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Top Local Agencies in Wisconsin by Marijuana Possession Arrest Rate, 37 Arrest Minimum, (2006)

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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
Bayfield
604
 41 98% 41 6,788 0% 12% 1 2 12
2
Wisconsin Dells
2,568
 85 80% 68 2,648 1% 41% 21 13 109
3
Menominee Tribal
3,248
 82 78% 82 2,525 0% 23% 23 19 166
4
Silver Lake
2,522
 51 96% 47 1,864 0% 30% 2 3 28
5
Town Of Madison
6,259
 121 80% 112 1,789 59% 15% 30 24 107
6
Walworth
28,963
 348 94% 328 1,132 2% 35% 22 3 95
7
Lake Geneva
8,253
 80 71% 76 921 1% 58% 32 67 90
8
Sparta
8,859
 84 83% 80 903 5% 25% 17 120 137
9
Onalaska
15,759
 152 83% 140 888 1% 29% 31 17 300
10
Twin Lakes
5,533
 49 84% 49 886 2% 47% 9 23 28
11
Tomah
8,652
 79 59% 71 821 8% 44% 55 10 181
12
Whitewater
14,363
 120 89% 116 808 9% 28% 15 19 189
13
Delavan
8,401
 70 93% 64 762 3% 45% 5 4 201
14
Shawano
8,472
 69 66% 63 744 2% 37% 36 33 176
15
Hudson
11,409
 86 91% 80 701 4% 38% 8 11 132
16
Antigo
8,312
 57 78% 57 686 5% 32% 16 7 47
17
Burlington
11,189
 78 85% 75 670 0% 24% 14 4 126
18
Chippewa Falls
13,423
 93 68% 78 581 5% 31% 44 33 186
19
Forest
8,124
 52 90% 46 566 4% 35% 6 22 33
20
Ashwaubenon
16,973
 94 56% 92 542 16% 38% 75 14 594
21
Beloit Town
7,429
 43 83% 40 538 13% 35% 9 1 72
22
Pewaukee
12,816
 69 73% 68 531 9% 34% 25 17 30
23
Oak Creek
32,431
 191 81% 170 524 18% 39% 46 36 403
24
Eau Claire
62,799
 355 78% 324 516 8% 30% 101 106 1,097
25
Beaver Dam
15,209
 81 90% 78 513 3% 53% 9 11 255
26
Racine
42,011
 246 77% 214 509 22% 23% 73 13 338
27
Ashland
8,336
 48 76% 41 492 2% 44% 15 25 171
28
Stoughton
12,692
 66 77% 59 465 7% 32% 20 27 110
29
Wisconsin Rapids
17,686
 88 75% 82 464 6% 20% 29 13 336
30
Elkhorn
9,054
 42 68% 40 442 5% 28% 20 28 121
31
West Allis
59,014
 256 84% 251 425 16% 34% 47 245 542
32
Portage
10,072
 51 63% 42 417 0% 33% 30 23 184
33
Menasha
16,366
 77 71% 68 416 3% 31% 31 26 221
34
West Bend
29,657
 124 82% 122 411 2% 47% 27 29 660
35
Baraboo
10,967
 50 98% 45 410 4% 42% 1 28 130
36
Middleton
15,874
 65 71% 65 409 12% 49% 27 21 179
37
Marinette
11,316
 46 82% 46 407 0% 24% 10 5 152
38
Green Bay
101,574
 482 54% 403 397 20% 27% 407 198 2,204
39
Waukesha
67,906
 335 65% 263 387 11% 45% 183 104 572
40
Milwaukee
581,005
 2,513 53% 2,244 386 74% 42% 2,199 2,102 10,054
41
Hartford
13,065
 50 81% 50 383 4% 42% 12 10 158
42
Superior
26,877
 104 78% 102 380 13% 29% 30 10 433
43
Beloit
35,752
 156 71% 135 378 47% 38% 63 73 752
44
Sheboygan
49,051
 205 66% 182 371 12% 34% 106 70 734
45
South Milwaukee
20,925
 73 89% 73 349 7% 45% 9 55 79
46
La Crosse
50,471
 185 65% 172 341 13% 23% 99 150 1,171
47
Kaukauna
14,710
 50 83% 48 326 2% 42% 10 9 188
48
Kenosha
95,589
 345 70% 310 324 25% 44% 147 213 1,525
49
Pleasant Prairie
18,619
 62 86% 60 322 5% 33% 10 16 177
50
Racine
79,683
 262 42% 252 316 56% 31% 366 107 1,017
51
Marshfield
18,865
 68 70% 58 307 16% 38% 29 8 284
52
Langlade
12,499
