The Bulletin of Cannabis Reform

			Marijuana Arrests						Other Arrests
Rank	Agency	Population	Total	Pct. of All Drug Arrests	Poss.	Poss. Rate	Black Pct.	Males Age 15 to 19 Pct.	Other Drugs	Violent	Property
1	Crosby	2,237	43	75%	26	1,162	0%	23%	14	4	29
2	Hennepin	7,747	79	32%	64	826	48%	16%	166	12	99
3	Oak Park Heights	4,092	48	83%	33	806	3%	79%	10	7	87
4	Lake Of The Woods	4,451	33	97%	26	584	0%	15%	1	2	8
5	Bayport	3,271	21	62%	18	550	0%	72%	13	0	9
6	Eveleth	3,685	26	62%	18	488	0%	39%	16	5	53
7	Baxter	7,449	47	76%	36	483	0%	25%	15	6	141
8	Brainerd	13,775	133	80%	65	472	14%	37%	33	32	188
9	St. Francis	7,148	51	91%	32	448	3%	31%	5	2	60
10	Belle Plaine	4,576	25	83%	20	437	0%	40%	5	1	38
11	Medina	4,775	31	91%	20	419	0%	20%	3	3	15
12	Red Wing	15,905	90	65%	63	396	19%	30%	48	24	241
13	International Falls	6,374	34	81%	25	392	0%	4%	8	6	36
14	Centennial Lakes	11,275	77	90%	44	390	0%	36%	9	9	50
15	Burnsville	59,554	328	72%	220	369	20%	29%	126	46	820
16	Detroit Lakes	7,967	40	82%	29	364	0%	38%	9	10	144
17	Cook	5,403	27	87%	18	333	0%	0%	4	2	12
18	Minneapolis	375,302	1,207	34%	1,158	309	80%	29%	2,317	1,531	5,219
19	Big Lake	8,863	49	70%	27	305	0%	22%	21	8	106
20	Jordan	5,154	30	71%	15	291	7%	47%	12	1	42
21	West St. Paul	19,082	79	62%	55	288	29%	42%	48	28	468
22	Thief River Falls	8,433	31	72%	24	285	0%	54%	12	11	85
23	Bloomington	81,706	414	67%	230	282	48%	42%	207	96	1,484
24	Brooklyn Park	69,008	212	57%	193	280	67%	39%	162	124	1,189
25	Elk River	21,472	89	88%	58	270	0%	40%	12	13	198
26	Rosemount	19,440	85	82%	49	252	6%	43%	19	8	119
27	Bemidji	13,385	44	62%	31	232	0%	35%	27	29	365
28	Virginia	8,724	45	69%	20	229	15%	35%	20	28	214
29	Minnetrista	7,874	29	74%	18	229	0%	33%	10	6	23
30	Richfield	33,721	118	63%	76	225	46%	26%	69	65	410
31	Fairmont	10,575	47	78%	23	217	0%	9%	13	5	84
32	Willmar	18,305	64	70%	39	213	3%	18%	28	28	375
33	New Hope	20,432	56	81%	42	206	17%	40%	13	28	248
34	St. Cloud	66,232	285	59%	136	205	26%	22%	195	136	1,158
35	Buffalo	13,379	62	83%	27	202	22%	30%	13	13	105
36	White Bear Lake	23,892	60	80%	48	201	10%	52%	15	29	186
37	Maplewood	35,319	96	59%	68	193	38%	31%	67	50	1,157
38	Crookston	7,982	16	80%	15	188	7%	33%	4	10	87
39	Columbia Heights	18,231	46	55%	34	187	29%	26%	37	52	402
40	Anoka	17,726	46	59%	33	186	6%	33%	32	11	201
41	Albert Lea	18,035	69	67%	33	183	3%	55%	34	27	239
42	Roseville	32,293	69	55%	58	180	26%	47%	57	28	713
43	Golden Valley	20,137	65	68%	35	174	57%	11%	31	15	123
44	Duluth	85,463	183	59%	146	171	20%	29%	126	183	1,287
45	Blaine	54,445	162	61%	93	171	20%	27%	104	54	850
46	Chaska	22,973	63	72%	39	170	10%	41%	24	16	238
47	Owatonna	24,294	73	75%	41	169	7%	51%	24	15	286
48	Shakopee	31,442	94	59%	53	169	9%	42%	66	40	378
49	Cottage Grove	32,771	79	72%	55	168	9%	62%	31	23	313
50	Winona	26,765	85	53%	43	161	16%	40%	74	14	229
51	Kandiyohi	23,169	62	67%	37	160	3%	19%	31	12	73
52	Mankato	35,210	90	66%	55	156	9%	27%	46	61	645
53	Mille Lacs	18,231	44	48%	28	154	0%	29%	47	28	182
54	Savage	26,759	63	81%	41	153	15%	39%	15	9	137
55	St. Paul	276,989	432	28%	421	152	72%	38%	1,089	1,060	2,788
56	Sartell	12,753	36	95%	19	149	0%	37%	2	3	42
57	North St. Paul	11,431	26	87%	17	149	29%	59%	4	9	108
58	Apple Valley	50,189	100	64%	74	147	19%	54%	56	53	543
59	Anoka	21,717	59	74%	30	138	3%	17%	21	13	205
60	Oakdale	27,572	42	75%	38	138	39%	34%	14	26	453
61	Minnetonka	50,379	184	98%	68	135	29%	47%	4	13	447
62	Moorhead	34,309	75	66%	46	134	4%	22%	39	18	285
63	Austin	23,626	53	41%	31	131	6%	42%	77	45	395
64	Fridley	26,692	52	60%	35	131	20%	11%	34	28	358
