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New Jersey Marijuana Possession Arrest Rates by County and Age Groups Under 30 (2006)

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County
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Atlantic 26 143 4% 282 1,605 39% 187 1,188 26% 74 452 10%
Bergen 31 52 1% 772 1,352 36% 657 1,323 31% 295 709 14%
Burlington 24 85 2% 458 1,648 40% 375 1,425 33% 107 413 9%
Camden 21 56 2% 498 1,319 37% 418 1,210 31% 160 482 12%
Cape May 3 60 1% 122 2,271 48% 44 965 17% 25 547 10%
Cumberland 9 122 2% 142 1,883 35% 119 1,641 30% 53 590 13%
Essex 14 25 1% 530 942 27% 565 1,083 29% 404 786 21%
Gloucester 17 89 2% 395 1,918 36% 317 1,496 29% 152 822 14%
Hudson 5 14 1% 226 612 36% 200 506 32% 79 170 13%
Hunterdon 4 57 1% 160 2,375 35% 143 2,488 32% 65 1,518 14%
Mercer 32 132 4% 360 1,283 45% 204 754 26% 79 337 10%
Middlesex 16 31 2% 454 845 43% 296 554 28% 117 242 11%
Monmouth 44 98 2% 859 1,943 47% 494 1,339 27% 169 555 9%
Morris 22 64 2% 491 1,504 49% 259 971 26% 82 407 8%
Ocean 28 80 3% 526 1,567 48% 279 921 26% 95 274 9%
Passaic 7 19 1% 307 867 38% 279 831 34% 111 358 14%
Salem 4 148 2% 64 2,347 36% 57 2,185 32% 23 813 13%
Somerset 6 26 1% 257 1,267 41% 181 1,142 29% 87 587 14%
Sussex 11 129 5% 108 1,280 48% 50 740 22% 18 314 8%
Union 21 56 2% 387 1,057 39% 268 823 27% 145 501 15%
Warren 1 17 1% 95 1,656 51% 36 812 19% 25 567 13%

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Notes:

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.