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West Virginia Marijuana Possession Arrest Rates by County and Race (2007)

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  All White Black Other
County
Arrests
Rate
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Barbour 9 57 9 59 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Berkeley 174 173 125 136 72% 48 732 28% 1 100 1%
Boone 10 41 10 42 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Braxton 9 72 9 74 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Brooke 8 46 7 41 88% 0 0 0% 1 1,124 13%
Cabell 143 148 101 112 71% 42 886 29% 0 0 0%
Calhoun 1   1   100% 0   0% 0   0%
Clay 1   1   100% 0   0% 0   0%
Fayette 7 20 3 9 43% 4 214 57% 0 0 0%
Gilmer 1 14 1 15 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Grant 10 112 10 114 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Greenbrier 15 46 13 42 87% 2 205 13% 0 0 0%
Hampshire 55 242 54 244 98% 1 306 2% 0 0 0%
Hancock 38 111 25 76 66% 13 1,527 34% 0 0 0%
Hardy 7 52 7 54 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Harrison 80 129 73 122 91% 5 451 6% 2 342 3%
Jackson 6 21 6 22 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Jefferson 88 171 72 154 82% 16 465 18% 0 0 0%
Kanawha 649 353 440 268 68% 206 1,441 32% 3 111 0%
Lewis 10 59 10 59 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Lincoln 6   6   100% 0   0% 0   0%
Logan 59 168 57 168 97% 2 223 3% 0 0 0%
Marion 32 62 30 61 94% 2 110 6% 0 0 0%
Marshall 33 99 32 98 97% 1 480 3% 0 0 0%
Mason 24 97 24 99 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
McDowell 16 82 10 58 63% 6 274 38% 0 0 0%
Mercer 119 201 87 159 73% 32 935 27% 0 0 0%
Mineral 97 372 81 324 84% 16 2,110 16% 0 0 0%
Mingo 5 20 5 21 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Monongalia 170 202 141 182 83% 29 907 17% 0 0 0%
Morgan 3 19 3 19 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Nicholas 30 125 30 127 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Ohio 49 115 39 97 80% 10 616 20% 0 0 0%
Pendleton 2 26 2 28 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Pleasants 4 55 4 57 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Pocahontas 26 350 26 357 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Preston 2 8 2 8 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Putnam 40 76 37 72 93% 3 629 8% 0 0 0%
Raleigh 12 16 11 16 92% 1 16 8% 0 0 0%
Randolph 35 123 35 127 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Ritchie 10 133 10 135 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Roane 27 174 27 177 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Summers 3 22 3 25 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Tucker 1 19 1 19 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Tyler 1 15 1 15 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Upshur 5 21 5 22 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Wayne 23 63 22 62 96% 1 972 4% 0 0 0%
Webster 2   2   100% 0   0% 0   0%
Wetzel 5 188 5 191 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Wood 110 128 105 126 95% 5 425 5% 0 0 0%
Wyoming 3 208 3 211 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%

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Notes:

Classification: The Uniform Crime Reporting Program utilizes 4 classifications for race: White, Black, Indian (Native-American), and Asian. In the tables above the classification “Other” includes both Indian (Native-American) and Asian arrests.

Rates: Arrrest rates are per 100,000 population.

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.