New York 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 72% 37,136 338.54 25,970 69.93% 274.80 10,745 28.93% 1,108.60 421 1.13% 106.27
2006 57% 37,062 337.36 25,540 68.91% 301.51 11,162 30.12% 710.88 360 0.97% 46.72
2005 57% 33,491 306.00 23,096 68.96% 273.05 10,048 30.00% 643.10 347 1.04% 45.56
2004 57% 32,755 299.29 23,334 71.24% 275.29 9,040 27.60% 577.78 381 1.16% 51.12
2003 64% 29,907 277.19 22,118 73.96% 264.20 7,476 25.00% 483.01 313 1.05% 43.58
2002 100% 53,333 280.73 33,340 62.51% 225.70 19,371 36.32% 709.15 622 1.17% 50.39
2001 97% 79,446 491.15 43,065 54.21% 341.66 35,514 44.70% 1,525.30 867 1.09% 84.49
2000 98% 90,780 561.72 49,135 54.13% 389.71 40,725 44.86% 1,738.44 920 1.01% 92.10
1999 86% 73,540 467.41 42,909 58.35% 357.73 29,955 40.73% 1,075.10 676 0.92% 70.99
1998 100% 76,438 423.58 43,509 56.92% 301.55 32,040 41.92% 1,237.70 889 1.16% 86.41
1997 100% 61,103 341.80 34,808 56.97% 243.15 25,862 42.33% 1,002.81 433 0.71% 44.07
1996 100% 53,545 296.28 31,255 58.37% 215.27 22,037 41.16% 849.59 253 0.47% 26.38
1995 100% 46,398 257.86 28,026 60.40% 193.22 18,158 39.14% 706.57 214 0.46% 23.29
1994 100% 35,494 196.58 22,520 63.45% 154.20 12,836 36.16% 501.31 138 0.39% 15.49

 

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Notes:

Uniform Crime Reporting Program data for New York does not include age/sex or race data for New York City. For data on the arrest rates by race in New York City see: New York City Misdemeanor Marijuana Arrests, by Race (2000 – 2007)

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.