Top Local Agencies in Virginia by Marijuana Possession Arrest Rate, (2007)

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      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 Onley Police Dept 490 12 86% 10 2,041 40% 10% 2 0 17
2 Emporia Police Dept 5,607 67 82% 61 1,088 61% 28% 15 30 158
3 Strasburg Police Dept 4,348 47 78% 45 1,035 4% 36% 13 3 48
4 Tappahannock Police Dept 2,158 24 75% 22 1,019 55% 23% 8 7 52
5 Bedford Police Dept 6,216 64 68% 59 949 27% 25% 30 7 113
6 Haymarket Police Dept 1,290 11 92% 11 853 9% 18% 1 0 1
7 Orange Police Dept 4,597 44 83% 38 827 18% 26% 9 7 76
8 Colonial Heights Police Dept 17,747 149 75% 129 727 39% 24% 50 37 505
9 Roanoke (City) Police Dept 90,894 685 54% 634 698 59% 23% 591 357 2,172
10 Radford Police Dept 14,317 99 58% 96 671 10% 22% 72 13 233
11 Abingdon Police Dept 7,953 53 54% 52 654 6% 15% 45 14 111
12 Norton Police Dept 3,602 24 46% 23 639 13% 30% 28 3 210
13 Rocky Mount Police Dept 4,568 29 73% 29 635 24% 10% 11 1 97
14 Lynchburg Police Dept 67,932 469 60% 428 630 60% 26% 308 71 1,282
15 Newport News Police Dept 177,550 1,186 59% 1,065 600 75% 26% 827 411 2,743
16 Waverly Police Dept 2,194 16 62% 13 593 77% 15% 10 2 13
17 Franklin Police Dept 8,856 56 51% 51 576 69% 24% 54 24 271
18 Staunton Police Dept 23,210 137 64% 130 560 28% 26% 76 31 471
19 Williamsburg Police Dept 11,740 72 70% 65 554 34% 14% 31 11 162
20 Hampton Police Dept 144,490 913 60% 769 532 73% 24% 603 287 1,997
21 Manassas Park Police Dept 11,816 61 64% 58 491 26% 48% 34 11 66
22 Galax Police Dept 6,643 34 63% 32 482 13% 28% 20 11 178
23 Chincoteague Police Dept 4,379 21 68% 21 480 5% 29% 10 3 75
24 Woodstock Police Dept 4,303 21 100% 19 442 0% 26% 0 4 50
25 Martinsville Police Dept 14,856 64 75% 64 431 75% 20% 21 24 381
26 Shenandoah Police Dept 1,873 8 100% 8 427 0% 38% 0 0 13
27 Fredericksburg Police Dept 21,521 106 42% 91 423 35% 16% 144 69 566
28 Vinton Police Dept 7,924 37 61% 33 416 12% 27% 24 6 77
29 Marion Police Dept 6,100 38 32% 25 410 0% 16% 79 26 163
30 Poquoson Police Dept 11,939 46 85% 46 385 7% 54% 8 3 51
31 Leesburg Police Dept 38,931 153 71% 149 383 26% 32% 63 39 298
32 Chesapeake Police Dept 223,093 931 60% 838 376 52% 28% 612 264 2,384
33 Ashland Police Dept 7,111 26 55% 26 366 27% 23% 21 7 86
34 Culpeper Town Police Dept 13,574 52 47% 49 361 55% 29% 59 49 361
35 Danville Police Dept 45,114 168 61% 162 359 72% 15% 107 40 1,141
36 Saltville Police Dept 2,256 12 40% 8 355 0% 25% 18 6 26
37 Virginia Beach Police Dept 435,943 1,718 66% 1,516 348 41% 33% 885 375 6,076
38 Spotsylvania County Sheriff Office 123,897 476 70% 421 340 29% 24% 206 92 915
39 Greensville County Sheriff Office 10,906 37 80% 37 339 76% 8% 9 19 82
40 Stafford County Sheriff Office 124,274 430 70% 416 335 30% 32% 181 91 960
41 Waynesboro Police Dept 21,681 78 52% 70 323 23% 19% 71 53 427
42 Roanoke County Police Department 83,047 282 73% 266 320 22% 17% 102 43 474
43 Salem Police Dept 24,774 96 66% 79 319 19% 34% 50 25 358
44 Winchester Police Dept 25,443 87 49% 81 318 10% 31% 91 28 584
