Top Local Agencies in Arkansas by Marijuana Possession Arrest Rate, (2007)

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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 Quitman Town Police Dept 741 14 100% 14 1,889 0% 57% 0 0 5
2 Trumann Police Dept 6,821 102 42% 102 1,495 15% 9% 140 9 96
3 Vilonia Police Dept 3,085 40 66% 38 1,232 3% 34% 21 3 26
4 Glenwood Police Dept 2,030 25 86% 24 1,182 0% 17% 4 1 22
5 West Fork Police Dept 2,259 28 85% 24 1,062 4% 17% 5 0 19
6 Barling Police Dept 4,397 48 55% 41 932 5% 17% 40 8 36
7 West Memphis Police Dept 28,137 301 56% 257 913 70% 21% 237 209 805
8 Ward Town Police Dept 3,659 32 57% 32 875 0% 13% 24 5 23
9 Mountain Home Police Dept 12,383 108 66% 107 864 1% 24% 55 3 203
10 Augusta Police Dept 2,355 20 87% 20 849 35% 5% 3 8 27
11 Corning Police Dept 3,403 33 52% 28 823 0% 14% 30 8 36
12 Greers Ferry Police Dept 975 8 100% 8 821 0% 50% 0 0 7
13 Fordyce Police Dept 4,282 42 69% 35 817 57% 43% 19 11 119
14 Mena Police Dept 5,632 44 98% 42 746 2% 12% 1 7 40
15 Greenbrier Police Dept 3,855 27 96% 27 700 4% 22% 1 1 9
16 Redfield Police Dept 1,171 8 73% 8 683 25% 88% 3 1 9
17 Ozark Police Dept 3,587 24 59% 24 669 0% 25% 17 8 51
18 Greenwood Police Dept 8,404 64 52% 56 666 0% 18% 58 7 51
19 Leachville Police Dept 1,813 12 52% 12 662 0% 42% 11 6 52
20 Nashville Police Dept 4,862 34 57% 32 658 50% 13% 26 7 109
21 Dumas Police Dept 4,725 29 45% 28 593 79% 4% 36 17 66
22 El Dorado Police Dept 20,200 127 50% 117 579 70% 27% 127 100 363
23 Flippin Police Dept 1,407 9 75% 8 569 13% 0% 3 0 23
24 Mcgehee Police Dept 4,105 23 55% 23 560 57% 30% 19 3 42
25 Paris Police Dept 3,674 18 72% 18 490 6% 33% 7 3 24
26 Hope Police Dept 10,467 51 62% 51 487 59% 27% 31 50 207
27 Elkins Police Dept 2,463 26 59% 12 487 8% 25% 18 1 19
28 Mountain View Police Dept 3,079 18 95% 15 487 0% 0% 1 3 29
29 Caddo Valley Police Dept 622 3 43% 3 482 0% 0% 4 0 1
30 Blytheville Police Dept 16,161 80 47% 76 470 68% 21% 89 52 364
31 Pocahontas Police Dept 6,893 35 74% 32 464 0% 22% 12 2 11
32 Osceola Police Dept 7,920 44 56% 36 455 94% 33% 34 72 186
33 Harrison Police Dept 13,097 72 58% 59 450 5% 25% 53 20 255
34 Monticello Police Dept 9,122 41 75% 41 449 49% 20% 14 29 117
35 Marion Police Dept 10,331 56 67% 46 445 54% 22% 27 10 126
36 Miller County Sheriff Department 13,327 67 44% 59 443 20% 24% 85 33 98
37 Austin Police Dept 1,131 5 56% 5 442 0% 40% 4 2 3
38 North Little Rock Police Dept 58,680 272 43% 259 441 80% 20% 355 207 1,562
39 Hoxie Police Dept 2,635 23 53% 11 417 9% 36% 20 0 10
40 Marked Tree Police Dept 2,666 11 46% 11 413 27% 9% 13 1 18
41 Jacksonville Police Dept 30,565 126 63% 126 412 48% 30% 74 93 329
42 Morrilton Police Dept 6,558 35 44% 27 412 30% 30% 45 19 123
43 Carlisle Police Dept 2,451 11 42% 10 408 0% 0% 15 2 25
44 Hampton Police Dept 1,493 9 56% 6 402 50% 17% 7 3 7
45 Cammack Village Police Dept 766 4 100% 3 392 0% 0% 0 0 3
46 Lonoke Police Dept 4,651 20 65% 18 387 56% 56% 11 3 39
47 Sherwood Police Dept 23,703 96 39% 90 380 40% 14% 151 50 95
48 Russellville Police Dept 26,319 99 61% 99 376 20% 25% 62 26 207
49 Fayetteville Police Dept 70,334 265 56% 263 374 16% 22% 205 104 827
50 Jackson County Sheriff Department 6,536 28 49% 24 367 0% 13% 29 8 41
51 White Hall Police Dept 5,196 19 95% 19 366 16% 53% 1 1 25
