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Rank | Agency | Population |
Total
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Pct. of All Drug Arrests
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Poss.
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Poss. Rate
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Black Pct.
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Males Age
15 to 19 Pct. |
Other Drugs
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Violent
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Property
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1 | Tarboro Police Dept | 10,463 | 318 | 79% | 317 | 3,030 | 74% | 24% | 83 | 47 | 276 |
2 | Holly Ridge Police Dept | 727 | 23 | 68% | 22 | 3,026 | 23% | 18% | 11 | 2 | 26 |
3 | Nags Head Police Dept | 3,114 | 71 | 89% | 71 | 2,280 | 3% | 27% | 9 | 3 | 39 |
4 | Mt Airy Police Dept | 8,448 | 180 | 58% | 180 | 2,131 | 13% | 19% | 130 | 30 | 476 |
5 | North Topsail Beach Town Police Dept | 874 | 16 | 76% | 16 | 1,831 | 19% | 13% | 5 | 1 | 10 |
6 | Woodfin Police Dept | 3,335 | 60 | 72% | 58 | 1,739 | 3% | 12% | 23 | 9 | 81 |
7 | Hendersonville Police Dept | 11,863 | 199 | 44% | 199 | 1,677 | 23% | 21% | 254 | 77 | 656 |
8 | Aberdeen Police Dept | 5,337 | 85 | 70% | 80 | 1,499 | 45% | 21% | 36 | 23 | 128 |
9 | Carolina Beach Police Dept | 5,675 | 94 | 67% | 84 | 1,480 | 6% | 29% | 46 | 35 | 164 |
10 | Statesville Police Dept | 25,756 | 385 | 71% | 380 | 1,475 | 62% | 21% | 154 | 152 | 1,069 |
11 | Oxford Police Dept | 8,567 | 136 | 59% | 115 | 1,342 | 87% | 23% | 96 | 66 | 342 |
12 | Dunn Police Dept | 10,072 | 138 | 62% | 134 | 1,330 | 71% | 22% | 84 | 77 | 514 |
13 | Lexington Police Dept | 20,452 | 278 | 57% | 272 | 1,330 | 38% | 17% | 208 | 121 | 1,051 |
14 | Dare County Sheriff Department | 17,663 | 211 | 74% | 211 | 1,195 | 10% | 21% | 75 | 42 | 303 |
15 | Jonesville Police Dept | 2,296 | 28 | 78% | 27 | 1,176 | 11% | 30% | 8 | 4 | 49 |
16 | Roanoke Rapids Police Dept | 16,407 | 187 | 77% | 187 | 1,140 | 55% | 26% | 57 | 93 | 588 |
17 | Wadesboro Police Dept | 5,134 | 65 | 59% | 56 | 1,091 | 75% | 18% | 46 | 43 | 278 |
18 | Kill Devil Hills Police Dept | 6,718 | 72 | 74% | 72 | 1,072 | 1% | 26% | 25 | 15 | 124 |
19 | Pineville Police Dept | 3,826 | 51 | 77% | 41 | 1,072 | 41% | 32% | 15 | 15 | 340 |
20 | Raeford Police Dept | 3,646 | 51 | 70% | 38 | 1,042 | 66% | 11% | 22 | 32 | 80 |
21 | Zebulon Police Dept | 4,358 | 47 | 65% | 45 | 1,033 | 47% | 27% | 25 | 19 | 118 |
22 | Kitty Hawk Police Dept | 3,391 | 34 | 92% | 34 | 1,003 | 3% | 32% | 3 | 6 | 38 |
23 | Forest City Police Dept | 7,277 | 77 | 71% | 72 | 989 | 46% | 28% | 31 | 23 | 306 |
24 | Clinton Police Dept | 8,818 | 85 | 72% | 84 | 953 | 56% | 21% | 33 | 57 | 277 |
