Maine 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% 2,812 213.53 2,740 97.44% 215.63 55 1.96% 420.91 17 0.60% 88.61
2006 100% 2,754 208.59 2,683 97.42% 210.37 59 2.14% 479.40 12 0.44% 62.34
2005 99% 2,593 198.02 2,525 97.38% 198.96 55 2.12% 558.06 13 0.50% 70.38
2004 100% 2,942 223.40 2,868 97.48% 224.52 40 1.36% 421.85 34 1.16% 186.12
2003 100% 2,745 210.49 2,681 97.67% 211.80 38 1.38% 422.95 26 0.95% 145.83
2002 99% 2,798 217.13 2,734 97.71% 218.34 44 1.57% 542.43 20 0.71% 115.47
2001 98% 3,172 252.65 3,119 98.33% 255.45 39 1.23% 520.42 14 0.44% 84.87
2000 97% 3,229 259.87 3,196 98.98% 264.33 25 0.77% 354.15 8 0.25% 49.44
1999 99% 2,793 224.38 2,741 98.14% 224.04 34 1.22% 546.91 18 0.64% 118.92
1998 99% 3,061 247.50 3,027 98.89% 248.94 24 0.78% 385.38 10 0.33% 68.51
1997 99% 2,722 220.06 2,679 98.42% 220.17 29 1.07% 486.09 14 0.51% 98.84
1996 100% 2,596 210.15 2,565 98.81% 210.96 21 0.81% 376.59 10 0.39% 72.20
1995 100% 2,151 174.36 2,128 98.93% 175.21 10 0.46% 189.08 13 0.60% 94.04
1994 100% 1,841 149.13 1,821 98.91% 149.78 15 0.81% 298.57 5 0.27% 36.64

 

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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.