Rhode Island 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.
Bristol 90 172 85 169 94% 3 515 3% 2 249 2%
Kent 295 173 270 167 92% 24 892 8% 1 27 0%
Newport 159 191 149 195 94% 8 252 5% 2 116 1%
Providence 1,102 174 799 148 73% 284 482 26% 19 74 2%
Washington 340 267 305 253 90% 30 2,018 9% 5 138 1%

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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.