Delaware Marijuana Possession Arrest Rates by County and Race (2007)

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    All   White     Black     Other  
County Arrests Rate Arrests Rate Pct. Arrests Rate Pct. Arrests Rate Pct.
Kent 699 474 379 352 54% 315 954 45% 5 130 1%
New Castle 1,289 243 633 166 49% 652 541 51% 4 19 0%
Sussex 589 315 375 240 64% 213 825 36% 1 37 0%

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Notes:

Classification: The Uniform Crime Reporting Program utilizes 4 classifications for race: White, Black, Indian (Native-American), and Asian. In the tables above the classification “Other” includes both Indian (Native-American) and Asian arrests.

Rates: Arrrest rates are per 100,000 population.

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.