Top Local Agencies in Texas by Marijuana Possession Arrest Rate,
68 Arrest Minimum, (2006)
      Marijuana Arrests Other Arrests
Rank Agency Population
Total
Pct. of All Drug Arrests
Poss.
Poss. Rate
Black Pct.
Males Age
15 to 19 Pct.
Other Drugs
Violent
Property
1
Montgomery
553
 72 74% 69 12,477 19% 26% 25 2 6
2
Kleberg
6,188
 479 85% 443 7,159 9% 5% 86 24 125
3
Brooks
2,712
 102 97% 102 3,761 0% 11% 3 3 11
4
Oldham
2,178
 71 68% 71 3,260 49% 4% 33 6 9
5
Hudspeth
3,388
 111 69% 110 3,247 32% 22% 51 8 25
6
Kemah
2,454
 71 70% 70 2,852 9% 30% 31 3 79
7
Nolan
2,994
 86 62% 85 2,839 14% 13% 53 2 8
8
Carson
4,090
 85 58% 85 2,078 33% 5% 61 2 5
9
Garza
5,144
 91 82% 91 1,769 10% 33% 20 2 40
10
Nueces
16,360
 300 40% 277 1,693 7% 16% 459 169 691
11
Tomball
10,220
 158 45% 158 1,546 7% 31% 190 29 148
12
Humble
15,222
 230 53% 230 1,511 29% 23% 202 40 567
13
Gun Barrel City
6,131
 85 62% 85 1,386 6% 14% 53 12 75
14
Lumberton
9,910
 121 67% 121 1,221 12% 31% 59 6 144
15
Silsbee
6,912
 78 46% 77 1,114 31% 22% 90 7 99
16
Webb
16,392
 186 83% 165 1,007 1% 19% 37 42 265
17
Colorado
11,408
 117 68% 114 999 24% 15% 55 15 68
18
Bastrop
7,504
 73 68% 70 933 16% 31% 35 17 162
19
Kaufman
8,095
 77 51% 74 914 19% 26% 75 11 90
20
Cleveland
8,260
 73 42% 72 872 25% 31% 102 20 125
21
Jacinto City
10,227
 94 46% 89 870 15% 31% 112 84 27
22
Uvalde
16,907
 138 79% 138 816 1% 40% 36 34 194
23
Webster
9,103
 74 49% 74 813 27% 20% 77 17 224
24
Alamo
16,429
 124 59% 124 755 1% 35% 87 29 306
25
Mount Pleasant
15,178
 115 48% 111 731 37% 32% 127 15 206
26
Panola
16,627
 126 57% 121 728 44% 9% 97 65 158
27
Dallas
12,783
 86 56% 86 673 55% 20% 68 20 164
28
Bosque
12,422
 84 56% 83 668 2% 23% 67 17 89
29
Beeville
13,944
 96 55% 92 660 9% 36% 79 25 228
30
Alice
20,072
 132 71% 132 658 0% 45% 55 45 442
31
Kerrville
22,634
 148 56% 148 654 7% 34% 114 49 241
32
Lockhart
13,951
 91 67% 90 645 19% 29% 45 9 78
33
Burleson
11,952
 79 65% 77 644 26% 31% 42 11 38
34
Hopkins
18,667
 118 47% 115 616 38% 9% 134 13 113
35
Cleburne
30,011
 176 46% 176 586 8% 35% 210 42 476
36
Caldwell
15,922
 95 83% 91 572 37% 43% 20 32 169
37
Sulphur Springs
15,660
 90 45% 89 568 34% 13% 110 8 116
38
Guadalupe
44,292
 251 59% 250 564 19% 15% 172 43 343
39
Randall
19,213
 109 56% 108 562 10% 22% 84 24 109
40
Washington
17,852
 98 60% 96 538 31% 17% 64 30 107
41
Beaumont
114,967
 615 38% 615 535 75% 23% 984 244 1,122
42
Bellaire
17,694
 94 55% 94 531 39% 44% 77 5 88
43
San Antonio
1,292,116
 6,914 47% 6,854 530 17% 19% 7,889 1,637 17,786
44
Friendswood
34,032
 179 51% 178 523 13% 29% 172 14 122
45
San Benito
25,399
 136 71% 132 520 0% 36% 55 28 339
46
Walker
26,774
 139 51% 139 519 31% 22% 133 107 244
47
Kingsville
25,441
 130 72% 130 511 11% 30% 50 37 226
48
