Wisconsin 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 26,075 4,488 17% 17,734 68% 1,145 4% 2,653 10% 100%
2006 26,122 5,192 20% 17,405 67% 1,074 4% 2,414 9% 100%
2005 24,944 4,698 19% 16,483 66% 1,307 5% 2,330 9% 100%
2004 21,699 2,469 11% 15,510 71% 981 5% 2,264 10% 100%
2003 26,823 3,309 12% 16,364 61% 854 3% 6,269 23% 100%
2002 26,286 5,504 21% 17,322 66% 819 3% 2,638 10% 98%
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2000 21,687 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1999 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1998 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1997 21,528 4,442 21% 15,204 71% 270 1% 1,611 7% 96%
1996 21,317 4,542 21% 14,309 67% 245 1% 2,220 10% 96%
1995 20,056 4,102 20% 13,165 66% 538 3% 2,248 11% 98%
1994 16,912 3,736 22% 11,064 65% 282 2% 1,825 11% 97%
1993 12,637 3,191 25% 8,181 65% 1,514 12% 962 8% 97%
1992 11,429 3,380 30% 7,129 62% 1,079 9% 677 6% 97%
1991 9,511 3,136 33% 5,535 58% 235 2% 573 6% 96%
1990 9,421 2,769 29% 6,045 64% 275 3% 332 4% 96%

 

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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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