The Bulletin of Cannabis Reform

			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	Bates City	242	59	79%	59	24,380	3%	17%	16	0	10
2	Shannon	5,851	284	86%	282	4,820	0%	15%	45	2	15
3	Bourbon	1,418	53	87%	53	3,738	8%	9%	8	16	34
4	Lake Ozark	1,929	70	84%	70	3,629	1%	33%	13	6	15
5	Crawford	16,306	452	83%	449	2,754	0%	10%	91	23	76
6	Holt	4,000	111	99%	110	2,750	23%	28%	1	1	25
7	Daviess	6,391	189	90%	171	2,676	10%	13%	21	4	46
8	Hayti	3,088	66	64%	66	2,137	45%	30%	37	9	198
9	Riverside	2,986	68	63%	63	2,110	25%	17%	40	3	107
10	Carter	4,892	105	87%	102	2,085	0%	18%	16	2	41
11	Dallas	13,100	262	87%	258	1,969	2%	12%	39	23	39
12	Branson	7,061	122	73%	118	1,671	3%	21%	44	24	279
13	Salem	4,824	74	79%	69	1,430	1%	28%	20	21	64
14	Higginsville	4,694	71	76%	65	1,385	18%	15%	22	9	88
15	Montgomery	6,176	88	79%	85	1,376	34%	14%	24	2	21
16	Excelsior Springs	11,556	156	92%	155	1,341	13%	21%	14	25	180
17	Richmond Heights	9,377	127	84%	125	1,333	51%	13%	25	16	309
18	Lafayette	13,246	217	70%	169	1,276	14%	17%	92	15	34
19	Scott City	4,618	58	100%	58	1,256	14%	12%	0	4	26
20	Madison	7,908	99	85%	98	1,239	0%	11%	18	3	12
21	Crystal City	4,541	56	75%	56	1,233	14%	38%	19	13	97
22	Moberly	14,023	174	79%	169	1,205	9%	22%	45	14	253
23	Maryland Heights	26,738	352	78%	318	1,189	24%	23%	98	30	456
24	Buchanan	12,309	146	59%	145	1,178	18%	11%	102	30	34
25	Bonne Terre	6,568	77	65%	75	1,142	3%	20%	42	4	70
26	Reynolds	5,357	58	84%	58	1,083	0%	10%	11	7	19
27	Platte City	4,943	53	77%	53	1,072	15%	43%	16	3	49
28	Eldon	4,970	53	65%	53	1,066	2%	28%	28	19	53
29	Parkville	5,153	58	81%	54	1,048	7%	22%	14	1	125
30	Rolla	17,847	187	69%	183	1,025	10%	25%	86	39	301
31	Greene	78,122	1,046	96%	791	1,013	8%	7%	47	242	641
32	Mcdonald	16,089	159	68%	148	920	0%	17%	74	68	155
33	Clinton	9,476	90	88%	84	886	8%	14%	12	7	22
34	Clay	17,011	169	67%	147	864	4%	20%	84	17	100
35	Independence	111,014	1,003	86%	946	852	14%	17%	165	238	3,406
36	Ladue	8,329	72	69%	69	828	59%	16%	33	5	95
37	Poplar Bluff	17,036	133	77%	130	763	27%	28%	40	38	579
38	Sedalia	20,579	163	70%	154	748	12%	29%	71	85	461
39	Howell	22,554	177	60%	166	736	4%	9%	120	101	202
40	Ozark	9,304	81	86%	68	731	0%	15%	13	14	32
41	Pleasant Hill	6,796	49	83%	49	721	2%	35%	10	3	85
42	Berkeley	9,701	69	78%	69	711	84%	22%	20	53	320
43	Wayne	11,204	98	71%	79	705	10%	19%	40	1	39
44	Wentzville	18,120	140	77%	126	695	21%	29%	42	23	358
45	Harrisonville	9,862	71	76%	68	690	1%	35%	23	19	236
46	Park Hills	8,587	59	63%	57	664	9%	25%	35	4	141
47	Andrew	10,151	68	85%	66	650	3%	17%	12	2	45
48	Audrain	10,421	89	51%	67	643	12%	15%	85	17	217
49	Perry	10,714	69	92%	68	635	12%	22%	6	12	62
50	St. Ann	13,188	78	63%	78	591	64%	31%	45	102	448
51	Columbia	92,485	600	63%	536	580	52%	30%	359	332	1,725
52	Jefferson City	39,348	234	65%	225	572	32%	33%	128	127	739
53	Fulton	12,189	71	63%	69	566	20%	30%	41	24	182
54	Kennett	11,109	78	23%	61	549	36%	16%	257	28	292
55	Festus	10,985	60	87%	60	546	20%	17%	9	55	91