Nacogdoches
31,679
 176 46% 161 508 50% 27% 206 70 527
49
Belton
15,970
 81 50% 81 507 20% 23% 81 18 177
50
Rockwall
13,608
 71 51% 69 507 20% 20% 67 12 107
51
Hardin
31,620
 159 59% 151 478 6% 19% 111 44 293
52
Leander
18,357
 87 69% 87 474 1% 46% 39 10 75
53
Deer Park
29,815
 139 48% 139 466 15% 41% 152 31 155
54
Alvin
22,799
 106 56% 105 461 12% 30% 83 67 330
55
Big Spring
24,940
 118 62% 114 457 16% 32% 72 31 196
56
Tom Green
16,039
 73 70% 73 455 11% 21% 31 9 76
57
Farmers Branch
27,238
 124 44% 123 452 31% 25% 157 25 172
58
Temple
57,018
 257 53% 257 451 43% 27% 228 51 1,017
59
Jefferson
35,170
 173 35% 158 449 32% 20% 319 4 44
60
Copperas Cove
31,511
 141 59% 141 447 27% 44% 99 74 298
61
San Angelo
90,508
 417 53% 404 446 13% 30% 373 101 1,014
62
Conroe
48,375
 214 36% 214 442 34% 26% 380 72 471
63
Ellis
56,075
 259 38% 246 439 20% 20% 428 239 789
64
Rockwall
30,186
 128 57% 128 424 15% 34% 95 63 270
65
Pharr
60,658
 282 58% 252 415 0% 35% 204 82 521
66
Palestine
18,420
 76 37% 76 413 45% 17% 132 49 162
67
Rosenberg
31,181
 127 55% 127 407 19% 39% 102 21 759
68
Bay City
18,842
 76 52% 76 403 37% 33% 69 35 232
69
Harker Heights
21,942
 87 66% 87 397 38% 37% 45 6 157
70
Galveston
36,696
 154 16% 144 392 24% 34% 822 229 1,168
71
Odessa
96,197
 376 47% 376 391 20% 29% 416 86 1,067
72
New Braunfels
48,505
 189 65% 189 390 2% 27% 104 34 394
73
El Paso
81,827
 349 73% 317 387 1% 32% 126 99 513
74
San Jacinto
25,504
 97 54% 97 380 27% 14% 84 41 212
75
Mcallen
127,125
 486 73% 481 378 1% 27% 177 201 2,104
76
Corsicana
26,790
 101 51% 100 373 58% 32% 98 25 338
77
Midland
102,039
 381 47% 378 370 33% 35% 427 146 1,065
78
Hurst
39,043
 144 35% 144 369 9% 28% 270 45 1,063
79
Corinth
18,490
 73 37% 68 368 6% 34% 123 7 81
80
Longview
77,752
 286 46% 285 367 39% 20% 333 211 1,478
81
Wichita Falls
102,675
 385 52% 376 366 32% 23% 354 147 1,312
82
Seguin
24,917
 91 56% 91 365 16% 49% 72 14 277
83
Corpus Christi
291,507
 1,067 49% 1,064 365 13% 27% 1,098 420 2,907
84
Edinburg
64,513
 230 68% 228 353 0% 39% 106 143 670
85
Texarkana
36,759
 147 38% 129 351 51% 19% 243 148 966
86
Comal
47,322
 167 65% 166 351 5% 27% 88 87 185
87
Abilene
118,009
 411 49% 410 347 20% 32% 431 90 798
88
Galveston
59,094
 205 34% 205 347 62% 11% 391 189 1,483
89
Eagle Pass
26,296
 109 80% 91 346 0% 33% 27 38 285
90
La Porte
34,075
 116 37% 116 340 18% 25% 200 69 119
91
Cherokee
27,361
 95 50% 93 340 26% 19% 96 73 122
92
Cass
20,891
 72 53% 71 340 28% 10% 65 13 65
93
Tyler
94,541
 319 53% 318 336 51% 25% 284 156 1,125
94
Victoria
63,541
 217 64% 213 335 17% 30% 120 70 770
95
Mission
61,850
 223 70% 206 333 0% 50% 96 70 658
96
Pearland
58,399
 198 52% 193 330 27% 37% 181 55 720
97
Round Rock
88,762
 294 78% 293 330 22% 30% 82 38 658
