Maryland 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
100%
22,028 392.45 9,820 44.58% 274.96 12,075 54.82% 732.45 133 0.60% 44.53
2006
100%
20,631 367.43 9,354 45.34% 261.00 11,132 53.96% 675.48 145 0.70% 49.35
2005
100%
19,999 357.26 9,293 46.47% 259.20 10,570 52.85% 644.67 136 0.68% 47.16
2004
100%
18,183 327.35 9,040 49.72% 252.58 9,012 49.56% 557.99 131 0.72% 46.91
2003
100%
17,831 323.95 9,077 50.91% 254.32 8,630 48.40% 543.41 124 0.70% 46.05
2002
100%
16,711 306.41 8,625 51.61% 242.58 7,976 47.73% 509.79 110 0.66% 42.47
2001
100%
17,663 329.05 9,376 53.08% 266.51 8,159 46.19% 533.04 128 0.72% 51.67
2000
100%
17,112 323.20 9,642 56.35% 276.37 7,367 43.05% 491.23 103 0.60% 43.35
1999
100%
16,256 314.49 9,191 56.54% 263.33 6,977 42.92% 479.97 88 0.54% 39.10
1998
100%
14,692 286.43 8,425 57.34% 241.74 6,185 42.10% 433.65 82 0.56% 37.64
1997
100%
13,491 264.94 7,663 56.80% 220.07 5,770 42.77% 412.58 58 0.43% 27.43
1996
100%
10,969 216.55 6,709 61.16% 192.34 4,223 38.50% 307.28 37 0.34% 18.22
1995
100%
11,528 228.98 6,965 60.42% 199.39 4,494 38.98% 333.90 69 0.60% 35.29
1994
100%
9,165 183.35 5,782 63.09% 165.61 3,336 36.40% 253.12 47 0.51% 24.83

 

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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.