25 | Asheville Police Dept | 72,907 | 695 | 41% | 686 | 941 | 37% | 14% | 988 | 122 | 1,766 |
26 | Mocksville Police Dept | 4,568 | 41 | 64% | 41 | 898 | 27% | 27% | 23 | 8 | 143 |
27 | Lumberton Police Dept | 21,983 | 198 | 71% | 196 | 892 | 35% | 23% | 82 | 200 | 1,126 |
28 | Morganton Dept Of Public Safety | 17,183 | 151 | 72% | 151 | 879 | 23% | 27% | 58 | 205 | 518 |
29 | Southern Pines Police Dept | 12,351 | 109 | 78% | 103 | 834 | 56% | 32% | 31 | 29 | 268 |
30 | King Police Dept | 6,639 | 55 | 73% | 54 | 813 | 9% | 43% | 20 | 12 | 111 |
31 | Biscoe Police Dept | 1,732 | 24 | 30% | 14 | 808 | 50% | 21% | 56 | 15 | 74 |
32 | Black Mountain Police Dept | 7,686 | 63 | 71% | 62 | 807 | 8% | 21% | 26 | 10 | 107 |
33 | Smithfield Police Dept | 12,456 | 106 | 50% | 100 | 803 | 53% | 27% | 107 | 40 | 460 |
34 | Henderson Police Dept | 16,165 | 130 | 59% | 129 | 798 | 88% | 26% | 90 | 96 | 722 |
35 | Farmville Police Dept | 4,553 | 37 | 63% | 36 | 791 | 81% | 39% | 22 | 19 | 122 |
36 | Elkin Police Dept | 4,314 | 34 | 62% | 34 | 788 | 18% | 15% | 21 | 10 | 52 |
37 | Currituck County Sheriff Department | 24,969 | 215 | 66% | 196 | 785 | 13% | 20% | 111 | 41 | 289 |
38 | Tryon Police Dept | 1,745 | 13 | 50% | 13 | 745 | 8% | 8% | 13 | 4 | 33 |
39 | Troutman Police Dept | 1,767 | 14 | 88% | 13 | 736 | 8% | 38% | 2 | 4 | 64 |
40 | Whiteville Police Dept | 5,239 | 41 | 82% | 38 | 725 | 71% | 16% | 9 | 16 | 84 |
41 | Monroe Police Dept | 31,345 | 247 | 58% | 227 | 724 | 57% | 26% | 176 | 222 | 969 |
42 | Yancey County Sheriff Department | 17,028 | 122 | 57% | 122 | 716 | 2% | 13% | 93 | 38 | 240 |
43 | Waxhaw Police Dept | 3,505 | 25 | 64% | 25 | 713 | 32% | 44% | 14 | 12 | 46 |
44 | Gastonia Police Dept | 70,127 | 516 | 59% | 489 | 697 | 55% | 14% | 358 | 291 | 2,017 |
45 | Kenly Police Dept | 1,894 | 13 | 31% | 13 | 686 | 46% | 23% | 29 | 8 | 41 |
46 | Thomasville Police Dept | 26,437 | 194 | 69% | 180 | 681 | 39% | 24% | 86 | 116 | 596 |
47 | Mayodan Police Dept | 2,624 | 17 | 89% | 17 | 648 | 18% | 29% | 2 | 5 | 49 |
48 | Elizabeth City Police Dept | 19,279 | 147 | 46% | 124 | 643 | 68% | 35% | 175 | 66 | 497 |
49 | Kernersville Police Dept | 22,325 | 140 | 82% | 136 | 609 | 29% | 32% | 31 | 40 | 457 |
50 | Sanford Police Dept | 28,413 | 170 | 72% | 170 | 598 | 55% | 25% | 67 | 86 | 533 |
51 | High Point Police Dept | 99,297 | 649 | 59% | 593 | 597 | 67% | 26% | 448 | 416 | 2,800 |
52 | New Hanover County Sheriff Office | 80,270 | 469 | 66% | 468 | 583 | 28% | 29% | 244 | 89 | 912 |
53 | Murfreesboro Police Dept | 2,276 | 17 | 45% | 13 | 571 | 85% | 38% | 21 | 6 | 46 |
54 | Burlington Police Dept | 48,689 | 282 | 69% | 277 | 569 | 49% | 25% | 127 | 256 | 1,306 |
55 | Franklinton Police Dept | 1,948 | 13 | 50% | 11 | 565 | 82% | 18% | 13 | 13 | 57 |
