Nevada Drug Arrests (1990-2007)

   
Opiates and Cocaine
Marijuana
Synthetic Narcotics
Other Drugs

 

Year
Total
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Pop. Cov.
2007 14,865 2,663 18% 7,950 53% 2,843 19% 1,408 9% 100%
2006 13,897 2,857 21% 6,703 48% 3,380 24% 957 7% 100%
2005 12,016 2,146 18% 5,606 47% 3,280 27% 983 8% 100%
2004 10,836 2,062 19% 5,374 50% 2,549 24% 849 8% 100%
2003 9,473 1,901 20% 4,504 48% 2,255 24% 773 8% 100%
2002 9,557 1,837 19% 4,912 51% 1,836 19% 532 6% 90%
2001 9,974 1,967 20% 4,450 45% 1,936 19% 1,047 10% 87%
2000 10,244 1,710 17% 4,761 46% 1,992 19% 1,298 13% 86%
1999 10,613 1,098 10% 6,382 60% 1,373 13% 1,208 11% 81%
1998 10,902 2,207 20% 5,054 46% 1,774 16% 1,237 11% 81%
1997 10,434 2,093 20% 4,715 45% 1,756 17% 1,169 11% 80%
1996 8,941 1,926 22% 4,103 46% 1,296 14% 1,043 12% 79%
1995 9,999 1,815 18% 2,672 27% 876 9% 922 9% 85%
1994 10,094 1,249 12% 1,572 16% 535 5% 777 8% 84%
1993 7,595 729 10% 876 12% 1,666 22% 452 6% 83%
1992 6,598 498 8% 785 12% 1,605 24% 352 5% 83%
1991 6,449 553 9% 421 7% 491 8% 207 3% 84%
1990 6,722 715 11% 429 6% 655 10% 213 3% 83%

 

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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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