Nevada 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.
Carson City 62 111 61 120 98% 1 85 2% 0 0 0%
Churchill 33 132 30 137 91% 0 0 0% 3 150 9%
Clark 5,976 326 3,618 253 61% 2,226 1,178 37% 132 88 2%
Douglas 91 195 89 204 98% 1 310 1% 1 59 1%
Elko 67 142 62 145 93% 2 365 3% 3 102 4%
Esmeralda 4 524 4 592 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Eureka 10 694 10 748 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Humboldt 13 74 12 74 92% 0 0 0% 1 100 8%
Lincoln 12 251 11 243 92% 0 0 0% 1 931 8%
Mineral 16 331 14 389 88% 1 384 6% 1 116 6%
Nye 91 207 90 222 99% 1 97 1% 0 0 0%
Storey 35 824 34 873 97% 1 3,173 3% 0 0 0%
Washoe 703 174 581 164 83% 106 999 15% 16 57 2%
White Pine 5 55 4 49 80% 0 0 0% 1 217 20%

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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.