South Carolina Drug Arrests (1990-2007)

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Opiates and Cocaine
Marijuana
Synthetic Narcotics
Other Drugs

 

Year
Total
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Pop. Cov.
2007 32,107 9,956 31% 18,599 58% 738 2% 2,659 8% 100%
2006 33,058 11,306 34% 18,488 56% 669 2% 2,500 8% 100%
2005 32,216 10,523 33% 18,084 56% 564 2% 2,916 9% 100%
2004 28,912 9,171 32% 16,626 58% 484 2% 2,504 9% 100%
2003 29,275 8,899 30% 17,310 59% 500 2% 2,280 8% 100%
2002 25,919 5,591 22% 10,881 42% 262 1% 1,198 5% 97%
2001 21,384 6,510 30% 13,230 62% 223 1% 1,187 6% 96%
2000 25,887 7,353 28% 16,718 65% 233 1% 1,335 5% 96%
1999 24,833 7,619 31% 15,959 64% 125 1% 923 4% 94%
1998 24,747 8,761 35% 14,672 59% 123 0% 940 4% 94%
1997 23,270 7,916 34% 14,267 61% 79 0% 773 3% 93%
1996 21,373 7,369 34% 12,715 59% 109 1% 760 4% 92%
1995 21,479 7,901 37% 11,713 55% 53 0% 828 4% 95%
1994 18,830 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1993 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1991 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1990 15,002 7,304 49% 6,888 46% 8 0% 802 5% 95%

 

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Notes:

Populaton Coverage: Percent of the state’s population covered by the local police agencies reporting data for this year.

Opiates/Cocaine: This category includes opium, cocaine, and their derivatives. Opiate derivatives include, for example, morphine, heroin, and codeine. Cocaine derivative include crack cocaine.

Marijuana: This category includes hashish.

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.

Itemized categories may not account for total drug arrests because of occassional reporting irregularities in which arrests are reported for drug abuse offenses but not classified as one of these four categories.

Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data

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