Ohio Drug Arrests (1990-2007)

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Opiates and Cocaine
Marijuana
Synthetic Narcotics
Other Drugs

 

Year
Total
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Pop. Cov.
2007 48,104 16,077 33% 23,335 49% 1,521 3% 5,492 11% 100%
2006 51,762 18,986 37% 24,071 47% 1,483 3% 5,430 10% 100%
2005 49,692 17,387 35% 23,320 47% 1,542 3% 5,611 11% 100%
2004 43,946 14,039 32% 22,551 51% 1,260 3% 4,221 10% 100%
2003 39,243 11,427 29% 21,377 54% 1,052 3% 3,791 10% 100%
2002 32,897 10,670 32% 16,611 50% 723 2% 3,822 12% 100%
2001 36,612 10,916 30% 19,910 54% 848 2% 3,853 11% 99%
2000 49,920 12,332 25% 27,283 55% 877 2% 6,615 13% 99%
1999 37,531 12,958 35% 19,348 52% 674 2% 2,877 8% 98%
1998 47,292 17,322 37% 23,435 50% 1,127 2% 2,844 6% 98%
1997 49,637 17,638 36% 24,535 49% 926 2% 3,661 7% 98%
1996 47,717 15,549 33% 22,317 47% 824 2% 5,329 11% 98%
1995 44,163 15,487 35% 17,879 40% 860 2% 4,702 11% 99%
1994 40,800 14,791 36% 14,830 36% 617 2% 4,390 11% 99%
1993 26,890 11,814 44% 7,802 29% 1,722 6% 2,797 10% 99%
1992 27,836 12,692 46% 7,650 27% 1,516 5% 2,816 10% 98%
1991 26,218 13,069 50% 6,684 25% 415 2% 2,235 9% 98%
1990 24,972 12,522 50% 7,756 31% 473 2% 2,159 9% 98%

 

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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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