Top Local Agencies in Texas by Marijuana Possession Arrest Rate, Minimum 73 Possession Arrests, (2007)

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      Marijuana Arrests Other Arrests
Rank Agency Population
Total
Pct. of All Drug Arrests
Poss.
Poss. Rate
Black Pct.
Males Age
15 to 19 Pct.
Other Drugs
Violent
Property
1 Hudspeth County Sheriff Office 3,316 153 75% 153 4,614 26% 16% 51 6 29
2 Kleberg County Sheriff Office 5,783 261 89% 230 3,977 7% 9% 32 10 57
3 Nolan County Sheriff Department 2,897 83 59% 78 2,692 15% 8% 58 1 20
4 Jim Hogg County Sheriff Department 4,991 125 88% 108 2,164 0% 24% 17 35 29
5 Nueces County Sheriff Department 15,853 326 39% 326 2,056 9% 23% 514 216 839
6 Carson County Sheriff Office 3,986 78 62% 77 1,932 32% 1% 47 4 19
7 Webb County Sheriff Office 15,917 295 86% 293 1,841 1% 16% 50 114 457
8 Humble Police Dept 14,977 257 51% 257 1,716 39% 32% 247 46 652
9 Tomball Police Dept 10,176 172 44% 169 1,661 8% 18% 221 19 151
10 Refugio County Sheriff Department 4,800 118 56% 75 1,563 16% 13% 93 52 84
11 Garza County Sheriff Department 4,878 76 85% 76 1,558 12% 32% 13 2 33
12 Gonzales Police Dept 7,534 106 69% 106 1,407 25% 37% 47 44 41
13 Lacy-Lakeview Police Dept 5,761 82 73% 81 1,406 40% 19% 30 23 61
14 Bellmead Police Dept 9,573 104 60% 102 1,066 38% 20% 68 92 717
15 Webster Police Dept 10,070 107 58% 107 1,063 25% 27% 79 14 244
16 Alamo Heights Police Dept 7,087 74 69% 74 1,044 9% 22% 34 6 67
17 Alamo Police Dept 16,496 170 69% 170 1,031 1% 38% 78 24 296
18 Lampasas Police Dept 7,973 84 72% 80 1,003 6% 25% 33 7 106
19 Royse City Police Dept 8,086 77 58% 77 952 31% 10% 55 18 60
20 Clay County Sheriff Office 11,098 104 65% 104 937 9% 31% 55 13 71
21 Pleasanton Police Dept 9,742 90 60% 90 924 1% 38% 61 23 188
22 Belton Police Dept 16,191 145 59% 144 889 19% 28% 101 12 187
23 Colorado County Sheriff Department 11,190 97 65% 97 867 26% 12% 52 6 95
24 Boerne Police Dept 9,090 74 89% 74 814 3% 28% 9 4 47
25 Stephenville Police Dept 16,219 115 69% 114 703 4% 31% 51 24 194
26 Tom Green County Sheriff Department 15,602 109 84% 109 699 12% 21% 21 5 67
27 Beeville Police Dept 13,721 95 69% 95 692 5% 32% 43 28 169
28 El Campo Police Dept 10,799 74 64% 74 685 22% 20% 42 18 195
29 Panola County Sheriff Department 16,199 112 50% 111 685 44% 14% 114 36 232
30 Uvalde Police Dept 16,594 119 71% 113 681 0% 49% 49 46 410
31 San Benito Police Dept 25,150 166 78% 164 652 0% 41% 47 31 412
32 Bosque County Sheriff Department 12,192 79 56% 79 648 5% 22% 61 13 81
33 Caldwell County Sheriff Department 15,602 101 74% 100 641 34% 43% 36 16 213
34 Guadalupe County Sheriff Department 43,298 277 66% 275 635 18% 22% 145 24 361
35 Friendswood Police Dept 34,140 211 56% 210 615 10% 37% 167 11 83
36 Nacogdoches Police Dept 31,300 186 55% 186 594 51% 27% 153 107 525
37 Alice Police Dept 19,850 117 60% 117 589 0% 40% 79 50 533
38 Jacksonville Police Dept 14,481 85 93% 85 587 36% 19% 6 71 150
39 Galveston County Sheriff Office 36,244 219 20% 209 577 33% 26% 896 215 1,412
40 Kerrville Police Dept 22,636 131 61% 130 574 4% 34% 85 40 309