 47 75% 38 304 0% 26% 16 15 90
53
Everest
15,136
 50 77% 46 304 0% 30% 15 14 244
54
Shawano
32,938
 104 82% 96 291 1% 24% 23 25 178
55
Columbia
32,425
 100 89% 94 290 9% 26% 12 13 124
56
Marquette
15,293
 50 71% 44 288 5% 25% 20 13 124
57
Glendale
12,927
 40 70% 37 286 65% 16% 17 21 371
58
Jefferson
32,495
 135 70% 93 286 8% 23% 57 53 185
59
Appleton
70,475
 249 58% 201 285 13% 26% 179 176 1,095
60
Shorewood
13,240
 37 84% 37 279 19% 41% 7 4 125
61
Menomonie
15,300
 71 77% 42 275 12% 33% 21 19 144
62
Germantown
19,316
 54 83% 53 274 15% 36% 11 4 143
63
Kenosha
38,870
 128 65% 106 273 8% 42% 70 54 280
64
Adams
18,019
 51 82% 49 272 2% 20% 11 9 33
65
Greendale
13,911
 43 52% 37 266 16% 35% 40 13 924
66
Brookfield
39,801
 119 78% 105 264 19% 36% 34 17 663
67
Oshkosh
63,718
 209 60% 161 253 16% 33% 140 104 1,031
68
Fox Valley
17,163
 43 77% 43 251 2% 35% 13 5 256
69
Manitowoc
29,008
 94 58% 71 245 20% 20% 68 16 92
70
Washington
50,671
 201 54% 122 241 8% 33% 173 23 263
71
Janesville
62,189
 174 54% 146 235 17% 38% 151 79 1,266
72
Grant
27,121
 71 83% 63 232 2% 38% 15 10 88
73
Fitchburg
22,121
 54 74% 51 231 45% 33% 19 37 263
74
Sun Prairie
25,485
 58 68% 58 228 28% 41% 27 19 276
75
Oneida
20,023
 46 68% 45 225 0% 18% 22 11 82
76
Grand Chute
20,350
 52 68% 45 221 2% 33% 24 14 601
77
Winnebago
33,939
 81 83% 75 221 1% 21% 17 23 108
78
Sauk
29,649
 66 89% 64 216 6% 23% 8 42 222
79
Fond Du Lac
39,557
 94 80% 81 205 6% 28% 23 15 127
80
Greenfield
35,884
 123 76% 73 203 1% 38% 39 29 528
81
Madison
222,364
 499 68% 424 191 48% 32% 238 322 3,031
82
Neenah
24,686
 59 68% 47 190 2% 40% 28 26 287
83
Brown
73,209
 144 44% 136 186 6% 40% 181 47 747
84
Wood
31,874
 78 71% 59 185 7% 20% 32 7 208
85
Watertown
22,900
 42 75% 42 183 0% 45% 14 69 391
86
New Berlin
38,688
 71 87% 70 181 7% 46% 11 2 114
87
La Crosse
25,061
 45 80% 45 180 7% 33% 11 23 122
88
De Pere
23,461
 43 48% 42 179 2% 52% 47 5 177
89
Wausau
37,429
 72 67% 65 174 8% 26% 35 100 791
90
Wauwatosa
45,179
 80 67% 78 173 46% 46% 39 87 531
91
Mequon
23,907
 44 80% 41 172 22% 34% 11 2 98
92
Dodge
42,221
 82 75% 69 163 6% 16% 27 27 231
93
Rock
34,399
 58 81% 55 160 16% 29% 14 40 261
94
Fond Du Lac
42,591
 68 67% 67 157 18% 25% 34 52 388
95
Mount Pleasant
26,094
 43 88% 38 146 11% 61% 6 26 463
96
Sheboygan
47,107
 69 78% 68 144 4% 25% 19 44 191
97
Portage
32,149
 57 64% 45 140 0% 27% 32 65 57
98
Polk
35,540
 58 56% 48 135 8% 19% 46 6 186
99
Oconto
30,454
 45 80% 37 121 0% 35% 11 24 118
100
Franklin
33,385
 42 22% 39 117 10% 49% 146 27 216
101
St. Croix
49,347
 58 72% 57 116 5% 39% 23 37 157
102
Menomonee Falls
34,250
 38 79% 38 111 18% 58% 10 14 117
103
Marathon
61,493
 84 52% 61 99 3% 25% 77 58 326
104
Dane
75,591
 80 69% 74 98 16% 31% 36 25 245
105
Waukesha
90,935
 118 76% 87 96 13% 31% 37 11 206

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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 100 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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