New Jersey Marijuana Possession Arrest Rates by Age and Sex (2007)

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    All     Male     Female  
 
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
Age 0 to 9 6 0.02% 0.55 6 0.02% 1.08 0 0.00% 0.00
Age 10 to 14 301 0.88% 53.18 254 0.87% 87.59 47 0.97% 17.03
Age 15 565 1.66% 481.81 469 1.60% 782.72 96 1.99% 167.40
Age 16 1,092 3.20% 916.53 945 3.23% 1,546.67 147 3.04% 253.25
Age 17 1,854 5.44% 1,530.91 1,570 5.36% 2,533.45 284 5.88% 480.27
Age 18 2,420 7.10% 2,129.75 2,091 7.14% 3,538.20 329 6.81% 603.33
Age 19 2,261 6.63% 2,206.43 1,929 6.59% 3,623.93 332 6.87% 674.20
Age 15 to 19 8,192 24.02% 1,428.13 7,004 23.92% 2,371.69 1,188 24.58% 426.88
Age 20 1,776 5.21% 1,717.63 1,497 5.11% 2,826.71 279 5.77% 553.14
Age 21 1,269 3.72% 1,194.10 1,104 3.77% 2,053.65 165 3.41% 314.20
Age 22 1,072 3.14% 1,030.28 938 3.20% 1,757.39 134 2.77% 264.43
Age 23 891 2.61% 872.22 774 2.64% 1,474.86 117 2.42% 235.54
Age 24 729 2.14% 684.92 622 2.12% 1,137.46 107 2.21% 206.75
Age 20 to 24 5,737 16.82% 1,098.39 4,935 16.86% 1,846.56 802 16.59% 314.44
Age 25 to 29 2,506 7.35% 506.19 2,197 7.50% 862.75 309 6.39% 128.52
Age 30 to 34 1,222 3.58% 230.02 1,066 3.64% 401.32 156 3.23% 58.73
Age 35 to 39 793 2.32% 127.16 680 2.32% 218.71 113 2.34% 36.14
Age 40 to 44 587 1.72% 86.12 490 1.67% 145.47 97 2.01% 28.13
Age 45 to 49 462 1.35% 66.77 375 1.28% 109.88 87 1.80% 24.81
Age 50 to 54 214 0.63% 35.06 189 0.65% 63.22 25 0.52% 8.03
Age 55 to 59 102 0.30% 19.82 86 0.29% 34.70 16 0.33% 6.00
Age 60 to 64 34 0.10% 8.13 31 0.11% 15.70 3 0.06% 1.36
Age 65 and Older 23 0.07% 2.08 23 0.08% 5.08 0 0.00% 0.00
Total 34,108 100.00% 239.70 29,275 100.00% 421.56 4,833 100.00% 66.08

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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.