56 | Marion Police Dept | 5,070 | 29 | 62% | 28 | 552 | 11% | 25% | 18 | 23 | 214 |
57 | Greensboro Police Dept | 238,122 | 1,535 | 62% | 1,309 | 550 | 72% | 23% | 955 | 1,014 | 5,690 |
58 | Archdale Police Dept | 9,474 | 53 | 66% | 52 | 549 | 35% | 25% | 27 | 21 | 89 |
59 | Morehead Police Dept | 9,501 | 64 | 54% | 51 | 537 | 14% | 22% | 54 | 44 | 338 |
60 | Rocky Mount Police Dept | 57,132 | 318 | 73% | 301 | 527 | 81% | 28% | 117 | 403 | 2,656 |
61 | Reidsville Police Dept | 14,906 | 84 | 78% | 77 | 517 | 60% | 27% | 24 | 46 | 309 |
62 | China Grove Police Dept | 3,723 | 19 | 66% | 19 | 510 | 16% | 21% | 10 | 18 | 85 |
63 | Scotland Neck Police Dept | 2,195 | 13 | 62% | 11 | 501 | 82% | 27% | 8 | 18 | 104 |
64 | Wingate Police Dept | 3,876 | 20 | 91% | 19 | 490 | 53% | 32% | 2 | 18 | 43 |
65 | Concord Police Dept | 63,284 | 304 | 62% | 303 | 479 | 35% | 31% | 186 | 98 | 1,700 |
66 | Salisbury Police Dept | 28,449 | 140 | 70% | 136 | 478 | 69% | 26% | 60 | 324 | 729 |
67 | Morresville (Wake Co) Police Dept | 14,336 | 73 | 84% | 68 | 474 | 28% | 21% | 14 | 4 | 51 |
68 | Wilkesboro Police Dept | 3,193 | 18 | 47% | 15 | 470 | 20% | 20% | 20 | 8 | 146 |
69 | Benson Police Dept | 3,422 | 16 | 38% | 16 | 468 | 50% | 19% | 26 | 26 | 68 |
70 | Iredell County Sheriff Department | 102,256 | 455 | 69% | 448 | 438 | 17% | 21% | 203 | 139 | 1,465 |
71 | Mooresville (Iredell Co) Police Dept | 21,143 | 114 | 32% | 92 | 435 | 49% | 25% | 239 | 235 | 1,399 |
72 | Durham County Sheriff Office | 37,903 | 189 | 70% | 160 | 422 | 71% | 31% | 82 | 86 | 481 |
73 | Southport Police Dept | 2,960 | 12 | 71% | 12 | 405 | 25% | 17% | 5 | 1 | 22 |
74 | Albemarle Police Dept | 15,355 | 62 | 55% | 61 | 397 | 52% | 28% | 50 | 118 | 703 |
75 | New Bern Police Dept | 28,254 | 115 | 72% | 112 | 396 | 71% | 23% | 45 | 72 | 626 |
76 | Kinston Police Dept | 22,568 | 89 | 38% | 89 | 394 | 87% | 13% | 143 | 109 | 528 |
77 | Waynesville Police Dept | 9,436 | 38 | 70% | 37 | 392 | 5% | 19% | 16 | 31 | 314 |
78 | Eden Police Dept | 15,608 | 61 | 59% | 61 | 391 | 30% | 34% | 43 | 18 | 103 |
79 | Clayton Police Dept | 14,843 | 63 | 68% | 58 | 391 | 48% | 33% | 29 | 16 | 154 |
80 | Guilford County Sheriff Office | 122,070 | 537 | 73% | 475 | 389 | 31% | 32% | 196 | 265 | 1,463 |
81 | Ahoskie Police Dept | 4,278 | 23 | 51% | 16 | 374 | 69% | 6% | 22 | 29 | 163 |
82 | Swain County Sheriff Department | 4,012 | 19 | 51% | 15 | 374 | 7% | 20% | 18 | 29 | 66 |
83 | Louisburg Police Dept | 3,813 | 20 | 22% | 14 | 367 | 57% | 50% | 69 | 20 | 119 |
84 | Rockingham Police Dept | 9,093 | 58 | 51% | 33 | 363 | 58% | 24% | 55 | 71 | 487 |
85 | Jacksonville Police Dept | 70,368 | 278 | 43% | 249 | 354 | 53% | 27% | 376 | 122 | 830 |
86 | Asheboro Police Dept | 24,399 | 96 | 52% | 85 | 348 | 34% | 19% | 90 | 90 | 791 |
