North Carolina 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 94% 21,135 252.52 10,550 49.92% 169.87 10,308 48.77% 575.63 277 1.31% 105.32
2006 96% 18,444 216.40 9,622 52.17% 152.01 8,513 46.16% 465.14 309 1.68% 116.79
2005 97% 21,220 251.83 11,695 55.11% 187.27 9,120 42.98% 497.91 405 1.91% 153.01
2004 91% 20,710 265.77 11,691 56.45% 202.27 8,617 41.61% 508.13 402 1.94% 167.50
2003 99% 21,227 256.09 11,927 56.19% 193.81 8,911 41.98% 493.70 389 1.83% 155.35
2002 98% 19,680 240.95 11,592 58.90% 190.43 7,797 39.62% 442.26 291 1.48% 120.81
2001 99% 17,900 221.12 10,267 57.36% 170.36 7,463 41.69% 423.31 170 0.95% 73.19
2000 97% 19,994 254.91 11,580 57.92% 197.97 8,152 40.77% 478.21 262 1.31% 119.01
1999 98% 19,077 254.27 11,132 58.35% 197.20 7,646 40.08% 462.10 299 1.57% 147.40
1998 99% 20,131 269.71 11,405 56.65% 202.62 8,479 42.12% 516.89 247 1.23% 126.78
1997 99% 20,392 277.79 11,826 57.99% 213.66 8,251 40.46% 509.66 315 1.54% 168.39
1996 99% 16,016 222.22 9,379 58.56% 172.64 6,398 39.95% 400.55 239 1.49% 134.62
1995 99% 13,277 187.06 7,885 59.39% 147.09 5,179 39.01% 330.08 213 1.60% 126.51
1994 99% 11,242 161.70 6,750 60.04% 128.48 4,310 38.34% 279.60 182 1.62% 115.66

 

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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.