52 Prescott Police Dept 4,653 17 85% 17 365 71% 6% 3 4 4
53 Murfreesboro Police Dept 1,666 6 50% 6 360 0% 33% 6 0 22
54 Lewisville Police Dept 1,166 4 80% 4 343 25% 25% 1 0 16
55 Lowell Police Dept 7,314 29 71% 25 342 4% 20% 12 9 48
56 Crossett Police Dept 5,623 19 59% 19 338 47% 32% 13 13 69
57 Gassville Police Dept 2,083 8 57% 7 336 0% 0% 6 3 20
58 Forrest City Police Dept 13,699 46 81% 46 336 80% 26% 11 32 198
59 Benton Police Dept 27,758 108 48% 93 335 23% 31% 118 50 385
60 Dyer Police Dept 1,198 4 31% 4 334 25% 25% 9 0 4
61 Sheridan Police Dept 4,495 15 48% 15 334 20% 73% 16 2 40
62 City Of Fort Smith Police Dept 83,860 403 44% 279 333 33% 26% 517 267 1,437
63 Camden Police Dept 11,812 39 58% 39 330 74% 21% 28 24 176
64 Bald Knob Police Dept 3,364 12 36% 11 327 18% 27% 21 2 59
65 Texarkana Police Dept 30,156 115 50% 98 325 59% 24% 116 74 531
66 Cave Springs City Police Dept 1,583 9 60% 5 316 0% 20% 6 2 4
67 Maumelle Police Dept 15,613 52 58% 48 307 46% 17% 37 7 91
68 Cabot Police Dept 23,366 76 65% 71 304 1% 30% 41 20 147
69 Waldron Police Dept 3,636 11 52% 11 303 0% 9% 10 10 59
70 Crittenden County Sheriff Department 10,989 35 58% 33 300 42% 9% 25 30 115
71 Mayflower Police Dept 2,022 6 75% 6 297 33% 33% 2 1 3
72 Sulphur Springs Police Dept 676 2 100% 2 296 0% 0% 0 5 11
73 Eureka Springs Police Dept 2,369 8 89% 7 295 0% 0% 1 0 10
74 Cherokee Village 4,812 15 75% 14 291 0% 7% 5 1 18
75 Heber Springs Police Dept 7,156 24 60% 20 279 0% 15% 16 4 78
76 Greene County Sheriff Department 14,779 45 44% 41 277 2% 27% 57 6 137
77 Highland 1,089 3 100% 3 275 0% 33% 0 0 8
78 Rogers Police Dept 54,223 152 57% 148 273 2% 24% 115 42 731
79 Mississippi County Sheriff Department 15,048 44 67% 41 272 56% 17% 22 12 80
80 Johnson County Sheriff Department 16,173 47 81% 44 272 2% 14% 11 0 21
81 De Witt Police Dept 3,354 9 100% 9 268 56% 0% 0 1 17
82 Siloam Springs Police Dept 14,659 41 55% 39 266 8% 28% 33 4 111
83 Altheimer Police Dept 1,143 3 25% 3 262 100% 0% 9 0 15
84 Washington County Sheriff Department 44,241 116 61% 116 262 6% 23% 74 55 325
85 Cleburne County Sheriff Department 16,719 45 61% 43 257 2% 21% 29 20 80
86 Clay County Sheriff Department 9,362 26 60% 24 256 0% 4% 17 7 40
87 Stuttgart Police Dept 9,197 29 73% 23 250 61% 26% 11 11 56
88 Jonesboro Police Dept 61,199 163 40% 153 250 46% 19% 240 165 1,215
89 Fulton County Sheriff Department 8,264 20 47% 20 242 0% 20% 23 2 22
90 Decatur City Police Dept 1,670 4 80% 4 240 0% 25% 1 2 6
91 Warren Police Dept 6,182 16 48% 14 226 36% 43% 17 12 47
92 Gentry City Police Dept 2,688 7 58% 6 223 0% 50% 5 5 6
93 Grant County Sheriff Department 13,162 29 66% 29 220 24% 21% 15 12 46
94 Hamburg Police Dept 2,770 6 40% 6 217 50% 33% 9 2 16
95 Marianna Police Dept 4,624 11 73% 10 216 80% 20% 4 6 92
96 Yell County Sheriff Department 13,027 28 70% 28 215 4% 36% 12 28 31
97 Magnolia Police Dept 10,250 23 77% 22 215 77% 23% 7 37 103
98 Arkadelphia Police Dept 10,418 22 76% 22 211 55% 27% 7 11 59
99 Jefferson County Sheriff Department 21,424 63 67% 45 210 69% 18% 31 38 135
100 Seiver County Sheriff Department 10,503 22 79% 22 209 9% 9% 6 2 30
101 Bay Police Dept 1,992 12 50% 4 201 0% 0% 12 0 5
102 Hazen Police Dept 1,502 3 38% 3 200 67% 0% 5 2 9
103 Lake City Police Dept 2,022 4 67% 4 198 25% 50% 2 0 9