87 | Brevard Police Dept | 6,634 | 23 | 51% | 23 | 347 | 13% | 39% | 22 | 13 | 162 |
88 | Roxboro City Police Dept | 8,738 | 32 | 54% | 30 | 343 | 67% | 20% | 27 | 67 | 281 |
89 | Raleigh Police Dept | 367,120 | 1,564 | 56% | 1,194 | 325 | 78% | 21% | 1,242 | 806 | 5,024 |
90 | Edenton Police Dept | 4,988 | 23 | 61% | 16 | 321 | 94% | 31% | 15 | 16 | 73 |
91 | Winston-Salem Police Dept | 198,316 | 670 | 64% | 636 | 321 | 67% | 23% | 372 | 377 | 2,707 |
92 | Newport Police Dept | 4,070 | 23 | 50% | 13 | 319 | 23% | 23% | 23 | 6 | 22 |
93 | Nash County Sheriff Department | 44,470 | 137 | 56% | 137 | 308 | 47% | 30% | 108 | 26 | 232 |
94 | Halifax County Sheriff Office | 32,558 | 100 | 58% | 100 | 307 | 76% | 31% | 71 | 73 | 679 |
95 | Goldsboro Police Dept | 38,053 | 115 | 56% | 115 | 302 | 85% | 29% | 91 | 166 | 1,155 |
96 | Matthews Police Dept | 26,693 | 77 | 79% | 77 | 288 | 23% | 32% | 21 | 19 | 273 |
97 | Stallings | 4,201 | 24 | 48% | 12 | 286 | 17% | 50% | 26 | 14 | 96 |
98 | Lenoir City Police Dept | 17,988 | 57 | 44% | 51 | 284 | 24% | 12% | 74 | 69 | 414 |
99 | Huntersville Police Dept | 41,018 | 120 | 81% | 115 | 280 | 37% | 45% | 28 | 31 | 278 |
100 | Rutherfordton Police Dept | 4,090 | 12 | 86% | 11 | 269 | 9% | 9% | 2 | 5 | 76 |
101 | Graham Police Dept | 14,275 | 37 | 52% | 37 | 259 | 38% | 14% | 34 | 38 | 233 |
101 | Fuquay-Varina Police Dept | 14,661 | 38 | 70% | 38 | 259 | 47% | 34% | 16 | 14 | 91 |
103 | Henderson County Sheriff Department | 82,768 | 214 | 60% | 210 | 254 | 10% | 22% | 140 | 131 | 825 |
104 | Shelby Police Dept | 21,437 | 52 | 49% | 52 | 243 | 52% | 15% | 55 | 151 | 686 |
105 | Selma Police Dept | 6,877 | 18 | 14% | 16 | 233 | 56% | 13% | 111 | 32 | 155 |
106 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department | 733,291 | 2,072 | 55% | 1,692 | 231 | 76% | 24% | 1,713 | 2,445 | 6,169 |
107 | Transylvania County Sheriff Department | 23,500 | 54 | 73% | 54 | 230 | 2% | 15% | 20 | 19 | 116 |
108 | Alamance County Sheriff Department | 62,636 | 144 | 61% | 143 | 228 | 24% | 27% | 92 | 65 | 546 |
109 | Washington Police Dept | 10,092 | 29 | 32% | 23 | 228 | 74% | 39% | 63 | 46 | 208 |
110 | Kannapolis Police Dept | 40,554 | 94 | 45% | 92 | 227 | 45% | 25% | 114 | 73 | 547 |
111 | Spring Lake Police Dept | 8,080 | 20 | 65% | 18 | 223 | 78% | 11% | 11 | 26 | 217 |
112 | Orange County Sheriff Department | 50,875 | 111 | 56% | 111 | 218 | 31% | 39% | 86 | 424 | 1,654 |
113 | Stokes County Sheriff Department | 39,281 | 112 | 47% | 85 | 216 | 15% | 29% | 125 | 91 | 508 |
114 | Boone Police Dept | 13,283 | 32 | 47% | 28 | 211 | 7% | 18% | 36 | 20 | 154 |
115 | Lenoir County Sheriff Department | 31,930 | 67 | 52% | 67 | 210 | 33% | 21% | 62 | 78 | 441 |
116 | Conover Police Dept | 7,183 | 15 | 58% | 15 | 209 | 27% | 33% | 11 | 6 | 129 |
