Texas 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 147,860 42,190 29% 70,525 48% 17,279 12% 17,590 12% 100%
2006 142,409 41,546 29% 66,117 46% 18,212 13% 15,945 11% 100%
2005 129,294 37,397 29% 61,564 48% 17,032 13% 13,090 10% 100%
2004 126,498 35,645 28% 64,143 51% 14,214 11% 12,393 10% 100%
2003 112,549 24,724 22% 52,232 46% 10,634 9% 6,152 5% 100%
2002 102,833 32,100 31% 51,643 50% 8,831 9% 9,994 10% 95%
2001 104,887 31,186 30% 55,955 53% 7,978 8% 9,550 9% 93%
2000 107,135 34,458 32% 57,435 54% 7,116 7% 7,952 7% 93%
1999 107,239 35,792 33% 57,443 54% 5,942 6% 7,847 7% 91%
1998 101,571 33,970 33% 54,213 53% 5,878 6% 7,342 7% 91%
1997 98,504 31,002 31% 54,731 56% 5,255 5% 7,505 8% 91%
1996 90,314 28,881 32% 51,148 57% 4,505 5% 5,761 6% 91%
1995 86,218 28,007 32% 47,725 55% 4,814 6% 5,699 7% 93%
1994 82,161 34,516 42% 39,693 48% 2,855 3% 5,073 6% 93%
1993 72,862 32,766 45% 32,979 45% 5,570 8% 5,084 7% 93%
1992 69,988 29,934 43% 27,831 40% 7,032 10% 9,753 14% 93%
1991 61,757 25,957 42% 20,791 34% 3,767 6% 11,242 18% 93%
1990 62,542 25,187 40% 23,749 38% 4,535 7% 9,060 14% 93%

 

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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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