New Jersey Marijuana Possession Arrest Rates by County and Race (2007)

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  All White Black Other
County
Arrests
Rate
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Atlantic 780 306 478 254 61% 297 656 38% 5 29 1%
Bergen 2,303 256 1,812 257 79% 406 745 18% 85 66 4%
Burlington 1,061 256 612 192 58% 434 628 41% 15 86 1%
Camden 1,569 305 956 255 61% 610 575 39% 3 12 0%
Cape May 279 361 237 330 85% 41 1,061 15% 1 123 0%
Cumberland 405 367 196 240 48% 208 863 51% 1 40 0%
Essex 1,624 208 439 108 27% 1,179 359 73% 6 16 0%
Gloucester 1,200 427 825 342 69% 373 1,295 31% 2 29 0%
Hudson 755 126 545 129 72% 204 228 27% 6 8 1%
Hunterdon 505 514 452 497 90% 51 1,711 10% 2 59 0%
Mercer 932 255 454 178 49% 468 623 50% 10 34 1%
Middlesex 1,259 161 889 165 71% 323 383 26% 47 32 4%
Monmouth 1,960 321 1,426 272 73% 520 1,070 27% 14 45 1%
Morris 1,117 228 979 230 88% 120 743 11% 18 43 2%
Ocean 1,075 193 958 183 89% 115 591 11% 2 18 0%
Passaic 901 182 654 169 73% 239 318 27% 8 31 1%
Salem 138 350 78 241 57% 60 1,005 43% 0 0 0%
Somerset 620 193 441 177 71% 163 567 26% 16 40 3%
Sussex 263 236 249 235 95% 14 656 5% 0 0 0%
Union 980 185 551 146 56% 415 348 42% 14 55 1%
Warren 310 375 269 350 87% 40 1,423 13% 1 45 0%

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Notes:

Classification: The Uniform Crime Reporting Program utilizes 4 classifications for race: White, Black, Indian (Native-American), and Asian. In the tables above the classification “Other” includes both Indian (Native-American) and Asian arrests.

Rates: Arrrest rates are per 100,000 population.

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.