Virginia 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 35,748 10,696 30% 19,726 55% 983 3% 3,168 9% 100%
2006 32,602 11,076 34% 16,771 51% 557 2% 3,148 10% 100%
2005 30,826 10,218 33% 16,162 52% 563 2% 3,070 10% 100%
2004 28,595 9,260 32% 15,287 53% 498 2% 2,632 9% 100%
2003 27,250 8,606 32% 14,686 54% 381 1% 2,870 11% 100%
2002 26,114 8,154 31% 14,282 55% 390 1% 2,498 10% 96%
2001 25,330 7,290 29% 14,334 57% 499 2% 2,229 9% 95%
2000 25,774 7,208 28% 14,583 57% 260 1% 2,190 8% 95%
1999 27,389 6,892 25% 15,607 57% 818 3% 3,451 13% 93%
1998 30,561 7,988 26% 17,615 58% 281 1% 3,904 13% 93%
1997 29,803 8,138 27% 17,966 60% 315 1% 2,970 10% 94%
1996 30,141 8,449 28% 17,882 59% 353 1% 3,104 10% 94%
1995 28,802 8,910 31% 15,652 54% 469 2% 3,563 12% 96%
1994 24,538 8,778 36% 11,235 46% 273 1% 2,432 10% 97%
1993 20,228 10,322 51% 8,744 43% 1,168 6% 822 4% 96%
1992 19,404 10,913 56% 7,336 38% 1,413 7% 804 4% 96%
1991 17,558 10,091 57% 6,231 35% 345 2% 891 5% 95%
1990 17,666 9,537 54% 7,157 41% 324 2% 639 4% 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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