Mississippi 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 24,812 6,319 25% 10,401 42% 2,296 9% 3,237 13% 100%
2006 27,112 7,038 26% 12,749 47% 2,625 10% 4,703 17% 100%
2005 26,352 6,034 23% 12,974 49% 2,721 10% 4,617 18% 100%
2004 23,579 5,649 24% 10,949 46% 2,871 12% 3,780 16% 100%
2003 23,225 6,003 26% 10,127 44% 1,957 8% 4,218 18% 100%
2002 20,276 5,798 29% 9,682 48% 1,536 8% 3,209 16% 99%
2001 18,646 5,485 29% 9,914 53% 1,131 6% 2,113 11% 98%
2000 20,431 6,379 31% 10,979 54% 857 4% 2,070 10% 98%
1999 21,610 6,325 29% 12,383 57% 1,350 6% 1,469 7% 96%
1998 20,440 6,876 34% 10,668 52% 1,015 5% 981 5% 96%
1997 18,581 5,951 32% 10,363 56% 958 5% 928 5% 96%
1996 16,824 4,073 24% 9,372 56% 1,067 6% 785 5% 95%
1995 18,213 4,614 25% 8,725 48% 2,209 12% 491 3% 97%
1994 14,603 3,592 25% 7,197 49% 866 6% 417 3% 97%
1993 5,947 1,330 22% 1,852 31% 508 9% 134 2% 97%
1992 5,077 1,248 25% 1,740 34% 262 5% 82 2% 96%
1991 4,084 901 22% 1,494 37% 68 2% 141 3% 96%
1990 4,566 1,039 23% 1,827 40% 69 2% 205 4% 97%

 

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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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