Colorado 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 20,024 3,619 18% 12,358 62% 489 2% 3,425 17% 100%
2006 20,517 4,085 20% 11,576 56% 502 2% 4,213 21% 100%
2005 20,836 4,020 19% 11,396 55% 668 3% 4,681 22% 100%
2004 19,321 4,065 21% 10,943 57% 1,253 6% 3,001 16% 100%
2003 19,018 4,216 22% 11,163 59% 1,000 5% 2,579 14% 100%
2002 17,842 4,382 25% 10,058 56% 785 4% 2,546 14% 97%
2001 19,546 4,365 22% 11,486 59% 813 4% 2,204 11% 95%
2000 20,456 4,591 22% 12,671 62% 769 4% 2,361 12% 94%
1999 21,829 4,670 21% 11,167 51% 492 2% 1,947 9% 89%
1998 17,319 3,852 22% 8,900 51% 380 2% 1,682 10% 88%
1997 17,930 4,059 23% 10,650 59% 414 2% 2,169 12% 88%
1996 19,449 5,697 29% 12,077 62% 378 2% 1,215 6% 88%
1995 15,615 3,479 22% 8,338 53% 363 2% 892 6% 92%
1994 15,781 4,449 28% 9,599 61% 245 2% 1,365 9% 92%
1993 11,018 3,465 31% 6,547 59% 505 5% 758 7% 92%
1992 8,648 3,287 38% 4,484 52% 283 3% 555 6% 91%
1991 7,562 2,876 38% 3,884 51% 142 2% 643 9% 90%
1990 7,546 2,942 39% 3,638 48% 136 2% 804 11% 90%

 

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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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