Nevada 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 98% 7,118 282.96 4,620 64.91% 226.93 2,339 32.86% 1,139.50 159 2.23% 82.55
2006 100% 5,951 238.47 3,872 65.06% 189.90 1,930 32.43% 984.38 149 2.50% 80.93
2005 100% 5,046 208.96 3,407 67.52% 172.15 1,514 30.00% 806.82 125 2.48% 67.25
2004 98% 4,649 202.46 3,226 69.39% 170.74 1,295 27.86% 734.09 128 2.75% 74.05
2003 100% 3,923 175.04 2,780 70.86% 149.65 1,065 27.15% 641.34 78 1.99% 47.97
2002 99% 4,220 197.28 3,064 72.61% 172.56 1,055 25.00% 661.66 101 2.39% 66.15
2001 99% 3,574 172.43 2,661 74.45% 153.77 831 23.25% 550.68 82 2.29% 57.38
2000 97% 3,742 191.03 2,816 75.25% 171.03 838 22.39% 607.91 88 2.35% 67.64
1999 98% 5,178 293.08 3,755 72.52% 248.54 1,349 26.05% 981.29 74 1.43% 62.46
1998 99% 3,780 221.07 2,922 77.30% 198.89 802 21.22% 614.37 56 1.48% 50.84
1997 99% 3,125 190.43 2,553 81.70% 180.32 527 16.86% 429.42 45 1.44% 43.89
1996 100% 3,175 198.07 2,572 81.01% 185.31 562 17.70% 474.84 41 1.29% 42.42
1995 97% 2,012 135.50 1,650 82.01% 128.05 335 16.65% 308.29 27 1.34% 30.84
1994 97% 1,250 88.28 1,104 88.32% 89.55 119 9.52% 116.82 27 2.16% 33.24

 

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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.