Massachusetts 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 21,820 9,587 44% 10,453 48% 825 4% 860 4% 100%
2006 23,751 10,680 45% 10,133 43% 637 3% 898 4% 100%
2005 22,155 11,230 51% 9,583 43% 420 2% 716 3% 99%
2004 19,280 9,934 52% 8,440 44% 404 2% 658 3% 100%
2003 19,196 7,115 37% 8,936 47% 572 3% 879 5% 100%
2002 19,902 9,445 47% 8,986 45% 466 2% 693 3% 100%
2001 20,430 9,177 45% 10,045 49% 420 2% 601 3% 99%
2000 20,521 9,069 44% 10,340 50% 372 2% 570 3% 99%
1999 20,041 8,943 45% 10,136 51% 365 2% 417 2% 96%
1998 23,453 11,424 49% 10,364 44% 382 2% 515 2% 96%
1997 26,887 12,274 46% 11,202 42% 325 1% 718 3% 95%
1996 25,148 12,261 49% 11,035 44% 264 1% 707 3% 96%
1995 28,089 15,132 54% 11,599 41% 334 1% 762 3% 98%
1994 24,690 14,085 57% 9,250 37% 274 1% 816 3% 98%
1993 19,681 12,734 65% 5,954 30% 1,049 5% 648 3% 98%
1992 17,699 10,857 61% 5,238 30% 1,533 9% 622 4% 99%
1991 16,835 11,138 66% 4,527 27% 308 2% 579 3% 99%
1990 12,733 6,985 55% 4,891 38% 242 2% 609 5% 100%

 

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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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