45 Portsmouth Police Dept 101,284 371 39% 321 317 79% 16% 581 193 1,401
46 Hopewell Police Dept 22,741 86 52% 72 317 51% 14% 78 42 352
47 Prince William County Police Department 361,134 1,132 74% 1,118 310 38% 32% 395 389 2,888
48 Harrisonburg Police Dept 40,869 133 77% 124 303 15% 35% 39 47 390
49 Chesterfield County Police Department 301,530 995 69% 901 299 41% 36% 441 340 4,044
50 Christiansburg Police Dept 17,983 56 59% 53 295 2% 30% 39 17 284
51 Dumfries Police Dept 4,795 15 71% 14 292 57% 29% 6 9 27
52 Blackstone Police Dept 3,526 12 21% 10 284 50% 10% 44 8 78
53 Pulaski Police Dept 9,006 28 34% 25 278 16% 28% 54 26 199
54 Bristol Police Dept 17,484 55 44% 48 275 19% 17% 71 49 335
55 Norfolk Police Dept 227,903 667 56% 609 267 80% 19% 525 297 2,195
56 Hanover County Sheriff Office 93,479 254 67% 229 245 19% 40% 123 32 703
57 Richlands Police Dept 4,083 10 10% 10 245 0% 30% 92 12 120
58 James City County Police Department 61,410 163 75% 138 225 37% 30% 55 38 538
59 Smithfield Police Dept 7,098 19 49% 15 211 53% 20% 20 13 78
60 Petersburg Police Dept 32,210 84 26% 68 211 87% 19% 236 197 1,039
61 Sussex County Sheriff Office 9,994 25 57% 21 210 81% 14% 19 12 69
62 Brunswick County Sheriff Office 16,689 41 69% 35 210 83% 26% 18 13 65
63 Manassas Police Dept 36,735 82 51% 77 210 38% 14% 80 62 291
64 Warren County Sheriff Office 21,990 51 72% 46 209 24% 20% 20 2 47
65 King George County Sheriff Office 22,533 55 61% 47 209 36% 32% 35 16 165
66 Richmond (City) Bureau Of Police 191,785 449 23% 395 206 86% 24% 1,520 715 2,910
67 Front Royal Police Dept 14,700 32 63% 28 190 25% 18% 19 15 183
68 Rockbridge County Sheriff Department 20,347 40 50% 38 187 16% 26% 40 6 157
69 Henrico County Police Dept 286,910 562 58% 526 183 55% 26% 406 339 3,698
70 Tazewell Police Dept 4,369 8 32% 8 183 13% 25% 17 7 55
71 Albemarle County Police Department 92,929 170 62% 163 175 33% 32% 103 43 845
72 Wythe County Sheriff Office 19,179 37 36% 33 172 15% 12% 67 27 73
73 Richmond County Sheriff Office 7,808 15 83% 13 167 54% 23% 3 9 91
74 Botetourt County Sheriff Office 32,392 63 46% 53 164 6% 28% 73 12 157
75 Big Stone Gap Police Dept 5,689 9 43% 9 158 11% 0% 12 5 60
76 Louisa County Sheriff Office 30,455 53 85% 48 158 25% 23% 9 13 135
77 Bluefield Police Dept 5,213 10 32% 8 153 38% 50% 21 7 121
78 Alexandria Police Dept 137,812 229 60% 207 150 62% 18% 155 162 1,114
79 South Boston Police Dept 8,007 13 16% 12 150 83% 33% 66 16 148
80 Henry County Sheriff Office 55,830 86 62% 83 149 24% 22% 52 84 672
81 Prince George County Police Department 36,553 59 74% 54 148 54% 52% 21 13 135
82 Clarke County Sheriff Office 11,601 20 56% 17 147 6% 18% 16 13 46
83 Fluvanna County Sheriff Department 25,778 39 67% 37 144 38% 24% 19 10 56
84 Gloucester County Sheriff Office 38,717 110 47% 55 142 24% 24% 126 11 195
85 Fauquier County Sheriff Office 58,620 95 42% 83 142 22% 23% 132 26 239
86 Loudoun County Sheriff Office 240,567 342 74% 325 135 22% 30% 119 69 660
87 Russell County Sheriff Department 24,346 44 17% 31 127 3% 16% 218 21 289
