New Mexico 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 91% 2,938 178.06 2,646 90.06% 193.50 150 5.11% 290.04 142 4.83% 71.28
2006 92% 1,944 109.31 1,744 89.71% 112.41 90 4.63% 172.26 110 5.66% 77.15
2005 92% 2,219 124.81 2,010 90.58% 130.17 86 3.88% 196.20 123 5.54% 75.25
2004 88% 2,273 142.63 2,030 89.31% 146.64 110 4.84% 273.09 133 5.85% 91.89
2003 83% 2,497 163.51 1,993 79.82% 154.14 115 4.61% 312.00 389 15.58% 223.37
2002 81% 2,248 151.67 1,822 81.05% 145.63 83 3.69% 239.06 343 15.26% 196.82
2001 84% 2,607 171.11 2,166 83.08% 167.87 67 2.57% 195.89 374 14.35% 211.32
2000 89% 2,445 151.12 2,143 87.65% 155.60 64 2.62% 182.94 238 9.73% 130.45
1999 91% 2,275 149.83 1,896 83.34% 145.57 78 3.43% 194.76 301 13.23% 171.21
1998 87% 2,194 151.39 1,862 84.87% 149.66 111 5.06% 291.35 221 10.07% 132.37
1997 82% 2,470 175.94 2,115 85.63% 173.96 132 5.34% 358.78 223 9.03% 147.35
1996 77% 2,498 208.79 2,117 84.75% 205.62 120 4.80% 363.82 261 10.45% 194.93
1995 74% 1,934 174.88 1,678 86.76% 176.26 86 4.45% 287.00 170 8.79% 137.22
1994 78% 1,558 137.21 1,374 88.19% 140.27 69 4.43% 231.47 115 7.38% 91.14

 

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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.