Utah Marijuana Possession Arrest Rates by County and Race (2007)

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  All White Black Other
County Arrests Rate Arrests Rate Pct. Arrests Rate Pct. Arrests Rate Pct.
Beaver 19 339 17 317 89% 2 8,663 11% 0 0 0%
Box Elder 42 95 37 87 88% 1 824 2% 4 440 10%
Cache 1 1 1 1 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Carbon 78 462 74 455 95% 3 3,386 4% 1 290 1%
Daggett 6 620 6 641 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Davis 243 85 224 83 92% 7 173 3% 12 178 5%
Duchesne 19 117 14 94 74% 0 0 0% 5 537 26%
Emery 19 175 16 152 84% 1 2,895 5% 2 1,448 11%
Grand 46 497 41 478 89% 0 0 0% 5 979 11%
Iron 186 439 168 422 90% 5 1,560 3% 13 881 7%
Juab 27 276 27 283 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Kane 19 301 17 281 89% 2 20,631 11% 0 0 0%
Morgan 11 130 11 133 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Rich 2 96 2 97 100% 0   0% 0 0 0%
Salt Lake 1,198 119 1,084 118 90% 62 356 5% 52 127 4%
San Juan 73 503 48 807 66% 1 524 1% 24 298 33%
Sanpete 6 76 6 79 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Sevier 88 438 86 445 98% 1 1,338 1% 1 206 1%
Summit 53 149 51 149 96% 2 950 4% 0 0 0%
Tooele 54 96 54 102 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Uintah 86 298 75 294 87% 2 1,645 2% 9 317 10%
Utah 1,181 242 1,131 244 96% 20 614 2% 30 303 3%
Washington 175 130 160 125 91% 10 1,046 6% 5 168 3%
Wayne 9 347 9 354 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Weber 207 94 189 91 91% 17 470 8% 1 20 0%

 

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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.