Wisconsin Marijuana Possession Arrest Rates by Race (1994-2007)

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  Total White Black Other
Year
Population Coverage
Arrests
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
2007 100% 15,260 273.43 11,053 72.43% 220.64 3,717 24.36% 1,100.46 490 3.21% 293.76
2006 100% 15,162 273.24 11,420 75.32% 228.79 3,207 21.15% 963.16 535 3.53% 330.12
2005 98% 13,689 251.56 11,052 80.74% 225.60 2,221 16.22% 680.65 416 3.04% 260.12
2004 89% 13,197 270.11 11,445 86.72% 259.86 1,364 10.34% 468.54 388 2.94% 275.34
2003 98% 13,810 256.99 11,917 86.29% 245.63 1,475 10.68% 464.18 418 3.03% 275.87
2002 98% 14,441 271.86 12,096 83.76% 251.89 1,869 12.94% 598.08 476 3.30% 325.41
2001 57% 2,137 233.86 939 43.94% 130.70 1,132 52.97% 774.51 66 3.09% 186.65
2000
n/a
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1999
n/a
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1998
n/a
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1997
99%
13,142 254.41 10,833 82.43% 227.69 2,033 15.47% 711.26 276 2.10% 225.99
1996 100% 12,220 237.12 9,754 79.82% 205.31 2,201 18.01% 775.99 265 2.17% 222.60
1995 99% 11,026 216.64 9,082 82.37% 193.29 1,725 15.64% 624.62 219 1.99% 190.84
1994 99% 9,084 179.69 7,574 83.38% 162.09 1,333 14.67% 490.98 177 1.95% 159.07

 

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Notes:

Populaton Coverage: Percent of the state’s population covered by the local police agencies reporting data for this year.

Other: Includes Native Americans and Asian. Data on Hispanics is not available from the UCR Program.

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.