Top Local Agencies in Iowa 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 Carter Lake Police Dept 3,304 34 74% 34 1,029 32% 35% 12 8 66
2 Prairie City 1,459 15 100% 15 1,028 0% 27% 0 2 12
3 Clarke County Sheriff Department 4,358 36 92% 33 757 12% 9% 3 3 18
4 Carlisle Police Dept 3,599 29 88% 27 750 4% 30% 4 2 41
5 Spirit Lake Police Dept 4,783 32 78% 29 606 3% 21% 9 3 88
6 Waterloo Police Dept 65,607 357 57% 357 544 44% 28% 272 356 1,172
7 Carroll Police Dept 9,976 56 81% 54 541 6% 30% 13 3 82
8 Davenport Police Dept 99,631 563 73% 525 527 44% 31% 204 377 2,548
9 Marion Police Dept 31,772 166 81% 160 504 11% 31% 38 58 238
10 Coralville Police Dept 18,496 95 90% 91 492 21% 26% 11 48 461
11 Cerro Gordo County Sheriff Department 8,696 46 49% 42 483 24% 26% 47 5 27
12 Marshalltown Police Dept 25,958 137 71% 123 474 14% 27% 57 93 343
13 Bettendorf Police Dept 32,501 154 74% 154 474 24% 25% 53 32 248
14 Clinton Police Dept 26,937 132 74% 127 471 20% 28% 47 87 423
15 Osceola County Sheriff Department 6,573 29 60% 29 441 3% 41% 19 1 28
16 Mason City Police Dept 27,541 121 65% 120 436 11% 32% 65 38 640
17 Lemars Police Dept 9,375 45 78% 40 427 8% 45% 13 14 113
18 Indianola Police Dept 14,399 62 86% 61 424 5% 38% 10 13 150
19 Muscatine Police Dept 22,705 97 82% 96 423 4% 29% 21 77 311
20 Maquoketa Police Dept 6,006 25 41% 25 416 0% 28% 36 9 76
21 Cedar Rapids Police Dept 124,730 537 76% 509 408 28% 23% 173 206 2,258
22 Burlington Police Dept 25,258 113 49% 103 408 17% 27% 119 99 432
23 Forest City Police Dept 4,202 17 65% 17 405 0% 24% 9 8 20
24 Evansdale Police Dept 4,998 20 50% 20 400 0% 35% 20 9 45
25 Muscatine County Sheriffs Office 13,740 50 85% 50 364 2% 30% 9 5 48
26 Dewitt Police Dept 5,360 20 95% 19 354 5% 42% 1 2 21
27 Missouri Valley Police Dept 2,870 10 91% 10 348 0% 60% 1 0 12
28 Iowa City Police Dept 62,700 222 65% 213 340 31% 23% 117 82 631
29 Mount Pleasant Police Dept 8,918 52 63% 29 325 3% 21% 30 24 129
30 Pleasant Hill Police Dept 7,458 24 73% 24 322 8% 21% 9 8 31
31 Sioux City Police Dept 82,942 267 77% 263 317 20% 36% 82 101 1,199
32 Clay County Sheriff Department 5,691 19 50% 18 316 17% 28% 19 3 31
33 Mt Vernon Police Dept 4,210 14 93% 13 309 0% 31% 1 3 9
34 Council Bluffs Police Dept 60,531 184 60% 182 301 9% 31% 121 161 1,210
35 Des Moines Police Dept 192,948 579 69% 577 299 36% 31% 266 589 3,308
36 Urbandale Police Dept 38,381 105 81% 105 274 16% 41% 25 31 174
37 Spencer Police Dept 11,015 30 65% 30 272 0% 20% 16 19 147
38 Centerville Police Dept 5,662 17 68% 15 265 0% 7% 8 4 60
39 Anamosa Police Dept 5,675 15 83% 15 264 0% 20% 3 2 50
40 Sergeant Bluff Police Dept 4,009 10 77% 10 249 10% 40% 3 7 40
41 City Of Fort Madison Police Dept 10,841 31 91% 27 249 11% 33% 3 16 158
42 Albia Police Dept 3,615 10 83% 9 249 0% 33% 2 5 20
43 Emmetsburg Police Dept 3,633 9 75% 9 248 33% 0% 3 0 20
44 Independence Police Dept 6,118 15 75% 15 245 0% 27% 5 5 58
45 West Burlington Police Dept 3,376 8 73% 8 237 0% 50% 3 6 138
