 3 2 20
19 Rolla Police Dept 1,451 3 75% 3 207 0% 0% 1 1 22
26 Rugby Police Dept 2,606 4 80% 4 153 0% 50% 1 0 5
24 Sargent County Sheriff Department 4,196 7 100% 7 167 0% 43% 0 0 2
29 Stark County Sheriff Department 6,369 9 75% 9 141 0% 0% 3 1 4
15 Stutsman County Sheriff Office 6,040 14 54% 14 232 21% 7% 12 1 15
34 Towner County Sheriff Department 1,296 1 100% 1 77 0% 100% 0 0 3
28 Traill County Sheriff Office 4,228 6 75% 6 142 17% 17% 2 4 12
16 Valley City Police Dept 6,325 14 67% 14 221 0% 14% 7 7 56
10 Wahpeton Police Dept 7,850 22 96% 22 280 14% 23% 1 7 53
43 Walsh County Sheriff Department 7,198 3 50% 3 42 0% 33% 3 0 13
35 Ward County Sheriff Department 19,724 14 74% 14 71 0% 36% 5 8 80
27 Watford City Police Dept 1,371 2 33% 2 146 0% 0% 4 1 7
5 Wells County Sheriff Department 2,194 9 69% 9 410 11% 33% 4 2 13
11 West Fargo Police Dept 22,462 58 83% 58 258 2% 24% 12 12 188
4 Williams County Sheriff Department 7,274 37 50% 32 440 9% 28% 37 3 21
48 Williston Police Dept 12,260 2 50% 2 16 0% 0% 2 9 155

 

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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 local agencies that report 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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