New York Marijuana Possession Arrest Rates by Age and Sex (2007)

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  All Male Female
  Arrests Pct. Rate Arrests Pct. Rate Arrests Pct. Rate
Age 0 to 9 8 0.01% 0.60 7 0.01% 1.02 1 0.01% 0.15
Age 10 to 14 142 0.23% 20.05 114 0.21% 31.47 28 0.35% 8.10
Age 15 169 0.28% 112.11 143 0.27% 185.75 26 0.32% 35.25
Age 16 1,607 2.62% 1,042.00 1,379 2.58% 1,744.54 228 2.83% 303.29
Age 17 2,851 4.64% 1,788.81 2,469 4.63% 3,031.96 382 4.73% 490.07
Age 18 4,059 6.61% 2,433.10 3,536 6.62% 4,162.16 523 6.48% 638.83
Age 19 3,894 6.34% 2,410.12 3,363 6.30% 4,090.08 531 6.58% 669.23
Age 15 to 19 12,580 20.47% 1,586.89 10,890 20.40% 2,691.27 1,690 20.94% 435.45
Age 20 3,238 5.27% 2,013.61 2,837 5.31% 3,463.58 401 4.97% 508.26
Age 21 2,718 4.42% 1,686.69 2,346 4.39% 2,892.27 372 4.61% 464.82
Age 22 2,220 3.61% 1,414.23 1,942 3.64% 2,462.34 278 3.44% 355.92
Age 23 1,894 3.08% 1,252.73 1,673 3.13% 2,216.96 221 2.74% 291.84
Age 24 1,622 2.64% 1,027.14 1,403 2.63% 1,777.81 219 2.71% 277.22
Age 20 to 24 11,692 19.03% 1,483.70 10,201 19.11% 2,574.25 1,491 18.48% 380.59
Age 25 to 29 5,272 8.58% 734.30 4,680 8.77% 1,299.49 592 7.34% 165.45
Age 30 to 34 2,454 3.99% 346.36 2,157 4.04% 608.89 297 3.68% 83.84
Age 35 to 39 1,762 2.87% 225.60 1,512 2.83% 391.59 250 3.10% 63.31
Age 40 to 44 1,424 2.32% 170.69 1,174 2.20% 286.43 250 3.10% 58.91
Age 45 to 49 1,009 1.64% 118.26 838 1.57% 200.06 171 2.12% 39.37
Age 50 to 54 536 0.87% 69.29 453 0.85% 120.83 83 1.03% 20.82
Age 55 to 59 207 0.34% 30.43 183 0.34% 56.47 24 0.30% 6.74
Age 60 to 64 63 0.10% 11.62 54 0.10% 21.40 9 0.11% 3.10
Age 65 and Older 29 0.05% 2.00 26 0.05% 4.38 3 0.04% 0.35
Total 61,450 100.00% 338.92 53,380 100.00% 606.67 8,070 100.00% 86.54

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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.