Pennsylvania Marijuana Possession Arrest Rates by Age and Sex (2006)

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Arrests
Pct.
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
Age 0 to 9 6 0.03% 0.43 4 0.02% 0.56 2 0.01% 0.29
Age 10 to 14 436 2.38% 56.26 373 2.04% 94.04 63 0.34% 16.65
Age 15 629 3.44% 376.11 525 2.87% 611.47 104 0.57% 127.80
Age 16 1,081 5.91% 627.64 938 5.12% 1,061.08 143 0.78% 170.58
Age 17 1,405 7.68% 839.19 1,212 6.62% 1,404.35 193 1.05% 237.92
Age 18 1,860 10.16% 1,081.85 1,626 8.88% 1,862.27 234 1.28% 276.55
Age 19 1,859 10.16% 1,070.14 1,620 8.85% 1,855.09 239 1.31% 276.66
Age 15 to 19 6,834 37.34% 801.61 5,921 32.35% 1,360.52 913 4.99% 218.77
Age 20 1,477 8.07% 861.16 1,278 6.98% 1,474.08 199 1.09% 234.63
Age 21 1,024 5.59% 603.69 883 4.82% 1,027.66 141 0.77% 168.46
Age 22 918 5.02% 591.29 795 4.34% 988.37 123 0.67% 164.40
Age 23 824 4.50% 549.46 695 3.80% 892.93 129 0.70% 178.84
Age 24 718 3.92% 482.06 618 3.38% 802.83 100 0.55% 138.95
Age 20 to 24 4,961 27.10% 623.79 4,269 23.32% 1,046.66 692 3.78% 178.61
Age 25 to 29 2,275 12.43% 327.10 1,983 10.83% 559.13 292 1.60% 85.67
Age 30 to 34 1,199 6.55% 175.01 1,018 5.56% 297.18 181 0.99% 52.84
Age 35 to 39 905 4.94% 113.25 728 3.98% 183.58 177 0.97% 43.97
Age 40 to 44 777 4.24% 87.68 634 3.46% 144.92 143 0.78% 31.87
Age 45 to 49 518 2.83% 54.55 415 2.27% 88.84 103 0.56% 21.35
Age 50 to 54 241 1.32% 27.59 203 1.11% 47.26 38 0.21% 8.56
Age 55 to 59 98 0.54% 12.62 92 0.50% 24.39 6 0.03% 1.50
Age 60 to 64 32 0.17% 5.65 27 0.15% 10.05 5 0.03% 1.68
Age 65 and Older 22 0.12% 1.23 19 0.10% 2.60 3 0.02% 0.28
Total 18,304 100.00% 154.60 15,686 85.70% 272.69 2,618 14.30% 43.03

 

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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.