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

				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	Hampden State Police	780	214	56%	173	22,179	33%	20%	170	11	65
2	Franklin State Police	7,926	95	67%	89	1,123	3%	21%	46	14	9
3	East Brookfld Police Dept	2,095	16	89%	16	764	6%	31%	2	0	17
4	Lakeville Police Dept	10,770	87	83%	77	715	8%	39%	18	11	36
5	New Bedford Police Dept	92,373	680	48%	561	607	24%	35%	737	648	2,679
6	Dudley Police Dept	10,951	62	89%	59	539	3%	47%	8	8	83
7	West Bridgewater Police Dept	6,795	36	62%	34	500	3%	29%	22	5	51
8	Boxborough Police Dept	5,106	25	86%	25	490	0%	28%	4	0	2
9	Spencer Police Dept	12,153	63	72%	55	453	0%	40%	25	31	140
10	Hampshire State Police	4,632	24	36%	19	410	5%	32%	42	8	14
11	Wareham Police Dept	21,472	99	71%	85	396	27%	22%	40	114	268
12	Sutton Police Dept	9,154	35	78%	33	361	6%	33%	10	9	62
13	Leicester Police Dept	11,077	39	81%	38	343	5%	24%	9	8	91
14	Sturbridge Police Dept	9,141	31	78%	31	339	3%	19%	9	9	105
15	Groveland Police Dept	6,863	23	66%	23	335	0%	43%	12	4	26
16	Barre Police Dept	5,467	19	59%	18	329	0%	56%	13	10	74
17	Abington Police Dept	16,673	54	48%	50	300	2%	26%	59	22	167
18	Hampden Police Dept	5,349	18	95%	16	299	6%	31%	1	2	10
19	Orleans Police Dept	6,412	21	70%	19	296	5%	32%	9	10	61
20	Hubbardston Police Dept	4,494	13	76%	13	289	0%	23%	4	5	26
21	Plainville Police Dept	8,162	24	77%	23	282	4%	30%	7	8	29
22	Amesbury Police Dept	16,551	57	83%	46	278	0%	37%	12	8	61
23	Georgetown Police Dept	8,210	22	88%	22	268	5%	32%	3	6	5
24	Douglas Police Dept	8,093	22	71%	21	259	5%	38%	9	6	46
25	Hopkinton Police Dept	14,294	38	81%	37	259	5%	54%	9	1	34
26	Lunenburg Police Dept	10,105	29	71%	26	257	0%	46%	12	7	37
27	Walpole Police Dept	23,199	61	77%	59	254	15%	34%	18	18	163
28	Hadley Police Dept	4,817	13	52%	12	249	0%	33%	12	3	41
29	Somerset Police Dept	18,473	48	72%	46	249	11%	46%	19	15	128
30	West Boylston Police Dept	7,810	21	78%	19	243	5%	47%	6	3	38
31	Mansfield Police Dept	23,175	58	76%	56	242	2%	39%	18	24	93
32	Dalton Police Dept	6,627	18	72%	16	241	0%	63%	7	12	16
33	Dennis Police Dept	15,666	40	77%	37	236	14%	49%	12	41	100
34	West Newbury Police Dept	4,306	10	91%	10	232	0%	50%	1	5	14
35	Franklin Police Dept	31,478	73	66%	73	232	8%	52%	38	6	105
36	Boston Police Dept	591,855	1,677	35%	1,323	224	69%	31%	3,095	4,111	5,464
37	Hopedale Police Dept	6,277	13	68%	13	207	0%	31%	6	5	13
38	Maynard Police Dept	10,150	22	67%	21	207	5%	24%	11	12	45
39	Montague Police Dept	8,359	18	64%	17	203	6%	41%	10	7	65
40	Clinton Police Dept	14,247	34	61%	27	190	0%	37%	22	9	189
41	Hanover Police Dept	14,266	27	63%	27	189	11%	26%	16	1	75
42	North Brookfield Police Dept	4,847	9	90%	9	186	0%	67%	1	18	8
43	Hamilton Police Dept	8,262	15	100%	15	182	0%	67%	0	3	13
44	Rockland Police Dept	17,914	35	64%	32	179	9%	38%	20	17	17
45	Northampton Police Dept	28,550	51	76%	50	175	4%	26%	16	43	140
46	Greenfield Police Dept	17,648	31	53%	30	170	3%	30%	28	54	207
47	Beverly Police Dept	39,493	68	60%	67	170	7%	40%	46	78	152
48	Middleboro Police Dept	21,503	42	56%	36	167	8%	33%	33	56	132
49	Andover Police Dept	33,615	67	57%	56	167	5%	30%	51	15	170
50	Worcester Police Dept	175,825	378	33%	292	166	26%	35%	778	825	1,778
51	Lincoln Police Dept	7,929	16	100%	13	164	8%	31%	0	3	19
52	Holyoke Police Dept	39,769	67	22%	65	163	9%	43%	233	69	508
53	Scituate Police Dept	18,116	30	70%	29	160	0%	66%	13	10	71
54	Berkshire State Police	12,030	19	51%	19	158	16%	5%	18	4	24
55	Brewster Police Dept	10,158	16	70%	16	158	6%	69%	7	10	26
56	Salisbury Police Dept	8,506	15	52%	13	153	0%	23%	14	20	113
57	Mashpee Police Dept	14,552	32	58%	22	151	18%	36%	23	12	120
58	Framingham Police Dept	64,482	101	59%	97	150	24%	35%	69	85	270
59	West Springfield Police Dept	27,854	46	68%	41	147	15%	22%	22	62	214
60	Auburn Police Dept	16,445	27	79%	24	146	8%	46%	7	49	73
61	Randolph Police Dept	30,233	53	62%	44	146	39%	43%	33	79	227