41 Mount Pleasant Police Dept 15,360 91 51% 88 573 33% 32% 86 25 239
42 Hopkins County Sheriff Department 18,301 102 42% 98 535 31% 9% 143 25 134
43 San Antonio Police Dept 1,316,882 7,096 50% 7,020 533 17% 19% 7,116 1,750 19,572
44 Randall County Sheriff Department 18,889 103 55% 100 529 9% 31% 83 18 88
45 Galveston Police Dept 57,590 309 35% 303 526 60% 21% 577 178 1,523
46 Brenham Police Dept 14,887 78 70% 78 524 60% 32% 34 14 126
47 Groves Police Dept 14,610 74 69% 74 507 22% 31% 34 29 102
48 San Angelo Police Dept 88,285 443 56% 441 500 8% 31% 343 96 1,185
49 Brown County Sheriff Department 14,859 73 41% 73 491 8% 18% 103 39 52
50 Cleburne Police Dept 30,174 150 52% 148 490 16% 34% 138 80 513
51 Williamson County Sheriff Department 102,881 508 63% 496 482 14% 28% 298 95 671
52 Rosenberg Police Dept 33,131 158 48% 156 471 19% 38% 170 42 908
53 Farmers Branch Police Dept 26,455 129 45% 123 465 29% 20% 158 28 327
54 Walker County Sheriff Department 25,606 122 60% 119 465 35% 13% 83 79 202
55 San Marcos Police Dept 48,979 227 72% 226 461 8% 34% 89 78 703
56 Washington County Sheriff Office 17,228 81 50% 79 459 32% 25% 80 43 98
57 El Paso County Sheriff Department 79,554 358 77% 355 446 3% 29% 109 100 580
58 Pharr Police Dept 63,666 289 59% 278 437 0% 35% 202 119 665
58 Texas City Police Dept 45,574 206 47% 199 437 48% 24% 232 596 495
60 Rockwall Police Dept 34,872 150 54% 150 430 15% 27% 130 20 258
61 Dickinson City Police Dept 18,151 80 32% 78 430 42% 19% 167 47 453
62 Jefferson County Sheriff Office 34,160 168 41% 145 424 37% 12% 245 1 71
63 Temple Police Dept 55,057 229 55% 228 414 41% 28% 184 54 1,149
64 San Jacinto County Sheriff Department 25,101 104 50% 103 410 18% 14% 104 44 240
65 Mcallen Police Dept 129,455 530 79% 529 409 1% 31% 143 222 2,369
66 Lubbock Police Dept 213,988 863 47% 861 402 28% 28% 986 422 2,295
67 Brownwood Police Dept 19,820 79 51% 79 399 16% 27% 75 43 324
68 Midland Police Dept 103,118 411 62% 411 399 25% 37% 253 76 960
69 Tyler Police Dept 95,596 382 58% 378 395 52% 30% 272 174 1,469
70 Harlingen Police Dept 64,984 254 68% 254 391 2% 34% 119 164 1,490
71 City Of College Station Police Dept 74,997 295 67% 292 389 21% 30% 147 63 638
72 Beaumont Police Dept 109,345 421 40% 421 385 81% 19% 625 236 1,375
73 Big Spring Police Dept 24,099 91 69% 91 378 14% 25% 40 24 249
74 La Porte Police Dept 34,165 130 46% 129 378 16% 26% 151 12 152
75 Conroe Police Dept 51,582 194 28% 194 376 36% 23% 510 46 425
76 Odessa Police Dept 95,839 358 50% 358 374 21% 27% 355 97 912
77 Seguin Police Dept 25,203 94 58% 94 373 20% 36% 69 16 356
78 Victoria Police Dept 62,404 235 66% 229 367 16% 31% 122 63 916
79 Abilene Police Dept 114,644 416 59% 416 363 20% 30% 285 104 746
80 Comal County Sheriff Department 50,232 180 74% 180 358 2% 37% 63 49 287
81 Round Rock Police Dept 97,727 352 79% 350 358 19% 37% 96 44 739
82 Texarkana Police Dept 36,237 158 37% 129 356 68% 21% 273 178 1,049
83 Mansfield Police Dept 43,901 156 75% 156 355 22% 50% 52 39 140
84 Eagle Pass Police Dept 26,974 95 69% 95 352 0% 41% 42 45 311
