Nebraska Drug Arrests (1990-2007)

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Opiates and Cocaine
Marijuana
Synthetic Narcotics
Other Drugs

 

Year
Total
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Pop. Cov.
2007 10,455 588 6% 7,430 71% 401 4% 1,793 17% 100%
2006 10,627 737 7% 7,252 68% 433 4% 2,176 20% 100%
2005 11,323 658 6% 7,305 65% 488 4% 2,837 25% 100%
2004 10,930 681 6% 7,006 64% 453 4% 2,730 25% 100%
2003 10,155 574 6% 6,525 64% 463 5% 2,579 25% 100%
2002 11,855 674 6% 7,925 67% 488 4% 2,742 23% 98%
2001 11,141 651 6% 7,896 71% 440 4% 2,122 19% 97%
2000 10,112 711 7% 7,113 70% 499 5% 1,596 16% 98%
1999 9,263 817 9% 6,360 69% 380 4% 1,340 14% 96%
1998 8,628 1,062 12% 6,069 70% 311 4% 1,269 15% 96%
1997 9,208 1,071 12% 6,367 69% 428 5% 1,341 15% 96%
1996 7,158 887 12% 5,218 73% 252 4% 799 11% 96%
1995 6,872 861 13% 4,984 73% 289 4% 736 11% 98%
1994 5,448 789 14% 4,077 75% 102 2% 480 9% 98%
1993 4,456 720 16% 3,329 75% 257 6% 365 8% 97%
1992 4,759 812 17% 3,524 74% 957 20% 284 6% 97%
1991 4,265 799 19% 3,067 72% 118 3% 281 7% 97%
1990 4,007 639 16% 2,814 70% 167 4% 387 10% 97%

 

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Notes:

Populaton Coverage: Percent of the state’s population covered by the local police agencies reporting data for this year.

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

Marijuana: This category includes hashish.

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.

Itemized categories may not account for total drug arrests because of occassional reporting irregularities in which arrests are reported for drug abuse offenses but not classified as one of these four categories.

Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data

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