Alabama Marijuana Possession Arrest Rates by Race (1995-2007)

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  Total White Black Other
Year
Population Coverage
Arrests
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
2007 75% 9,524 273.93 3,756 39.44% 152.54 5,740 60.27% 619.94 28 0.29% 54.71
2006 67% 8,015 267.44 3,117 38.89% 145.66 4,876 60.84% 622.12 22 0.27% 50.91
2005 72% 8,464 263.97 3,670 43.36% 158.69 4,770 56.36% 581.29 24 0.28% 53.98
2004 88% 10,220 255.52 4,971 48.64% 173.83 5,199 50.87% 494.34 50 0.49% 93.41
2003 91% 9,244 226.17 4,561 49.34% 155.99 4,661 50.42% 433.50 22 0.24% 41.26
2002 84% 8,384 221.99 4,094 48.83% 151.26 4,268 50.91% 431.12 22 0.26% 45.42
2001 77% 7,976 236.88 3,974 49.82% 163.74 3,966 49.72% 456.25 36 0.45% 84.06
2000 72% 8,083 257.19 4,213 52.12% 186.37 3,847 47.59% 470.95 23 0.28% 57.91
1999 95% 10,262 249.08 4,890 47.65% 162.48 5,358 52.21% 501.02 14 0.14% 34.31
1998 95% 10,269 248.52 4,828 47.02% 160.11 5,425 52.83% 504.27 16 0.16% 39.16
1997 94% 9,351 230.75 4,566 48.83% 154.06 4,761 50.91% 454.28 24 0.26% 59.07
1996 96% 8,129 197.20 4,275 52.59% 141.67 3,835 47.18% 360.71 19 0.23% 45.82
1995 97% 6,944 167.93 4,077 58.71% 134.75 2,860 41.19% 267.73 7 0.10% 16.95

 

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Notes:

Populaton Coverage: Percent of the state’s population covered by the local police agencies reporting data for this year.

Other: Includes Native Americans and Asian. Data on Hispanics is not available from the UCR Program.

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.