88 York County Sheriff Office 62,530 94 53% 79 126 19% 46% 84 25 442
89 Buena Vista Police Dept 6,456 8 67% 8 124 0% 50% 4 4 25
90 Powhatan County Sheriff Office 28,391 42 67% 35 123 9% 31% 21 9 96
91 New Kent County Sheriff Office 17,350 22 52% 21 121 29% 14% 20 7 110
92 Culpeper County Sheriff Office 32,618 41 63% 39 120 21% 49% 24 25 162
93 Suffolk Police Dept 83,631 113 37% 99 118 70% 18% 194 83 748
94 Arlington County Police Department 200,855 267 63% 230 115 50% 17% 156 135 944
95 Montgomery County Sheriff Office 27,243 31 58% 29 106 3% 7% 22 26 178
96 Caroline County Sheriff Office 26,378 27 51% 25 95 48% 20% 26 39 240
97 Northumberland County Sheriff Department 12,823 16 48% 12 94 58% 17% 17 3 106
98 Washington County Sheriff Office 40,997 47 48% 38 93 0% 39% 51 64 525
99 Appomattox County Sheriff Office 14,157 17 71% 13 92 54% 23% 7 1 25
100 Cumberland County Sheriff Department 9,011 8 57% 8 89 63% 25% 6 7 65
101 Nottoway County Sheriff Office 9,250 9 30% 8 86 38% 0% 21 5 53
102 Tazewell County Sheriff Office 29,369 28 25% 25 85 0% 16% 82 26 276
103 Wise County Sheriff Office 27,235 28 38% 23 84 9% 9% 45 30 422
104 Amherst County Sheriff Office 29,992 30 48% 25 83 36% 12% 33 25 197
105 Smyth County Sheriff Office 22,624 28 47% 18 80 0% 6% 32 26 294
106 Carroll County Sheriff Office 26,712 23 47% 20 75 0% 10% 26 40 288
107 Buckingham County Sheriff Office 16,129 14 50% 12 74 42% 0% 14 14 109
108 Charlotte County Sheriff Department 12,467 14 50% 9 72 33% 33% 14 18 111
109 Bedford County Sheriff Office 67,245 58 54% 46 68 15% 24% 50 42 520
110 Shenandoah County Sheriff Office 27,507 18 56% 18 65 6% 28% 14 14 197
111 Pulaski County Sheriff Office 23,750 17 39% 15 63 20% 27% 27 3 334
112 Scott County Sheriff Office 19,329 17 52% 12 62 0% 0% 16 23 191
113 Floyd County Sheriff Department 14,878 9 82% 9 60 0% 22% 2 2 28
114 Mecklenburg County Sheriff Office 23,483 13 93% 13 55 31% 62% 1 23 125
115 Grayson County Sheriff Office 14,563 10 36% 8 55 13% 0% 18 11 89
116 Franklin County Sheriff Office 46,590 36 46% 25 54 12% 8% 42 14 109
117 Blacksburg Police Dept 39,250 21 72% 21 54 5% 38% 8 21 100
118 Nelson County Sheriff Office 15,226 13 52% 8 53 13% 25% 12 11 62
119 Patrick County Sheriff Office 19,137 16 50% 10 52 0% 0% 16 15 139
120 Herndon Police Dept 21,892 11 24% 11 50 36% 55% 35 16 128
121 Greene County Sheriff Office 18,030 9 50% 9 50 11% 11% 9 6 68
122 Campbell County Sheriff Office 48,132 30 58% 21 44 14% 14% 22 30 440
123 Fairfax County Police Department 976,392 462 66% 423 43 31% 25% 243 218 2,001
124 Fairfax (City) Police Dept 22,484 9 75% 9 40 11% 33% 3 1 29
125 Dinwiddie County Sheriff Department 25,311 14 35% 10 40 40% 0% 26 31 155
126 Buchanan County Sheriff Office 23,052 9 10% 9 39 0% 22% 80 37 312
127 Pittsylvania County Sheriff Office 57,610 15 24% 15 26 47% 0% 47 27 357

 

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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 127 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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