98
Plainview
22,614
 78 62% 73 323 8% 44% 48 66 313
99
San Marcos
47,418
 154 64% 152 321 9% 37% 87 89 549
100
Bexar
157,796
 508 49% 501 318 24% 33% 520 127 994
101
Amarillo
188,208
 595 44% 592 315 22% 28% 749 339 2,551
102
Mclennan
43,001
 137 61% 135 314 17% 24% 87 46 299
103
Victoria
24,534
 80 50% 77 314 16% 19% 81 31 257
104
Garland
222,477
 675 54% 675 303 30% 36% 568 411 2,391
105
Williamson
107,279
 328 54% 325 303 11% 26% 283 108 683
106
Allen
71,184
 214 62% 213 299 18% 47% 133 27 220
107
Grayson
43,792
 133 30% 128 292 22% 14% 306 44 464
108
College Station
74,439
 219 61% 217 292 22% 29% 143 52 543
109
Johnson
75,761
 223 48% 217 286 6% 21% 243 135 310
110
Orange
41,235
 121 38% 118 286 27% 12% 201 55 226
111
Bryan
68,185
 193 46% 191 280 43% 29% 225 180 762
112
Harlingen
64,084
 178 61% 175 273 2% 43% 116 143 1,276
113
Mesquite
133,583
 358 57% 358 268 30% 29% 267 237 1,578
114
Travis
162,404
 467 69% 432 266 19% 25% 207 84 984
115
Burleson
30,452
 81 70% 81 266 2% 41% 34 21 222
116
Wood
29,970
 78 49% 78 260 13% 14% 80 103 89
117
Mansfield
39,052
 104 68% 101 259 28% 34% 49 63 287
118
San Juan
31,645
 81 52% 81 256 0% 33% 76 17 220
119
Pasadena
147,929
 380 38% 377 255 11% 31% 608 178 1,052
120
Texas City
45,529
 114 29% 114 250 57% 21% 280 158 678
121
Georgetown
40,121
 100 51% 100 249 9% 46% 98 25 315
122
Sherman
37,833
 93 47% 91 241 36% 29% 106 37 254
123
El Paso
615,553
 1,542 66% 1,462 238 8% 37% 811 813 5,820
124
Arlington
373,086
 895 48% 885 237 41% 28% 968 1,881 4,002
125
Houston
2,073,729
 4,902 29% 4,902 236 62% 26% 11,859 2,868 20,037
126
Weslaco
32,333
 75 44% 75 232 1% 35% 97 52 362
127
Van Zandt
38,864
 97 67% 90 232 53% 6% 47 17 127
128
Brazoria
111,225
 261 47% 255 229 23% 19% 299 116 999
129
Ector
33,913
 76 36% 76 224 16% 34% 135 42 261
130
Anderson
38,319
 86 32% 84 219 31% 15% 185 48 174
131
Del Rio
37,041
 81 83% 81 219 0% 44% 17 22 219
132
Brownsville
172,239
 375 56% 375 218 1% 38% 289 255 2,427
133
Laredo
214,670
 465 47% 465 217 0% 46% 532 596 2,580
134
Lubbock
215,681
 463 37% 458 212 29% 31% 800 391 1,944
135
Huntsville
37,739
 79 41% 79 209 41% 24% 113 28 329
136
Hays
62,857
 131 73% 129 205 5% 33% 48 83 260
137
Killeen
103,073
 211 53% 211 205 57% 36% 186 101 1,107
138
Waco
123,879
 250 40% 247 199 52% 29% 381 427 2,264
139
Baytown
70,309
 138 29% 137 195 37% 42% 341 73 908
140
League City
63,233
 122 58% 122 193 11% 48% 89 27 337
141
Montgomery
325,337
 613 48% 588 181 17% 22% 673 255 1,601
142
Hood
41,058
 75 49% 74 180 1% 39% 78 39 211
143
Haltom City
41,005
 73 39% 73 178 11% 29% 112 77 420
144
Lewisville
92,908
 170 51% 165 178 29% 32% 163 63 847
145
Denton
107,105
 191 41% 190 177 18% 28% 277 128 1,005
146
Bedford
49,761
