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West Virginia Marijuana Possession Arrest Rates by Age and Sex (2007)

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  All Male Female
 
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
Age 0 to 9 1 0.03% 0.53 1 0.03% 1.03 0 0.00% 0.00
Age 10 to 14 23 0.64% 23.49 13 0.44% 25.81 10 1.57% 21.03
Age 15 22 0.61% 103.92 17 0.57% 157.42 5 0.79% 48.21
Age 16 50 1.38% 233.43 35 1.17% 320.64 15 2.36% 142.80
Age 17 59 1.63% 272.53 53 1.78% 476.29 6 0.94% 57.03
Age 18 262 7.24% 1,250.39 218 7.31% 2,024.85 44 6.93% 431.91
Age 19 227 6.28% 1,063.76 193 6.47% 1,751.04 34 5.35% 329.54
Age 15 to 19 620 17.14% 581.98 516 17.30% 944.53 104 16.38% 200.38
Age 20 176 4.87% 845.39 146 4.90% 1,345.40 30 4.72% 300.99
Age 21 133 3.68% 644.68 104 3.49% 981.42 29 4.57% 289.03
Age 22 133 3.68% 643.89 111 3.72% 1,027.44 22 3.46% 223.30
Age 23 108 2.99% 555.88 88 2.95% 893.94 20 3.15% 208.67
Age 24 103 2.85% 518.32 85 2.85% 847.55 18 2.83% 182.87
Age 20 to 24 653 18.05% 643.95 534 17.91% 1,024.46 119 18.74% 241.47
Age 25 to 29 397 10.98% 361.54 328 11.00% 596.41 69 10.87% 125.88
Age 30 to 34 205 5.67% 205.77 176 5.90% 353.31 29 4.57% 58.22
Age 35 to 39 156 4.31% 144.60 121 4.06% 225.44 35 5.51% 64.56
Age 40 to 44 117 3.23% 104.04 96 3.22% 171.91 21 3.31% 37.10
Age 45 to 49 79 2.18% 63.53 66 2.21% 108.02 13 2.05% 20.55
Age 50 to 54 61 1.69% 48.12 50 1.68% 80.27 11 1.73% 17.06
Age 55 to 59 26 0.72% 21.74 25 0.84% 42.33 1 0.16% 1.65
Age 60 to 64 4 0.11% 4.25 4 0.13% 8.70 0 0.00% 0.00
Age 65 and Older 2 0.06% 0.78 2 0.07% 1.85 0 0.00% 0.00
Total 3,617 100.00% 142.28 2,982 100.00% 239.96 635 100.00% 48.98

 

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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.