Colorado Marijuana Possession Arrest Rates by Race (1994-2007)

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  Total White Black Other
Year
Population Coverage
Arrests
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
2007 98% 10,176 217.29 9,162 90.04% 217.82 930 9.14% 463.04 84 0.83% 46.88
2006 98% 9,424 205.31 8,447 89.63% 204.59 899 9.54% 460.42 78 0.83% 44.77
2005 98% 10,439 231.31 9,045 86.65% 222.15 1,299 12.44% 697.36 95 0.91% 55.06
2004 94% 9,860 230.86 8,571 86.93% 222.32 1,198 12.15% 678.03 91 0.92% 56.15
2003 95% 9,475 222.32 8,050 84.96% 209.09 1,318 13.91% 747.41 107 1.13% 66.90
2002 92% 8,774 213.45 7,459 85.01% 200.67 1,227 13.98% 722.67 88 1.00% 57.77
2001 93% 9,764 239.59 8,409 86.12% 227.95 1,245 12.75% 741.20 110 1.13% 73.96
2000 96% 10,544 255.87 8,858 84.01% 237.07 1,556 14.76% 919.28 130 1.23% 88.93
1999 99% 10,384 260.05 8,659 83.39% 235.15 1,605 15.46% 911.02 120 1.16% 89.19
1998 90% 8,409 235.09 7,285 86.63% 220.76 1,038 12.34% 661.83 86 1.02% 71.58
1997 97% 9,605 255.25 8,069 84.01% 232.08 1,437 14.96% 882.97 99 1.03% 80.28
1996 78% 8,192 275.16 7,160 87.40% 259.93 949 11.58% 738.71 83 1.01% 88.15
1995 92% 6,885 201.43 5,963 86.61% 188.67 852 12.37% 572.93 70 1.02% 64.27
1994 99% 8,092 223.86 6,877 84.99% 205.65 1,140 14.09% 720.79 75 0.93% 66.58

 

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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.