104 Calhoun County Sheriff Department 4,047 8 57% 8 198 88% 13% 6 1 6
105 Berryville Police Dept 5,195 10 77% 10 192 0% 30% 3 10 71
106 Scott County Sheriff Department 7,444 17 57% 14 188 7% 14% 13 2 21
107 Helena Police Dept 12,800 27 50% 24 188 83% 13% 27 36 129
108 Paragould Police Dept 24,562 46 58% 46 187 0% 20% 33 23 446
109 Cotter Police Dept 1,074 2 100% 2 186 0% 0% 0 0 14
110 Beebe Police Dept 6,062 12 38% 11 181 9% 27% 20 1 55
111 Pulaski County Sheriff Department 54,577 107 44% 99 181 43% 13% 139 126 378
112 Cross County Sheriff Department 10,533 19 63% 19 180 16% 5% 11 12 39
113 Star City Police Dept 2,253 5 56% 4 178 25% 0% 4 3 26
114 Prairie Grove Police Dept 3,415 6 25% 6 176 0% 33% 18 16 99
115 Diaz Police Dept 1,180 3 100% 2 169 0% 100% 0 4 2
116 Farmington Police Dept 4,801 13 59% 8 167 0% 50% 9 3 30
117 Craighead County Sheriff Department 19,860 36 31% 33 166 15% 12% 81 7 95
118 Sebastian County Sheriff Department 23,760 42 45% 39 164 10% 13% 52 28 194
119 England Police Dept 3,049 6 67% 5 164 80% 40% 3 5 19
120 Pottsville 2,528 4 40% 4 158 25% 75% 6 12 17
121 Lawrence County Sheriff Department 9,541 18 47% 15 157 7% 20% 20 17 30
122 Mineral Springs 1,298 2 67% 2 154 50% 0% 1 3 4
123 Conway Police Dept 57,245 85 56% 85 148 51% 24% 68 27 347
124 Cave City Police Dept 2,074 3 38% 3 145 0% 0% 5 1 14
125 Pea Ridge Police Dept 4,269 6 60% 6 141 0% 50% 4 2 32
126 Baxter County Sheriff Department 25,401 37 70% 34 134 3% 18% 16 9 135
127 Springdale Police Dept 65,695 87 45% 87 132 8% 24% 106 64 656
128 Gravette Police Dept 2,465 3 75% 3 122 0% 33% 1 1 14
129 Van Buren Police Dept 22,238 28 67% 27 121 4% 26% 14 15 184
130 Franklin County Sheriff Department 11,751 16 73% 14 119 0% 14% 6 14 78
131 Lonoke County Sheriff Department 26,194 37 45% 31 118 19% 19% 46 46 85
132 Des Arc Police Dept 1,765 2 67% 2 113 0% 50% 1 3 9
133 Searcy County Sheriff Department 8,055 16 70% 9 112 0% 0% 7 0 6
134 Walnut Ridge Police Dept 4,631 11 61% 5 108 0% 80% 7 2 22
135 Montgomery County Sheriff Department 9,279 17 65% 10 108 0% 10% 9 5 15
136 Little River County Sheriffs Dept 8,513 9 75% 9 106 11% 33% 3 1 18
137 Independence County Sheriff Department 35,032 47 53% 37 106 3% 27% 41 30 245
138 Poinsett County Sheriff Department 10,624 11 31% 11 104 0% 0% 24 7 27
139 Polk County Sheriff Department 14,764 18 64% 15 102 0% 27% 10 10 73
140 Dallas County Sheriff Department 3,967 5 50% 4 101 75% 0% 5 0 15
141 Lincoln Police Dept 1,988 2 22% 2 101 0% 0% 7 1 21
142 Union County Sheriff Department 21,906 24 60% 22 100 55% 41% 16 11 72
143 Faulkner County Sheriff Department 36,216 36 75% 36 99 17% 14% 12 9 88
144 Howard County Sheriff Department 7,047 8 50% 7 99 14% 43% 8 6 35
145 Little Rock Police Dept 184,594 182 51% 182 99 82% 19% 178 731 984
146 Booneville Police Dept 4,137 4 31% 4 97 0% 0% 9 3 20
147 Benton County Sheriff Department 62,307 67 52% 57 91 5% 21% 63 62 176
148 Dardanelle Police Dept 4,431 4 44% 4 90 25% 75% 5 3 25
149 Danville Police Dept 2,488 2 50% 2 80 0% 0% 2 1 5
150 Perry County Sheriff Department 8,995 7 39% 7 78 0% 0% 11 6 10

 

 

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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 150 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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