New Hampshire Marijuana Possession Arrest Rates by County and Race (2007)

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  All White Black Other
County
Arrests
Rate
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Belknap 143 245 139 245 97% 2 712 1% 2 307 1%
Carroll 63 156 62 156 98% 1 812 2% 0 0 0%
Cheshire 103 194 100 194 97% 2 584 2% 1 161 1%
Coos 41 181 37 167 90% 3 4,160 7% 1 478 2%
Grafton 204 308 199 314 98% 5 894 2% 0 0 0%
Hillsborough 455 122 426 122 94% 28 357 6% 1 8 0%
Merrimack 253 201 247 204 98% 5 437 2% 1 54 0%
Rockingham 389 153 382 156 98% 5 234 1% 2 45 1%
Strafford 187 176 180 178 96% 6 540 3% 1 44 1%
Sullivan 60 188 60 192 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%

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Notes:

Classification: The Uniform Crime Reporting Program utilizes 4 classifications for race: White, Black, Indian (Native-American), and Asian. In the tables above the classification “Other” includes both Indian (Native-American) and Asian arrests.

Rates: Arrrest rates are per 100,000 population.

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.