Top Local Agencies in North Carolina by Marijuana Possession Arrest Rate, (2007)

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      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 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

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