56	Laclede	20,442	120	75%	111	543	0%	20%	41	19	52
57	Blue Springs	53,487	280	87%	271	507	8%	34%	43	19	497
58	Boone	44,132	229	75%	213	483	19%	23%	75	106	611
59	Joplin	47,528	226	38%	226	476	10%	18%	366	167	1,516
60	Warrensburg	17,899	93	76%	85	475	12%	31%	30	31	257
61	Hannibal	17,778	84	66%	82	461	23%	22%	43	46	450
62	St. Peters	54,605	254	95%	249	456	10%	46%	12	59	821
63	Kansas City	448,218	2,058	30%	2,042	456	64%	21%	4,919	1,856	11,550
64	Jackson	13,077	64	86%	59	451	5%	36%	10	20	95
65	O’fallon	70,203	329	90%	316	450	10%	35%	38	39	815
66	St. Joseph	73,192	317	63%	315	430	19%	26%	190	102	1,286
67	Johnson	27,309	120	66%	117	428	8%	22%	61	17	138
68	Stoddard	16,180	71	63%	68	420	4%	18%	42	20	35
69	Hazelwood	25,722	116	84%	108	420	56%	28%	22	124	675
70	Jackson	22,306	100	68%	93	417	22%	17%	48	21	193
71	St. Francois	22,806	103	64%	94	412	1%	20%	59	44	168
72	Raytown	29,134	125	74%	114	391	40%	15%	44	33	373
73	Stone	24,689	98	41%	95	385	0%	35%	144	184	169
74	Ste. Genevieve	13,453	51	75%	50	372	2%	6%	17	15	42
75	Grandview	24,728	91	77%	90	364	48%	38%	27	56	353
76	Christian	31,770	115	76%	114	359	1%	25%	36	94	24
77	Nixa	16,041	57	50%	57	355	4%	33%	58	12	127
78	Arnold	20,562	73	79%	73	355	1%	34%	19	16	461
79	Bridgeton	15,371	55	58%	53	345	51%	28%	40	47	559
80	Raymore	15,644	53	93%	53	339	13%	26%	4	4	122
81	Cape Girardeau	36,469	155	61%	122	335	34%	25%	100	98	674
82	Ozark	15,377	55	69%	50	325	0%	32%	25	9	133
83	Overland	16,200	57	66%	52	321	46%	25%	29	72	218
84	Warren	18,458	68	65%	59	320	3%	25%	36	28	93
85	Belton	24,316	80	75%	76	313	20%	29%	27	35	401
86	Morgan	16,167	63	50%	49	303	2%	6%	62	30	61
87	Callaway	25,526	82	71%	76	298	13%	33%	34	23	144
88	Platte	24,113	80	70%	70	290	16%	24%	35	14	140
89	Jefferson	159,770	511	52%	452	283	2%	26%	478	392	1,691
90	St. Charles	62,759	203	86%	177	282	15%	38%	33	91	924
91	Webster	22,768	73	39%	62	272	5%	16%	116	19	184
92	Kirkwood	27,236	76	77%	74	272	18%	47%	23	30	324
93	University City	37,442	103	70%	96	256	89%	21%	44	130	646
94	Camden	32,154	90	83%	82	255	0%	18%	18	43	136
95	Phelps	20,032	77	60%	50	250	6%	10%	51	104	46
96	Newton	33,894	83	48%	79	233	4%	22%	91	59	242
97	Liberty	29,254	90	80%	66	226	12%	35%	22	30	177
98	Gladstone	27,506	59	60%	59	215	14%	32%	40	32	327
99	Franklin	57,717	139	43%	113	196	6%	6%	183	43	305
100	Lee’s Summit	80,925	165	56%	156	193	13%	25%	129	52	574
101	St. Charles	110,352	224	73%	194	176	18%	30%	82	112	498
102	Florissant	52,191	87	87%	87	167	56%	33%	13	30	703
103	Chesterfield	47,364	80	90%	78	165	22%	53%	9	20	427
104	Lincoln	31,356	60	23%	50	159	6%	18%	202	72	400
105	Cole	33,973	55	77%	52	153	12%	29%	16	24	198

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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 105 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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Top Local Agencies in Missouri by Marijuana Possession Arrest Rate, 49 Arrest Minimum, (2006)