| Arrests | Arrest Rate per 100,000 | ||||||
| Year | Total | Possession | Sales | Total | Possession | Sales | Pop. Cov. |
| 2007 | 27,748 | 25,145 | 2,603 | 306.23 | 277.51 | 28.73 |
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| 2006 | 24,765 | 22,009 | 2,756 | 279.62 | 248.51 | 31.12 | 100% |
| 2005 | 25,085 | 22,302 | 2,783 | 288.89 | 256.84 | 32.05 | 100% |
| 2004 | 25,667 | 23,501 | 2,166 | 300.51 | 275.15 | 25.36 | 100% |
| 2003 | 25,410 | 22,261 | 3,149 | 302.24 | 264.78 | 37.46 | 100% |
| 2002 | 23,061 | 20,531 | 2,530 | 277.17 | 246.76 | 30.41 | 96% |
| 2001 | 20,794 | 18,234 | 2,560 | 254.01 | 222.74 | 31.27 | 94% |
| 2000 | 23,718 | 21,179 | 2,539 | 294.66 | 263.12 | 31.54 | 94% |
| 1999 | 22,392 | 19,906 | 2,486 | 292.67 | 260.18 | 32.49 | 91% |
| 1998 | 22,589 | 20,554 | 2,035 | 299.35 | 272.38 | 26.97 | 91% |
| 1997 | 23,008 | 20,825 | 2,183 | 309.87 | 280.47 | 29.40 | 91% |
| 1996 | 18,441 | 16,290 | 2,151 | 251.89 | 222.51 | 29.38 | 91% |
| 1995 | 15,554 | 13,460 | 2,094 | 216.18 | 187.07 | 29.10 | 94% |
| 1994 | 13,756 | 11,714 | 2,042 | 194.57 | 165.69 | 28.88 | 94% |
| 1993 | 11,282 | 9,294 | 1,988 | 162.45 | 133.82 | 28.62 | 93% |
| 1992 | 11,705 | 9,391 | 2,314 | 171.05 | 137.24 | 33.82 | 94% |
| 1991 | 10,302 | 8,488 | 1,814 | 152.92 | 125.99 | 26.93 | 94% |
| 1990 | 11,043 | 9,397 | 1,646 | 166.60 | 141.76 | 24.83 | 94% |
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Notes:
Populaton Coverage: Percent of the state’s population covered by the local police agencies reporting data for this year.
Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data