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Black
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Hispanic
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Other
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| Arrests | Rate | Arrests | Rate | Arrests | Rate | Arrests | Rate | Arrests | Rate | |
| 2007 | 39,736 | 480.22 | 5,964 | 203.63 | 20,790 | 1,050.43 | 12,421 | 547.19 | 560 | 51.07 |
| 2006 | 32,400 | 392.70 | 4,863 | 166.13 | 16,952 | 851.31 | 10,128 | 448.43 | 457 | 42.57 |
| 2005 | 30,151 | 367.08 | 4,526 | 155.17 | 15,775 | 789.95 | 9,425 | 419.13 | 425 | 40.42 |
| 2004 | 28,238 | 345.02 | 4,239 | 145.70 | 14,774 | 736.78 | 8,827 | 394.05 | 398 | 38.65 |
| 2003 | 39,515 | 485.18 | 5,931 | 204.63 | 20,674 | 1,028.91 | 12,352 | 554.61 | 557 | 55.18 |
| 2002 | 44,443 | 549.09 | 6,940 | 240.50 | 23,203 | 1,153.59 | 13,499 | 610.77 | 801 | 81.17 |
| 2001 | 41,804 | 517.98 | 6,052 | 209.19 | 22,736 | 1,126.25 | 12,397 | 565.21 | 619 | 64.11 |
| 2000 | 51,561 | 643.11 | 7,261 | 252.42 | 26,875 | 1,327.30 | 16,740 | 770.09 | 685 | 72.69 |
Notes:
Hispanic origin is considered an ethnicity, not a race. Hispanics may be of any race. UCR data presented elsewhere does not include data on individuals of Hispanic origin. As a result, UCR totals for Whites and Blacks both include Hispanics. Hispanics are included in totals for Whites and Blacks in UCR data but omitted from totals for Whites and Blacks in the data from NYS DCJS above. For this reason arrests rates for Whites and Blacks presented above are difficult to compare with such rates derived from UCR data.
Other: Includes Native Americans and Asian.
Source: New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, Computerized Criminal History system (as of 2/08), courtesy of Harry Levine.
For a detailed examination of racial bias and New York City Marijuana Arrests see: The Marijuana Arrest Crusade in New York City: Racial Bias in Police Policy 1997-2007 by Harry Levine and Deborah Small. Also, see this review by New York Civil Liberties Union.