Connecticut 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 16,711 7,760 46% 7,574 45% 617 4% 534 3% 100%
2006 17,623 8,276 47% 7,876 45% 727 4% 567 3% 100%
2005 16,167 7,349 45% 7,548 47% 536 3% 570 4% 100%
2004 18,140 8,805 49% 8,106 45% 542 3% 516 3% 100%
2003 15,552 6,691 43% 6,585 42% 277 2% 467 3% 100%
2002 17,939 6,456 36% 7,135 40% 546 3% 391 2% 99%
2001 18,298 6,270 34% 7,396 40% 638 3% 426 2% 98%
2000 17,639 8,627 49% 7,709 44% 743 4% 430 2% 97%
1999 18,941 9,696 51% 8,241 44% 557 3% 399 2% 94%
1998 20,503 10,980 54% 8,064 39% 1,008 5% 449 2% 95%
1997 20,658 11,180 54% 8,262 40% 698 3% 369 2% 95%
1996 20,942 12,083 58% 7,964 38% 552 3% 324 2% 96%
1995 21,407 12,458 58% 7,832 37% 666 3% 382 2% 100%
1994 19,954 11,993 60% 7,047 35% 452 2% 389 2% 100%
1993 18,092 11,023 61% 5,668 31% 4,323 24% 519 3% 100%
1992 15,950 8,798 55% 4,056 25% 12,009 75% 689 4% 100%
1991 11,940 6,325 53% 2,806 24% 2,055 17% 450 4% 101%
1990 19,697 11,435 58% 4,678 24% 2,747 14% 806 4% 101%

 

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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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