Maine 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 5,736 1,094 19% 3,255 57% 447 8% 936 16% 100%
2006 5,779 1,104 19% 3,190 55% 503 9% 977 17% 100%
2005 5,238 973 19% 3,147 60% 439 8% 660 13% 100%
2004 5,528 798 14% 3,506 63% 396 7% 824 15% 100%
2003 5,058 729 14% 3,341 66% 327 6% 646 13% 100%
2002 4,874 692 14% 3,416 70% 298 6% 452 9% 98%
2001 5,072 436 9% 3,764 74% 310 6% 554 11% 98%
2000 5,157 446 9% 3,848 75% 291 6% 570 11% 97%
1999 4,584 465 10% 3,392 74% 200 4% 497 11% 96%
1998 4,521 398 9% 3,470 77% 164 4% 481 11% 96%
1997 4,245 446 11% 3,310 78% 160 4% 322 8% 97%
1996 4,050 346 9% 3,249 80% 146 4% 301 7% 97%
1995 3,461 299 9% 2,777 80% 142 4% 239 7% 99%
1994 3,170 334 11% 2,482 78% 91 3% 261 8% 99%
1993 2,666 243 9% 2,079 78% 383 14% 241 9% 100%
1992 2,640 324 12% 2,023 77% 339 13% 208 8% 99%
1991 1,773 221 12% 1,336 75% 51 3% 152 9% 100%
1990 2,329 599 26% 1,527 66% 59 3% 139 6% 99%

 

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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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