Delaware 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 5,931 2,266 38% 3,169 53% 175 3% 307 5% 100%
2006 5,807 2,489 43% 2,913 50% 107 2% 287 5% 100%
2005 5,441 2,269 42% 2,839 52% 73 1% 247 5% 100%
2004 4,264 1,761 41% 2,252 53% 70 2% 171 4% 100%
2003 4,485 1,978 44% 2,294 51% 32 1% 169 4% 100%
2002 3,220 1,519 47% 1,540 48% 26 1% 120 4% 96%
2001 2,847 1,263 44% 1,395 49% 24 1% 99 3% 95%
2000 3,949 1,607 41% 2,282 58% 4 0% 52 1% 95%
1999 3,290 1,507 46% 1,737 53% 4 0% 42 1% 92%
1998 3,056 1,484 49% 1,535 50% 1 0% 36 1% 92%
1997 2,744 1,323 48% 1,376 50% 0 0% 45 2% 92%
1996 2,515 1,130 45% 1,331 53% 5 0% 36 1% 92%
1995 2,261 1,240 55% 950 42% 2 0% 34 2% 95%
1994 1,961 1,215 62% 684 35% 1 0% 61 3% 95%
1993 706 365 52% 326 46% 1 0% 14 2% 95%
1992 2,322 1,627 70% 642 28% 0 0% 53 2% 95%
1991 2,452 1,750 71% 625 25% 0 0% 15 1% 95%
1990 2,222 1,501 68% 692 31% 9 0% 10 0% 94%

 

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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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