Alaska 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 1,878 427 23% 1,046 56% 183 10% 211 11% 100%
2006 1,845 419 23% 1,042 56% 141 8% 232 13% 100%
2005 1,993 416 21% 1,102 55% 144 7% 322 16% 100%
2004 1,867 340 18% 1,134 61% 140 7% 247 13% 100%
2003 2,229 547 25% 1,428 64% 136 6% 109 5% 100%
2002 1,929 414 21% 1,367 71% 90 5% 51 3% 97%
2001 1,897 366 19% 1,372 72% 102 5% 53 3% 96%
2000 2,046 454 22% 1,439 70% 110 5% 38 2% 95%
1999 2,212 589 27% 1,434 65% 145 7% 37 2% 96%
1998 2,738 589 22% 1,888 69% 227 8% 25 1% 96%
1997 2,754 921 33% 1,743 63% 28 1% 45 2% 96%
1996 1,892 550 29% 1,286 68% 14 1% 38 2% 97%
1995 2,070 549 27% 1,447 70% 11 1% 63 3% 98%
1994 1,545 421 27% 1,069 69% 12 1% 33 2% 99%
1993 1,120 390 35% 700 63% 32 3% 19 2% 98%
1992 838 223 27% 593 71% 30 4% 9 1% 65%
1991 654 213 33% 418 64% 3 0% 13 2% 64%
1990 586 194 33% 389 66% 2 0% 4 1% 62%

 

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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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