Pennsylvania 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 97% 19,799 164.48 11,947 60.34% 115.99 7,779 39.29% 601.69 73 0.37% 23.35
2006 95% 18,304 154.60 11,291 61.69% 111.25 6,921 37.81% 545.37 92 0.50% 30.70
2005 94% 16,970 145.44 10,803 63.66% 107.67 6,086 35.86% 491.79 81 0.48% 28.43
2004 93% 16,866 146.91 10,907 64.67% 110.26 5,884 34.89% 486.43 75 0.44% 27.59
2003 91% 15,046 133.61 10,199 67.79% 104.87 4,769 31.70% 405.10 78 0.52% 30.30
2002 91% 15,463 138.10 10,393 67.21% 107.22 4,972 32.15% 427.84 98 0.63% 39.87
2001 89% 15,129 138.78 10,251 67.76% 108.40 4,788 31.65% 425.73 90 0.59% 39.11
2000 94% 14,854 128.56 10,481 70.56% 104.39 4,308 29.00% 363.21 65 0.44% 27.56
1999 94% 13,204 117.29 9,479 71.79% 95.25 3,682 27.89% 335.25 43 0.33% 20.73
1998 95% 12,299 108.06 9,067 73.72% 90.02 3,184 25.89% 287.92 48 0.39% 23.52
1997 94% 9,915 87.43 7,370 74.33% 73.36 2,500 25.21% 227.83 45 0.45% 22.85
1996 95% 9,223 80.25 7,159 77.62% 70.25 2,038 22.10% 183.91 26 0.28% 13.44
1995 96% 8,561 74.32 6,540 76.39% 63.95 1,998 23.34% 180.54 23 0.27% 12.38
1994 96% 7,350 63.58 5,586 76.00% 54.38 1,737 23.63% 156.65 27 0.37% 14.99

 

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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.