Massachusetts County-Level Marijuana Arrests, by Marijuana Possession Rate (2006)

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Arrests
Arrest Rate per 100,000
County Pop.
Total
Poss.
Sales
Total
Poss.
Poss. Rank
Sales
Nantucket 10,229 26 26 0 254.18 254.18 1 0.00
Suffolk 658,360 1,994 1,605 389 302.87 243.79 2 59.09
Hampshire 154,260 324 289 35 210.04 187.35 3 22.69
Bristol 549,614 1,086 969 117 197.59 176.31 4 21.29
Franklin 72,769 123 113 10 169.03 155.29 5 13.74
Hampden 464,365 842 715 127 181.32 153.97 6 27.35
Plymouth 495,368 884 760 124 178.45 153.42 7 25.03
Barnstable 227,875 365 319 46 160.18 139.99 8 20.19
Essex 742,737 1,089 979 110 146.62 131.81 9 14.81
Worcester 787,969 1,131 965 166 143.53 122.47 10 21.07
Berkshire 132,660 136 126 10 102.52 94.98 11 7.54
Dukes 15,686 21 14 7 133.88 89.25 12 44.63
Middlesex 1,467,779 1,497 1,288 209 101.99 87.75 13 14.24
Norfolk 657,522 615 533 82 93.53 81.06 14 12.47

 

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Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data

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