65	Todd	19,166	54	62%	25	130	0%	36%	33	2	76
66	Fergus Falls	13,814	41	58%	18	130	0%	50%	30	28	171
67	St. Louis	52,291	107	60%	67	128	0%	22%	71	39	287
68	Prior Lake	22,316	52	68%	28	125	14%	29%	24	12	91
69	New Brighton	20,877	38	79%	26	125	19%	42%	10	17	118
70	Hopkins	16,937	37	71%	21	124	38%	24%	15	20	139
71	Champlin	23,458	49	71%	28	119	25%	61%	20	14	145
72	Crystal	21,790	33	73%	26	119	42%	27%	12	31	346
73	Chisago	28,530	62	67%	32	112	0%	25%	30	21	183
74	Kanabec	12,851	19	58%	14	109	0%	7%	14	8	69
75	Stillwater	17,494	36	63%	19	109	0%	37%	21	7	128
76	Goodhue	22,284	59	78%	24	108	17%	29%	17	6	82
77	Washington	57,114	101	66%	61	107	0%	39%	51	13	163
78	Dakota	18,131	70	75%	19	105	11%	5%	23	7	68
79	Robbinsdale	13,420	18	45%	14	104	64%	7%	22	20	141
80	Rochester	95,585	178	56%	99	104	37%	29%	141	127	1,224
81	Olmsted	40,507	74	80%	41	101	5%	29%	18	6	143
82	Meeker	16,825	28	70%	17	101	0%	24%	12	10	67
83	Coon Rapids	62,834	112	53%	63	100	10%	38%	100	48	808
84	Faribault	22,194	41	67%	22	99	5%	68%	20	32	266
85	Blue Earth	18,633	37	76%	18	97	6%	22%	12	1	42
86	Benton	16,239	22	61%	15	92	0%	13%	14	8	74
87	Ramsey	22,222	34	68%	20	90	0%	25%	16	5	142
88	Plymouth	70,167	173	81%	63	90	16%	43%	40	28	380
89	Farmington	17,859	49	77%	16	90	6%	63%	15	3	107
90	Eagan	64,090	175	71%	56	87	27%	30%	70	34	511
91	Wright	95,047	165	64%	81	85	6%	36%	94	60	592
92	Eden Prairie	61,054	73	94%	52	85	12%	65%	5	43	414
93	Inver Grove Heights	33,404	83	70%	28	84	29%	36%	35	33	251
94	Sherburne	41,825	62	57%	35	84	9%	37%	47	35	168
95	Woodbury	52,830	59	60%	44	83	5%	64%	39	17	276
96	Lakeville	51,828	155	91%	43	83	2%	37%	15	7	353
97	Crow Wing	36,856	38	45%	30	81	3%	3%	47	23	72
98	Carlton	20,132	26	45%	16	79	0%	38%	32	5	40
99	South St. Paul	19,491	42	70%	15	77	27%	33%	18	18	189
100	Lino Lakes	19,554	23	53%	15	77	0%	27%	20	9	103

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Notes:

For financial and other reasons some local police agencies are not able to report arrest data to the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Of the agencies reporting data to the UCR program, these are the top 100 agencies that report the most arrests for marijuana possession in this state. The table above ranks the reporting agencies with the most marijuana arrests by the arrest rate for marijuana possession.

The population listing in the table refers to the coverage population of the local police agency. University police stations, many divisions of the state police (SP), and some other agencies do not have applicable coverage populations that are reported along with arrest data reported to the UCR program. Consequently arrest rates per 100,000 population can not be calculated and reported for these agencies and they are not included in the above rankings.

Other drug crimes refers to drug-related offenses that to no include marijuana. These include sales and possession offenses involving the following catefories of drugs:

Opiates/Cocaine: This category includes opium, cocaine, and their derivatives. Opiate derivatives include, for example, morphine, heroin, and codeine. Cocaine derivative include crack cocaine.

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.

Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.

Property crimes include burglary, larceny-theft, motor-vehicle theft, and arson.

Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data

More Information on Source Data

Top Local Agencies in Minnesota by Marijuana Possession Arrest Rate, 14 Arrest Minimum, (2006)