46 Pocahontas County Sheriff Department 7,685 18 82% 18 234 6% 22% 4 2 13
47 Waverly Police Dept 9,396 23 82% 22 234 9% 27% 5 47 123
48 Adams County Sheriff Department 4,149 12 75% 9 217 0% 0% 4 2 11
49 Monticello Police Dept 3,738 8 89% 8 214 0% 25% 1 0 7
50 Fairfield Police Dept 9,354 20 61% 20 214 0% 10% 13 9 89
51 Hamilton County Sheriff Department 8,044 17 85% 17 211 24% 18% 3 1 11
52 Black Hawk County Sheriff Office 18,136 38 61% 38 210 18% 32% 24 20 85
53 Johnston Police Dept 15,622 34 92% 32 205 9% 28% 3 8 63
54 Polk County Sheriff Office 38,346 79 77% 78 203 13% 33% 24 65 339
55 Cedar Falls Dept Of Public Safety 36,995 74 88% 74 200 14% 43% 10 57 184
56 Keokuk Police Dept 10,585 24 51% 21 198 14% 5% 23 97 180
57 Cass County Sheriff Department 7,192 15 79% 14 195 0% 14% 4 1 7
58 Buchanan County Sheriff Office 14,909 29 81% 29 195 0% 31% 7 3 59
59 Norwalk Police Dept 8,413 16 70% 16 190 0% 50% 7 2 27
60 Story City Police Dept 3,187 6 100% 6 188 0% 50% 0 0 16
61 Cresco Police Dept 3,763 7 88% 7 186 0% 0% 1 5 26
62 Sheldon Police Dept 4,863 9 38% 9 185 0% 33% 15 2 61
63 Franklin County Sheriff Department 6,490 12 63% 12 185 33% 42% 7 0 0
64 Algona Police Dept 5,443 12 100% 10 184 10% 20% 0 14 57
65 Worth County Sheriff Department 7,670 14 70% 14 183 7% 29% 6 2 13
66 Oskaloosa Police Dept 11,033 21 47% 20 181 25% 35% 24 24 212
67 Newton City Police Dept 15,459 28 72% 28 181 4% 18% 11 16 122
68 Eldora Police Dept 2,789 5 100% 5 179 0% 0% 0 2 33
69 Clarion Police Dept 2,796 9 32% 5 179 0% 40% 19 0 21
70 Harrison County Sheriff Department 12,878 23 72% 23 179 0% 17% 9 2 15
71 Windsor Heights Police Dept 4,506 8 89% 8 178 25% 50% 1 3 102
72 Storm Lake Police Dept 9,855 19 90% 17 173 12% 18% 2 29 222
73 Dallas County Sheriff Department 20,906 37 82% 36 172 14% 44% 8 0 40
74 Glenwood Police Dept 5,816 12 71% 10 172 0% 30% 5 5 38
75 Vinton Police Dept 5,239 10 100% 9 172 0% 33% 0 5 27
76 Howard County Sheriff Department 5,878 12 80% 10 170 10% 20% 3 0 19
77 Clive Police Dept 14,231 26 74% 24 169 13% 21% 9 13 90
78 Garner Police Dept 2,990 5 100% 5 167 0% 0% 0 0 10
79 Altoona Police Dept 13,882 27 82% 23 166 4% 26% 6 13 234
80 Ames Police Dept 51,622 92 75% 84 163 26% 26% 31 132 329
81 Iowa Falls Police Dept 5,040 19 73% 8 159 13% 50% 7 6 43
82 Fort Dodge Police Dept 25,330 40 89% 40 158 23% 35% 5 112 292
83 Palo Alto County Sheriff Department 5,837 9 90% 9 154 0% 0% 1 2 19
84 Chariton Police Dept 4,554 10 77% 7 154 0% 29% 3 7 53
85 Iowa County Sheriff Department 13,360 21 88% 20 150 10% 5% 3 5 9
86 Adel City Police Dept 4,135 6 86% 6 145 0% 0% 1 3 33
87 Ottumwa Police Dept 24,822 36 82% 36 145 0% 28% 8 84 295
88 Perry Police Dept 9,001 15 68% 13 144 8% 23% 7 19 73
89 Cherokee Police Dept 4,911 7 41% 7 143 0% 0% 10 5 98
90 Manchester Police Dept 4,958 9 82% 7 141 0% 43% 2 15 46
91 Winterset Police Dept 4,970 7 47% 7 141 0% 14% 8 4 16
92 Monona County Sheriff Department 6,423 9 90% 9 140 0% 22% 1 0 1
