Mississippi Marijuana Possession Arrest Rates by Race (1994-2007)

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  Total White Black Other
Year
Population Coverage
Arrests
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
2007 60% 5,539 362.09 2,232 40.30% 236.06 3,288 59.36% 596.23 19 0.34% 102.41
2006 76% 7,905 404.82 3,057 38.67% 251.81 4,824 61.02% 690.12 24 0.30% 101.88
2005 78% 8,256 405.76 3,334 40.38% 263.30 4,889 59.22% 668.02 33 0.40% 144.54
2004 77% 6,827 345.28 2,786 40.81% 223.81 4,013 58.78% 575.20 28 0.41% 128.93
2003 73% 5,821 321.30 2,410 41.40% 210.64 3,378 58.03% 531.41 33 0.57% 165.48
2002 73% 5,787 317.70 2,452 42.37% 214.09 3,317 57.32% 513.46 18 0.31% 95.90
2001 64% 5,605 348.73 2,681 47.83% 263.79 2,904 51.81% 514.59 20 0.36% 118.88
2000 70% 6,323 371.12 2,609 41.26% 239.44 3,684 58.26% 628.07 30 0.47% 173.07
1999 62% 6,224 429.63 2,499 40.15% 270.96 3,679 59.11% 719.61 46 0.74% 302.99
1998 65% 4,674 320.34 1,904 40.74% 203.78 2,764 59.14% 545.09 6 0.13% 33.98
1997 64% 4,532 318.97 1,713 37.80% 188.79 2,810 62.00% 562.82 9 0.20% 63.46
1996 67% 3,899 258.03 1,791 45.93% 184.67 2,089 53.58% 396.88 19 0.49% 127.42
1995 57% 3,494 273.07 1,696 48.54% 204.32 1,792 51.29% 410.03 6 0.17% 48.28
1994 53% 2,224 198.96 1,192 53.60% 164.12 1,021 45.91% 268.30 11 0.49% 100.67

 

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Notes:

Populaton Coverage: Percent of the state’s population covered by the local police agencies reporting data for this year.

Other: Includes Native Americans and Asian. Data on Hispanics is not available from the UCR Program.

Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data

Because of incomplete reporting the arrest totals presented in tables with data on age, sex, and race will NOT always correspond to totals presented in other tables. Please review the following background material for More Information on Source Data.