Colorado 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.
Adams 1,546 362 1,464 381 95% 75 510 5% 7 35 0%
Alamosa 37 240 36 255 97% 1 406 3% 0 0 0%
Arapahoe 1,276 215 817 167 64% 444 770 35% 15 47 1%
Archuleta 38 295 38 307 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Bent 2 36 2 41 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Boulder 532 254 523 270 98% 6 251 1% 3 32 1%
Chaffee 28 163 28 171 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Clear Creek 27 332 27 347 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Delta 34 116 34 120 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Denver 76 13 55 12 72% 19 33 25% 2 7 3%
Douglas 280 100 267 103 95% 12 233 4% 1 9 0%
Eagle 136 264 135 271 99% 1 339 1% 0 0 0%
El Paso 1,341 228 1,066 213 79% 255 624 19% 20 82 1%
Elbert 9 39 9 41 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Fremont 50 103 50 113 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Garfield 144 321 142 328 99% 2 510 1% 0 0 0%
Gilpin 34 664 34 696 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Grand 56 462 55 470 98% 1 868 2% 0 0 0%
Gunnison 72 497 68 488 94% 4 3,712 6% 0 0 0%
Hinsdale 3 361 3 370 100% 0   0% 0 0 0%
Huerfano 23 292 23 324 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Jefferson 1,724 353 1,660 366 96% 54 712 3% 10 57 1%
Kit Carson 11 318 11 336 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
La Plata 31 63 21 48 68% 1 335 3% 9 257 29%
Lake 26 330 26 345 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Larimer 631 225 608 230 96% 18 600 3% 5 70 1%
Las Animas 13 83 13 89 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Logan 44 210 42 212 95% 2 322 5% 0 0 0%
Mesa 562 409 545 414 97% 14 1,094 2% 3 125 1%
Mineral 1 105 1 108 100% 0   0% 0 0 0%
Moffat 61 440 60 448 98% 1 2,181 2% 0 0 0%
Montezuma 23 90 21 98 91% 0 0 0% 2 55 9%
Montrose 68 171 68 179 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Morgan 60 211 58 211 97% 2 848 3% 0 0 0%
Otero 19 106 18 107 95% 1 473 5% 0 0 0%
Ouray 3 109 3 111 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Park 65 367 60 352 92% 0 0 0% 5 2,022 8%
Pitkin 13 92 12 88 92% 1 1,090 8% 0 0 0%
Prowers 22 159 22 166 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Pueblo 446 286 436 300 98% 9 236 2% 1 23 0%
Rio Blanco 1 16 1 17 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Rio Grande 23 222 23 233 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Routt 35 165 35 170 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Saguache 3 41 3 43 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
San Miguel 31 426 30 426 97% 0 0 0% 1 775 3%
Summit 10 39 10 40 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Teller 81 358 80 373 99% 1 344 1% 0 0 0%
Washington 1 22 1 22 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Weld 422 178 416 184 99% 6 250 1% 0 0 0%
Yuma 2 20 2 20 100% 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.