Minnesota 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 19,196 3,430 18% 11,629 61% 533 3% 3,605 19% 100%
2006 19,507 4,069 21% 11,092 57% 548 3% 3,796 19% 100%
2005 23,523 4,993 21% 12,425 53% 611 3% 5,498 23% 100%
2004 20,629 3,978 19% 11,431 55% 489 2% 4,741 23% 100%
2003 13,557 1,181 9% 8,909 66% 199 1% 3,266 24% 100%
2002 14,047 1,335 10% 9,308 66% 257 2% 3,144 22% 98%
2001 12,665 1,164 9% 8,961 71% 192 2% 2,334 18% 97%
2000 23,466 4,079 17% 16,107 69% 300 1% 2,939 13% 97%
1999 21,887 4,690 21% 14,030 64% 303 1% 2,836 13% 94%
1998 22,243 4,556 20% 14,252 64% 307 1% 3,091 14% 94%
1997 14,148 868 6% 10,560 75% 259 2% 2,433 17% 94%
1996 15,432 3,072 20% 9,538 62% 202 1% 2,593 17% 94%
1995 15,248 3,195 21% 8,598 56% 203 1% 3,224 21% 97%
1994 13,117 2,940 22% 7,028 54% 150 1% 2,970 23% 97%
1993 9,252 2,470 27% 4,799 52% 653 7% 1,860 20% 96%
1992 5,120 649 13% 2,556 50% 570 11% 1,751 34% 96%
1991 4,538 724 16% 2,586 57% 197 4% 1,032 23% 96%
1990 5,478 1,176 21% 3,004 55% 181 3% 1,117 20% 96%

 

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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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