New Jersey Marijuana Possession Arrest Rates by County and Race (2006)

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All
White
Black
Other
County
Arrests
Rate
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Atlantic 718 281 438 232 61% 275 603 38% 5 29 1%
Bergen 2,130 236 1,629 230 76% 428 788 20% 73 58 3%
Burlington 1,141 274 648 201 57% 475 686 42% 18 105 2%
Camden 1,330 256 863 227 65% 457 430 34% 10 40 1%
Cape May 256 314 218 288 85% 37 891 14% 1 116 0%
Cumberland 401 364 203 249 51% 197 819 49% 1 41 0%
Essex 1,933 244 605 148 31% 1,322 394 68% 6 16 0%
Gloucester 1,091 394 749 313 69% 340 1,216 31% 2 30 0%
Hudson 625 103 454 106 73% 170 188 27% 1 1 0%
Hunterdon 453 460 399 436 88% 47 1,644 10% 7 212 2%
Mercer 795 217 385 150 48% 397 525 50% 13 46 2%
Middlesex 1,053 133 751 137 71% 276 326 26% 26 18 2%
Monmouth 1,846 300 1,373 260 74% 463 933 25% 10 32 1%
Morris 999 204 859 201 86% 132 824 13% 8 20 1%
Ocean 1,087 195 982 188 90% 97 505 9% 8 75 1%
Passaic 811 162 604 155 74% 204 270 25% 3 11 0%
Salem 178 449 92 283 52% 86 1,416 48% 0 0 0%
Somerset 626 196 440 177 70% 175 618 28% 11 29 2%
Sussex 223 199 209 196 94% 14 707 6% 0 0 0%
Union 990 186 511 135 52% 468 390 47% 11 43 1%
Warren 188 227 168 217 89% 20 773 11% 0 0 0%

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Notes:

Classification: The Uniform Crime Reporting Program utilizes 4 classifications for race: White, Black, Indian (Native-American), and Asian. In the tables above the classification “Other” includes both Indian (Native-American) and Asian arrests.

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.