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	Ship Bottom	1,419	63	81%	60	4,228	3%	38%	15	3	37
2	Long Beach Township	3,464	80	86%	77	2,223	1%	45%	13	3	16
3	Seaside Heights	3,222	70	46%	68	2,110	15%	38%	81	53	148
4	Westville	4,469	90	51%	78	1,745	36%	10%	85	9	40
5	Wildwood	5,295	85	37%	76	1,435	17%	41%	145	51	221
6	Asbury Park	16,637	229	24%	227	1,364	84%	23%	734	134	271
7	Edgewater	9,653	123	83%	120	1,243	5%	23%	25	14	89
8	Penns Grove	4,828	59	60%	54	1,118	69%	13%	39	33	147
9	Point Pleasant Beach	5,401	53	73%	53	981	8%	23%	20	13	79
10	Woolwich Township	7,569	77	89%	74	978	31%	28%	10	3	28
11	West Deptford Township	20,927	221	61%	204	975	29%	25%	142	31	273
12	Keansburg	10,627	109	50%	100	941	15%	38%	109	44	214
13	Paulsboro	6,101	56	51%	56	918	55%	18%	53	35	122
14	Raritan Township	22,686	225	83%	205	904	7%	34%	45	6	120
15	Mount Holly Township	10,674	83	50%	83	778	60%	36%	84	47	151
16	Montvale	7,312	57	84%	56	766	7%	32%	11	1	11
17	Burlington	9,798	82	40%	75	765	76%	17%	122	33	170
18	Clinton Township	13,999	109	74%	100	714	21%	23%	39	2	29
19	Fort Lee	37,203	278	66%	224	602	20%	19%	142	24	134
20	Millville	27,907	169	56%	167	598	49%	35%	133	122	679
21	Burlington Township	21,932	140	71%	129	588	58%	39%	58	18	209
22	Franklin Township	16,673	93	68%	91	546	32%	34%	43	14	119
23	Lincoln Park	10,907	63	90%	59	541	3%	58%	7	6	46
24	Paramus	26,565	156	69%	137	516	12%	35%	71	58	896
25	Woodbury	10,443	53	55%	53	508	47%	32%	43	34	191
26	Holmdel Township	16,957	98	85%	84	495	7%	36%	17	5	123
27	Cranford Township	22,495	130	74%	110	489	41%	34%	45	3	52
28	Winslow Township	37,536	214	54%	181	482	54%	32%	180	97	374
29	Atlantic City	40,399	182	20%	180	446	74%	23%	746	430	909
30	Gloucester City	11,591	56	30%	51	440	14%	33%	131	22	264
31	East Orange	68,242	366	29%	286	419	95%	16%	918	387	676
32	Wall Township	26,034	114	56%	106	407	8%	45%	88	21	186
33	Westfield	29,941	127	92%	121	404	20%	43%	11	6	100
34	Cedar Grove Township	12,708	58	82%	51	401	6%	29%	13	3	38
35	Mantua Township	14,884	64	55%	59	396	15%	39%	52	23	135
36	Trenton	84,703	480	32%	333	393	83%	39%	1,024	386	1,007
37	Princeton	13,505	53	87%	53	392	34%	45%	8	27	84
38	Neptune Township	28,257	123	27%	108	382	79%	25%	328	76	304
39	Mount Olive Township	25,956	102	80%	99	381	16%	28%	26	4	130
40	Egg Harbor Township	38,122	150	62%	144	378	39%	31%	91	49	525
41	Mahwah Township	24,652	98	80%	92	373	10%	36%	24	7	50
42	Newark	280,877	1,365	17%	1,040	370	79%	20%	6,746	1,048	1,946
43	Medford Township	23,534	87	64%	86	365	6%	35%	49	13	96
44	Hamilton Township	23,917	94	73%	85	355	41%	27%	35	29	624
45	Englewood	26,227	90	54%	90	343	54%	28%	77	57	166
46	Hackensack	43,771	151	57%	148	338	65%	21%	115	151	427
47	Glassboro	19,305	74	61%	65	337	40%	26%	47	44	230
48	Morris Township	21,442	74	88%	70	326	16%	54%	10	35	71
49	Sparta Township	19,333	63	44%	63	326	10%	35%	81	2	64
50	Gloucester Township	66,590	255	59%	216	324	26%	37%	177	120	563
51	Ocean Township	27,510	97	47%	89	324	22%	40%	108	27	232
52	Freehold Township	33,889	118	86%	105	310	13%	34%	20	16	384
