Nevada Marijuana Possession Arrest Rates by County and Race (2006)

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All
White
Black
Other
County
Arrests
Rate
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Carson City 54 93 51 96 94% 3 258 6% 0 0 0%
Churchill 22 87 20 90 91% 1 215 5% 1 48 5%
Clark 4,960 281 3,001 216 61% 1,833 1,024 37% 126 90 3%
Douglas 51 105 47 103 92% 2 566 4% 2 112 4%
Elko 62 132 57 133 92% 0 0 0% 5 172 8%
Esmeralda 2 246 2 276 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Eureka 6 407 5 365 83% 1 14,189 17% 0 0 0%
Humboldt 23 130 18 111 78% 1 794 4% 4 411 17%
Lincoln 4 88 4 93 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Lyon 24 49 23 50 96% 0 0 0% 1 59 4%
Mineral 21 414 13 342 62% 7 2,716 33% 1 112 5%
Nye 67 160 64 165 96% 3 349 4% 0 0 0%
Storey 10 238 10 256 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Washoe 642 159 554 156 86% 79 773 12% 9 33 1%
White Pine 3 32 3 36 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 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.