California Drug Arrests (1990-2007)

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Opiates and Cocaine
Marijuana
Other Drugs

 

Year
Total
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Pop. Cov.
2007 292,526 100,674 34% 74,024 25% 117,828 40% 100%
2006 302,277 103,947 34% 65,467 22% 132,861 44% 100%
2005 307,580 103,958 34% 60,638 20% 142,992 46% 100%
2004 291,171 101,027 35% 60,361 21% 129,793 45% 100%
2003 275,795 97,256 35% 61,375 22% 117,159 42% 100%
2002 257,721 93,831 36% 60,111 23% 103,783 40% 97%
2001 249,188 92,608 37% 60,495 24% 96,091 39% 95%
2000 251,768 99,480 40% 62,487 25% 89,767 36% 95%
1999 254,222 103,699 41% 62,900 25% 87,643 34% 93%
1998 264,458 110,916 42% 61,048 23% 92,507 35% 93%
1997 280,798 118,449 42% 58,068 21% 104,300 37% 93%
1996 257,880 114,766 45% 57,326 22% 85,812 33% 94%
1995 263,210 118,202 45% 51,226 19% 93,787 36% 95%
1994 271,130 130,688 48% 46,017 17% 94,437 35% 96%
1993 234,789 120,757 51% 40,328 17% 73,717 31% 97%
1992 228,171 130,986 57% 37,508 16% 59,687 26% 97%
1991 211,145 128,441 61% 33,364 16% 49,347 23% 96%
1990 251,244 155,543 62% 37,475 15% 58,084 23% 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.

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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