85 Corpus Christi Police Dept 286,428 1,010 49% 1,007 352 11% 26% 1,038 496 2,742
86 Plainview Police Dept 22,054 84 69% 77 349 17% 43% 38 64 269
87 Corsicana Police Dept 26,696 104 43% 93 348 49% 30% 137 38 298
88 Copperas Cove Police Dept 29,706 103 73% 103 347 32% 30% 38 77 367
89 El Paso Police Dept 616,029 2,163 63% 2,133 346 8% 35% 1,265 962 7,141
90 New Braunfels Police Dept 51,860 179 64% 179 345 2% 31% 102 29 358
91 Longview Police Dept 77,003 267 45% 263 342 38% 21% 321 216 1,514
92 Georgetown Police Dept 44,834 153 59% 153 341 12% 43% 105 29 361
93 Edinburg Police Dept 69,708 238 64% 237 340 1% 39% 132 132 675
94 Waller County Sheriff Department 21,885 74 58% 74 338 27% 14% 54 11 97
95 Hurst Police Dept 38,452 133 34% 130 338 22% 30% 261 42 1,037
96 Grayson County Sheriff Department 43,080 146 37% 143 332 11% 18% 252 43 439
97 Bexar County Sheriff Office 145,922 486 53% 484 332 23% 33% 437 101 913
98 Bryan Police Dept 67,484 223 45% 222 329 45% 31% 272 144 582
99 Ellis County Sheriff Office 56,507 187 38% 185 327 24% 19% 311 252 320
100 Arlington Police Dept 372,073 1,221 62% 1,213 326 40% 30% 758 2,072 4,721
101 Pearland Police Dept 73,190 244 56% 238 325 35% 33% 193 71 804
102 Wichita Falls Police Dept 98,717 319 47% 317 321 30% 25% 364 178 1,498
103 Amarillo Police Dept 187,234 613 46% 599 320 20% 28% 713 355 2,372
104 Sherman Police Dept 37,985 126 50% 121 319 38% 23% 127 41 283
105 San Juan Police Dept 33,213 105 72% 105 316 0% 34% 41 11 220
106 City Of Deer Park Police Dept 29,971 94 46% 94 314 11% 38% 112 43 264
107 City Of Waco Police Dept 122,514 386 47% 384 313 60% 27% 430 494 3,231
108 Garland Police Dept 218,236 682 57% 682 313 33% 31% 508 407 2,684
109 Victoria County Sheriff Office 24,063 74 48% 73 303 10% 36% 80 35 226
110 Baytown Police Dept 69,040 198 38% 195 282 42% 38% 324 93 1,012
111 Pasadena Police Dept 145,235 413 39% 410 282 10% 28% 659 181 1,293
112 Mission Police Dept 66,216 321 71% 186 281 0% 52% 130 56 851
113 Allen Police Dept 78,630 220 60% 219 279 12% 42% 145 15 217
114 Hood County Sheriff Office 41,709 116 38% 116 278 2% 20% 189 23 230
115 Lake Jackson Police Dept 27,788 84 51% 77 277 12% 38% 81 37 480
116 Mesquite Police Dept 132,399 367 56% 366 276 27% 32% 287 260 1,914
117 Euless Police Dept 52,899 144 41% 143 270 22% 27% 205 71 602
118 Huntsville Police Dept 37,906 103 47% 102 269 33% 28% 116 55 356
119 Irving Police Dept 196,676 536 45% 525 267 31% 30% 652 659 1,614
120 Wood County Sheriff Office 30,405 83 47% 81 266 10% 7% 93 93 100
121 Mclennan County Sheriff Department 41,489 110 56% 109 263 19% 21% 85 66 305
122 Killeen Police Dept 104,188 272 60% 272 261 65% 30% 181 92 1,407
123 Houston Police Dept 2,169,544 5,624 29% 5,624 259 61% 24% 13,826 3,015 20,567
124 Laredo 221,253 567 55% 567 256 0% 47% 456 665 2,694
125 Burleson Police Dept 33,383 85 67% 85 255 5% 36% 42 22 295
126 Brazoria County Sheriff Department 106,395 273 45% 270 254 21% 22% 340 114 1,109
127 North Richland Hills Police Dept 63,270 160 50% 157 248 11% 37% 157 64 598
128 Weslaco Police Dept 32,707 81 42% 81 248 2% 32% 114 81 440