93 Wilton Police Dept 2,862 4 100% 4 140 0% 75% 0 2 18
94 Pottawattamie County Sheriff Department 26,635 66 85% 37 139 14% 35% 12 35 81
95 Marshall County Sheriff Department 12,267 19 68% 17 139 0% 47% 9 8 54
96 North Liberty 10,826 22 96% 15 139 33% 33% 1 10 31
97 Webster City Police Dept 8,004 11 37% 11 137 0% 0% 19 21 96
98 Red Oak Police Dept 5,907 10 33% 8 135 0% 0% 20 10 167
99 Des Moines County Sheriff Department 12,021 16 59% 16 133 6% 19% 11 12 59
100 Eldridge Police Dept 4,685 7 88% 6 128 0% 50% 1 1 34
101 Waukee Police Dept 11,945 16 89% 15 126 13% 40% 2 10 69
102 Hawarden Police Dept 2,426 3 60% 3 124 0% 33% 2 4 17
103 Emmet County Sheriff Department 4,125 5 71% 5 121 0% 0% 2 1 5
104 Denison City Police Dept 7,427 21 51% 9 121 0% 56% 20 10 110
105 Scott County Sheriff Department 22,974 26 81% 26 113 19% 38% 6 10 112
106 Estherville Police Dept 6,276 7 88% 7 112 0% 29% 1 10 21
107 Clarinda Police Dept 5,558 6 86% 6 108 0% 17% 1 5 26
108 Williamsburg Police Dept 2,831 3 60% 3 106 33% 33% 2 0 21
109 Cedar County Sheriff Department 15,214 23 85% 16 105 19% 0% 4 2 11
110 Lee County Sheriff Department 14,668 29 58% 15 102 0% 13% 21 12 67
111 Cherokee County Sheriff Department 7,055 7 70% 7 99 43% 14% 3 3 43
112 Decorah Police Dept 8,066 8 80% 8 99 25% 38% 2 4 29
113 Linn County Sheriff Department 35,680 43 72% 35 98 23% 23% 17 15 145
114 Wayne County Sheriff Department 6,509 8 62% 6 92 0% 0% 5 9 23
115 Jasper County Sheriff Department 20,525 23 64% 18 88 0% 17% 13 6 19
116 Atlantic Police Dept 6,842 6 100% 6 88 17% 0% 0 2 60
117 Osage Police Dept 3,447 4 67% 3 87 0% 0% 2 6 14
118 Dubuque Police Dept 57,694 50 81% 50 87 42% 32% 12 139 365
119 Ankeny Police Dept 40,546 38 84% 35 86 6% 46% 7 21 250
120 Grinnell Police Dept 9,408 12 71% 8 85 0% 25% 5 7 39
121 Benton County Sheriff Department 19,095 16 57% 16 84 6% 31% 12 8 61
122 Webster County Sheriff Department 13,413 13 68% 11 82 9% 18% 6 16 30
123 Hardin County Sheriff Department 9,811 9 90% 8 82 25% 50% 1 1 48
124 Butler County Sheriff Office 15,022 12 57% 12 80 8% 17% 9 0 10
125 Boone Police Dept 12,768 10 91% 10 78 0% 40% 1 4 4
126 Pella Police Dept 10,280 8 53% 8 78 0% 25% 7 20 75
127 Bloomfield Police Dept 2,575 3 60% 2 78 0% 50% 2 3 21
128 Grundy Center Police Dept 2,581 2 50% 2 77 0% 0% 2 1 15
129 Woodbury County Sheriff Department 15,757 12 52% 12 76 25% 25% 11 12 33
130 Audubon County Sheriff Department 4,040 3 100% 3 74 0% 0% 0 0 0
131 Fayette County Sheriff Department 12,149 12 50% 9 74 0% 11% 12 9 30
132 State Center Police Dept 1,356 1 100% 1 74 0% 0% 0 1 8
133 West Des Moines Police Dept 54,988 39 80% 39 71 10% 44% 10 16 148
134 Mills County Sheriff Department 9,892 7 54% 7 71 0% 14% 6 3 22
135 Story County Sheriff Department 18,991 19 70% 13 68 15% 46% 8 2 42

 

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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 135 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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