 88 40% 88 177 6% 39% 133 102 567
147
Carrollton
122,239
 216 56% 216 177 27% 37% 173 88 544
148
North Richland Hills
62,847
 113 97% 111 177 11% 33% 4 73 771
149
Richardson
101,998
 176 58% 176 173 30% 38% 125 100 982
150
Euless
52,678
 90 32% 90 171 11% 27% 194 60 576
151
Harris
1,302,933
 2,232 41% 2,224 171 42% 28% 3,262 2,023 8,792
152
Port Arthur
58,290
 96 37% 96 165 72% 38% 165 87 443
153
Grapevine
48,805
 81 51% 79 162 8% 33% 77 40 410
154
Sugar Land
77,901
 124 62% 122 157 29% 40% 77 36 449
155
Fort Worth
641,752
 1,058 30% 996 155 42% 32% 2,501 893 8,324
156
Dallas
1,248,223
 1,997 31% 1,928 154 69% 18% 4,473 2,145 9,977
157
Henderson
56,519
 83 28% 83 147 5% 22% 215 192 261
158
Cedar Park
49,503
 71 76% 71 143 7% 30% 23 45 223
159
Frisco
72,799
 105 63% 103 141 8% 37% 61 44 350
160
Irving
199,137
 254 47% 254 128 39% 21% 286 126 1,297
161
Mckinney
99,318
 124 52% 121 122 19% 37% 116 53 561
162
Fort Bend
213,816
 248 57% 246 115 37% 34% 184 86 530
163
Smith
85,302
 97 47% 95 111 43% 7% 111 70 218
164
Cameron
94,863
 112 66% 105 111 2% 30% 58 118 281
165
Austin
709,813
 796 39% 769 108 27% 28% 1,237 1,194 8,429

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Notes:

For financial and other reasons some local police agencies are not able to report arrest data to the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Of the agencies reporting data to the UCR program, these are the top 165 agencies that report the most arrests for marijuana possession in this state. The table above ranks the reporting agencies with the most marijuana arrests by the arrest rate for marijuana possession.

The population listing in the table refers to the coverage population of the local police agency. University police stations, many divisions of the state police (SP), and some other agencies do not have applicable coverage populations that are reported along with arrest data reported to the UCR program. Consequently arrest rates per 100,000 population can not be calculated and reported for these agencies and they are not included in the above rankings.

Other drug crimes refers to drug-related offenses that to no include marijuana. These include sales and possession offenses involving the following catefories of drugs:

Opiates/Cocaine: This category includes opium, cocaine, and their derivatives. Opiate derivatives include, for example, morphine, heroin, and codeine. Cocaine derivative include crack cocaine.

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.

Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.

Property crimes include burglary, larceny-theft, motor-vehicle theft, and arson.

 

Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data

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