129 Orange County Sheriff Department 39,765 99 36% 98 246 34% 14% 176 35 186
130 Hardin County Sheriff Department 31,340 80 41% 75 239 9% 20% 114 24 315
131 Cedar Park City Police Dept 57,286 136 69% 135 236 7% 41% 62 20 327
132 Hays County Sheriff Office 62,319 145 68% 140 225 13% 31% 67 116 322
133 Coppell Police Dept 39,572 95 63% 88 222 19% 41% 55 16 167
134 Duncanville Police Dept 35,512 78 72% 77 217 57% 25% 31 31 225
135 Lewisville Police Dept 97,184 214 59% 209 215 27% 29% 146 81 831
136 Travis County Sheriff Department 169,722 364 60% 364 214 24% 34% 245 110 917
137 Del Rio Police Dept 36,864 80 86% 78 212 1% 44% 13 22 150
138 Grapevine Police Dept 49,498 104 60% 103 208 11% 32% 68 40 509
139 Denton Police Dept 113,936 240 50% 234 205 25% 17% 243 112 1,222
140 Denton County Sheriff Department 62,839 126 41% 124 197 19% 18% 184 44 227
141 City Of Fort Worth Police Dept 670,693 1,387 35% 1,279 191 41% 32% 2,554 1,246 9,895
142 Brownsville Police Dept 177,090 337 59% 337 190 0% 37% 232 311 2,577
143 Cameron County Sheriff Department 95,358 189 62% 181 190 1% 24% 115 118 618
144 Richardson Police Dept 100,933 191 61% 191 189 30% 35% 123 131 956
145 League City Police Dept 68,743 131 57% 130 189 15% 51% 98 35 396
146 Haltom City Police Dept 40,114 75 41% 75 187 7% 36% 108 54 390
147 Montgomery County Sheriff Department 347,307 589 42% 580 167 20% 22% 809 262 1,465
148 Bedford Police Dept 48,974 82 37% 81 165 15% 22% 139 115 569
149 Sugar Land Police Dept 82,402 131 59% 130 158 26% 32% 92 29 535
150 City Of Port Arthur Police Dept 55,481 87 33% 87 157 71% 18% 175 93 590

 

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Notes:

For financial and other reasons some local police agencies are not able to report arrest data to the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Of the agencies reporting data to the UCR program, these are the top 150 agencies that report the most arrests for marijuana possession in this state. The table above ranks the reporting agencies with the most marijuana arrests by the arrest rate for marijuana possession.

The population listing in the table refers to the coverage population of the local police agency. University police stations, many divisions of the state police (SP), and some other agencies do not have applicable coverage populations that are reported along with arrest data reported to the UCR program. Consequently arrest rates per 100,000 population can not be calculated and reported for these agencies and they are not included in the above rankings.

Other drug crimes refers to drug-related offenses that to no include marijuana. These include sales and possession offenses involving the following catefories of drugs:

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

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.

Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.

Property crimes include burglary, larceny-theft, motor-vehicle theft, and arson.

 

Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data

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