62	Fall River Police Dept	91,413	152	36%	131	143	22%	28%	275	343	2,110
63	Chelmsford Police Dept	33,740	55	63%	48	142	4%	50%	33	28	264
64	Amherst Police Dept	33,913	55	71%	48	142	8%	33%	22	35	153
65	Granby Police Dept	6,381	9	82%	9	141	0%	22%	2	6	16
66	Bourne Police Dept	19,308	29	64%	27	140	19%	30%	16	19	61
67	Newburyport Police Dept	17,317	27	84%	24	139	0%	63%	5	7	47
68	Palmer Police Dept	12,991	20	61%	18	139	0%	39%	13	19	131
69	Holden Police Dept	16,816	24	80%	23	137	0%	57%	6	4	22
70	Yarmouth Police Dept	24,304	36	65%	33	136	9%	21%	19	121	316
71	Sudbury Police Dept	17,061	26	84%	23	135	4%	39%	5	4	51
72	Southampton Police Dept	6,010	8	100%	8	133	0%	25%	0	11	0
73	Ashburnham Police Dept	6,065	8	80%	8	132	0%	50%	2	4	19
74	Revere Police Dept	46,658	73	33%	61	131	11%	48%	150	116	369
75	Weymouth Police Dept	53,553	77	36%	69	129	13%	29%	134	82	355
76	Newbury Police Dept	6,992	10	91%	9	129	0%	33%	1	6	19
77	North Attleboro Police Dept	28,095	38	66%	36	128	3%	39%	20	31	293
78	Athol Police Dept	11,721	15	60%	15	128	0%	40%	10	26	96
79	Springfield Police Dept	151,074	237	31%	191	126	34%	43%	540	419	1,053
80	Charlton Police Dept	12,765	16	80%	16	125	0%	56%	4	8	55
81	North Adams Police Dept	13,738	23	53%	17	124	12%	41%	20	31	160
82	Danvers Police Dept	25,979	41	49%	32	123	3%	47%	43	32	353
83	Attleboro Police Dept	43,474	64	54%	53	122	19%	42%	54	66	297
84	Freetown Police Dept	9,042	12	86%	11	122	9%	64%	2	8	29
85	Concord Police Dept	16,766	25	74%	20	119	10%	45%	9	8	34
86	Townsend Police Dept	9,343	12	80%	11	118	0%	55%	3	9	26
87	Seekonk Police Dept	13,681	20	80%	16	117	25%	38%	5	8	71
88	Foxboro Police Dept	16,276	28	60%	19	117	0%	47%	19	18	67
89	Bedford Police Dept	12,862	15	75%	15	117	27%	53%	5	1	7
90	Northbridge Police Dept	14,596	18	58%	17	116	6%	53%	13	17	146
91	Lynn Police Dept	87,817	160	39%	100	114	27%	53%	252	295	657
92	Hingham Police Dept	22,059	25	68%	25	113	0%	52%	12	2	76
93	Rehoboth Police Dept	11,551	13	68%	13	113	0%	54%	6	2	56
94	Stoughton Police Dept	26,814	33	55%	30	112	27%	33%	27	46	196
95	Haverhill Police Dept	60,308	96	48%	67	111	7%	43%	103	164	525
96	Swansea Police Dept	16,271	18	62%	18	111	0%	56%	11	24	153
97	Wayland Police Dept	12,954	15	94%	14	108	0%	79%	1	0	17
98	Plymouth Police Dept	56,023	70	58%	58	104	9%	34%	50	85	428
99	Barnstable Police Dept	47,342	61	52%	49	104	22%	39%	57	124	537
100	Littleton Police Dept	8,713	9	75%	9	103	0%	33%	3	1	8
101	Monson Police Dept	8,856	11	79%	9	102	0%	33%	3	13	85
102	East Bridgewater Police Dept	14,077	14	74%	14	99	0%	43%	5	15	69
103	Wilbraham Police Dept	14,123	14	58%	14	99	14%	57%	10	9	75
104	Gardner Police Dept	20,813	21	46%	20	96	5%	25%	25	40	163
105	Norwood Police Dept	28,336	29	74%	27	95	4%	44%	10	13	241
106	Acushnet Police Dept	10,575	12	75%	10	95	10%	50%	4	10	66
107	Southbridge Police Dept	17,109	16	35%	16	94	13%	50%	30	40	133
108	Acton Police Dept	20,619	20	83%	19	92	5%	63%	4	15	57
109	Belchertown Police Dept	14,268	13	93%	13	91	8%	46%	1	12	122
110	Braintree Police Dept	34,147	65	33%	31	91	39%	39%	135	62	306
111	Chelsea Police Dept	32,439	34	47%	29	89	24%	41%	38	141	310
112	Hull Police Dept	11,261	11	85%	10	89	0%	50%	2	18	76
113	Blackstone Police Dept	9,067	8	73%	8	88	0%	50%	3	2	27
114	Northborough Police Dept	14,783	14	74%	13	88	8%	54%	5	3	55
115	Taunton Police Dept	56,091	61	30%	47	84	15%	43%	143	217	805
116	Brockton Police Dept	94,180	109	25%	78	83	53%	35%	319	319	802
117	Sandwich Police Deparment	20,584	17	85%	17	83	0%	59%	3	28	115
118	North Andover Police Dept	27,271	25	81%	22	81	0%	77%	6	5	89
119	Grafton Police Dept	17,750	15	58%	14	79	0%	36%	11	12	44
120	Raynham Police Dept	13,975	12	57%	11	79	9%	36%	9	19	225

 

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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 120 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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