117 | Beaufort County Sheriff Office | 33,593 | 82 | 47% | 69 | 205 | 28% | 26% | 91 | 58 | 397 |
118 | Scotland County Sheriff Department | 20,949 | 57 | 40% | 42 | 200 | 45% | 19% | 87 | 97 | 491 |
119 | Davidson County Sheriff Department | 109,075 | 212 | 81% | 209 | 192 | 11% | 35% | 51 | 228 | 1,255 |
120 | Long Beach Police Dept | 8,355 | 19 | 59% | 16 | 192 | 0% | 31% | 13 | 20 | 116 |
121 | Gaston County Police Department | 91,839 | 183 | 71% | 175 | 191 | 19% | 19% | 74 | 94 | 542 |
122 | Cabarrus County Sheriff Office | 66,662 | 118 | 65% | 118 | 177 | 14% | 28% | 63 | 135 | 331 |
123 | Hickory Police Dept | 41,008 | 79 | 31% | 72 | 176 | 44% | 22% | 174 | 139 | 635 |
124 | Fayetteville Police Dept | 167,157 | 287 | 40% | 285 | 171 | 80% | 24% | 432 | 319 | 2,399 |
125 | Bladen County Sheriff Department | 27,250 | 54 | 54% | 45 | 165 | 49% | 36% | 46 | 87 | 507 |
126 | Mount Holly Police Dept | 9,811 | 26 | 37% | 16 | 163 | 13% | 19% | 44 | 26 | 172 |
127 | Chapel Hill Police Dept | 50,198 | 81 | 61% | 80 | 159 | 48% | 30% | 52 | 62 | 316 |
128 | Garner Police Dept | 24,547 | 43 | 78% | 38 | 155 | 71% | 21% | 12 | 26 | 509 |
129 | Belmont City Police Dept | 9,005 | 18 | 53% | 13 | 144 | 8% | 23% | 16 | 18 | 118 |
130 | Moore County Sheriff Office | 46,119 | 82 | 29% | 66 | 143 | 35% | 12% | 204 | 67 | 396 |
131 | Laurinburg Police Dept | 15,743 | 22 | 45% | 22 | 140 | 64% | 9% | 27 | 47 | 183 |
132 | Clay County Sheriff Office | 10,286 | 17 | 57% | 14 | 136 | 0% | 21% | 13 | 17 | 105 |
133 | Harnett County Sheriff Office | 85,148 | 118 | 54% | 113 | 133 | 34% | 31% | 100 | 173 | 1,061 |
134 | Yadkin County Sheriff Department | 31,668 | 58 | 59% | 42 | 133 | 10% | 17% | 40 | 41 | 259 |
135 | Richmond County Sheriff Office | 32,257 | 43 | 41% | 41 | 127 | 61% | 12% | 61 | 109 | 660 |
136 | Wilkes County Sheriff Department | 60,779 | 78 | 41% | 75 | 123 | 13% | 31% | 112 | 204 | 1,285 |
137 | Sampson County Sheriff Department | 52,432 | 63 | 48% | 62 | 118 | 40% | 18% | 67 | 57 | 542 |
138 | Forsyth County Sheriff Department | 117,819 | 154 | 60% | 133 | 113 | 39% | 46% | 102 | 160 | 1,275 |
139 | Alexander County Sheriff Department | 35,104 | 41 | 61% | 39 | 111 | 8% | 26% | 26 | 47 | 446 |
140 | Craven County Sheriff Department | 38,346 | 59 | 40% | 40 | 104 | 40% | 33% | 88 | 99 | 486 |
141 | Wilmington Police Dept | 96,913 | 124 | 20% | 96 | 99 | 59% | 22% | 506 | 295 | 1,523 |
142 | Pasquotank County Sheriff Department | 21,351 | 27 | 66% | 20 | 94 | 50% | 25% | 14 | 35 | 192 |
143 | Rowan County Sheriff Office | 83,783 | 82 | 64% | 77 | 92 | 25% | 22% | 46 | 67 | 298 |
144 | Person County Sheriff Department | 29,244 | 32 | 57% | 26 | 89 | 23% | 35% | 24 | 51 | 323 |
145 | Wayne County Sheriff Office | 69,726 | 62 | 58% | 61 | 87 | 62% | 11% | 45 | 150 | 878 |