53	South Plainfield	23,082	75	79%	68	295	49%	29%	20	14	159
54	Bridgeton	23,977	83	44%	69	288	77%	23%	106	215	461
55	Morristown	18,865	57	62%	53	281	45%	43%	35	73	232
56	Vineland	58,208	168	34%	163	280	37%	36%	329	176	1,179
57	Evesham Township	46,996	133	55%	129	274	15%	29%	108	22	241
58	Pemberton Township	28,917	85	38%	78	270	60%	24%	140	34	202
59	Stafford Township	25,541	69	81%	67	262	4%	43%	16	16	276
60	Deptford Township	29,767	95	64%	78	262	22%	26%	54	41	559
61	Little Egg Harbor Townsh	19,849	57	59%	52	262	2%	38%	39	33	151
62	North Plainfield	21,624	58	67%	56	259	54%	21%	28	21	126
63	Middletown Township	67,877	179	79%	175	258	5%	50%	48	41	263
64	Montgomery Township	22,758	58	94%	58	255	7%	45%	4	0	30
65	Hillsborough Township	37,837	95	87%	95	251	7%	42%	14	17	166
66	Bernards Township	26,958	66	61%	66	245	26%	32%	42	3	33
67	Monroe Township	31,485	71	68%	71	226	44%	35%	33	24	191
68	New Brunswick	50,194	125	24%	113	225	40%	44%	396	113	321
69	East Windsor Township	26,893	62	78%	59	219	34%	27%	17	35	163
70	Plainfield	47,678	133	22%	104	218	81%	24%	459	133	405
71	Roxbury Township	23,872	57	66%	52	218	4%	37%	30	24	82
72	Manchester Township	41,934	97	80%	91	217	13%	36%	24	16	120
73	Willingboro Township	33,152	72	81%	71	214	86%	32%	17	51	195
74	Marlboro Township	39,695	86	77%	85	214	5%	55%	25	6	137
75	Clifton	79,983	202	55%	170	213	12%	29%	167	139	727
76	West Windsor Township	26,005	59	75%	55	212	15%	35%	20	11	110
77	Bayonne	60,033	163	39%	126	210	28%	30%	252	132	351
78	East Brunswick Township	48,293	107	66%	101	209	15%	36%	56	42	244
79	Montclair	37,827	85	59%	77	204	38%	48%	60	80	232
80	West Orange	44,264	90	63%	90	203	36%	52%	52	67	145
81	Galloway Township	35,860	72	70%	72	201	21%	40%	31	45	235
82	Wayne Township	55,192	108	64%	108	196	10%	40%	60	27	507
83	Mount Laurel Township	40,666	81	43%	79	194	27%	41%	108	22	249
84	Brick Township	78,214	159	70%	145	185	7%	39%	68	62	338
85	Howell Township	50,550	96	72%	91	180	13%	55%	37	35	192
86	Pennsauken Township	35,555	74	28%	64	180	53%	36%	192	110	337
87	Sayreville	43,050	89	67%	77	179	18%	26%	43	47	130
88	Cherry Hill Township	71,876	149	59%	128	178	23%	32%	102	83	679
89	Washington Township	50,928	91	69%	87	171	6%	55%	40	56	344
90	Elizabeth	125,905	220	19%	214	170	60%	27%	913	192	984
91	Passaic	68,390	127	32%	115	168	36%	37%	264	184	490
92	Franklin Twnshp(Somer C)	58,505	104	68%	97	166	66%	25%	50	41	277
93	West New York	46,703	91	60%	77	165	5%	40%	60	144	290
94	Camden	80,071	158	9%	132	165	61%	26%	1,584	557	1,039
95	Fair Lawn	31,432	54	48%	51	162	6%	29%	59	30	115
96	Manalapan Township	36,867	70	92%	59	160	2%	56%	6	21	104
97	Linden	40,044	76	53%	64	160	56%	31%	68	40	431
98	Irvington	58,921	144	21%	94	160	90%	21%	554	313	635
99	Union Township	55,368	97	58%	88	159	42%	52%	69	64	299
100	Old Bridge Township	64,903	104	59%	103	159	15%	63%	73	34	221

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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 New Jersey by Marijuana Possession Arrest Rate, 51 Arrest Minimum, (2006)