146 | Edgecombe County Sheriff Department | 25,288 | 22 | 55% | 22 | 87 | 59% | 36% | 18 | 73 | 365 |
147 | Mint Hill | 18,810 | 16 | 84% | 16 | 85 | 25% | 25% | 3 | 29 | 79 |
148 | Johnston County Sheriff Department | 112,758 | 100 | 30% | 93 | 82 | 32% | 18% | 238 | 105 | 575 |
149 | Macon County Sheriff Office | 28,503 | 30 | 63% | 23 | 81 | 4% | 13% | 18 | 43 | 246 |
150 | Pitt County Sheriff Department | 57,548 | 66 | 41% | 45 | 78 | 62% | 29% | 95 | 171 | 984 |
151 | Watauga County Sheriff Department | 28,018 | 31 | 58% | 21 | 75 | 0% | 10% | 22 | 23 | 268 |
152 | Mcdowell County Sheriff Department | 38,001 | 37 | 57% | 28 | 74 | 11% | 18% | 28 | 89 | 646 |
153 | Greene County Sheriff Department | 20,546 | 22 | 41% | 15 | 73 | 60% | 13% | 32 | 42 | 189 |
154 | Lee County Sheriff Office | 29,142 | 41 | 48% | 21 | 72 | 29% | 10% | 44 | 49 | 350 |
155 | Jackson County Sheriff Department | 33,910 | 25 | 50% | 24 | 71 | 13% | 25% | 25 | 50 | 215 |
156 | Haywood County Sheriff Department | 41,912 | 32 | 48% | 29 | 69 | 3% | 17% | 34 | 76 | 518 |
157 | Davie County Sheriff Department | 35,637 | 23 | 51% | 23 | 65 | 13% | 30% | 22 | 46 | 393 |
158 | Cary Police Dept | 114,221 | 96 | 59% | 70 | 61 | 17% | 30% | 68 | 72 | 608 |
159 | Caldwell County Sheriff Department | 54,709 | 37 | 43% | 33 | 60 | 18% | 27% | 50 | 124 | 780 |
160 | Pender County Sheriff Office | 43,974 | 26 | 35% | 26 | 59 | 19% | 27% | 48 | 62 | 574 |
161 | Surry County Sheriff Office | 58,177 | 34 | 53% | 34 | 58 | 21% | 12% | 30 | 86 | 588 |
162 | Lincoln County Sheriff Department | 63,041 | 39 | 61% | 36 | 57 | 3% | 22% | 25 | 111 | 695 |
163 | Cumberland County Sheriff Office | 113,559 | 73 | 46% | 63 | 55 | 52% | 29% | 86 | 173 | 1,520 |
164 | Onslow County Sheriff Department | 77,696 | 76 | 37% | 40 | 51 | 28% | 25% | 131 | 123 | 886 |
165 | Carteret County Sheriff Office | 38,228 | 26 | 47% | 19 | 50 | 5% | 26% | 29 | 37 | 177 |
166 | Chatham County Sheriff Department | 50,804 | 28 | 49% | 25 | 49 | 20% | 16% | 29 | 44 | 253 |
167 | Catawba County Sheriff Department | 85,873 | 42 | 55% | 40 | 47 | 5% | 25% | 34 | 62 | 534 |
168 | Durham Police Dept | 211,873 | 103 | 34% | 76 | 36 | 79% | 21% | 201 | 198 | 947 |
169 | Stanly County Sheriff Department | 36,410 | 12 | 38% | 12 | 33 | 25% | 33% | 20 | 86 | 343 |
170 | Robeson County Sheriff Department | 94,089 | 31 | 44% | 29 | 31 | 21% | 28% | 40 | 333 | 2,018 |
171 | Burke County Sheriff Department | 64,982 | 17 | 52% | 17 | 26 | 6% | 12% | 16 | 205 | 868 |
172 | Wake County Sheriff Department | 191,453 | 43 | 43% | 36 | 19 | 50% | 17% | 58 | 218 | 859 |
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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 172 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