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New Jersey Marijuana Possession Arrest Rates by County and Age Groups Under 30 (2007)

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County
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
Atlantic 17 96 2% 336 1,921 43% 198 1,314 25% 70 433 9%
Bergen 19 32 1% 945 1,643 41% 662 1,292 29% 310 723 13%
Burlington 15 54 1% 402 1,453 38% 350 1,372 33% 129 500 12%
Camden 29 80 2% 581 1,566 37% 466 1,383 30% 217 639 14%
Cape May 3 65 1% 142 2,804 51% 54 1,283 19% 32 698 11%
Cumberland 9 127 2% 152 2,022 38% 122 1,789 30% 63 700 16%
Essex 11 20 1% 449 806 28% 483 926 30% 301 600 19%
Gloucester 11 58 1% 456 2,222 38% 372 1,800 31% 145 759 12%
Hudson 12 35 2% 275 746 36% 204 513 27% 104 235 14%
Hunterdon 6 86 1% 182 2,723 36% 142 2,520 28% 80 1,773 16%
Mercer 28 119 3% 417 1,477 45% 233 856 25% 103 445 11%
Middlesex 17 34 1% 534 997 42% 389 719 31% 148 312 12%
Monmouth 43 98 2% 822 1,875 42% 509 1,402 26% 215 702 11%
Morris 12 35 1% 565 1,721 51% 309 1,147 28% 103 486 9%
Ocean 28 80 3% 520 1,565 48% 278 965 26% 96 281 9%
Passaic 8 23 1% 370 1,041 41% 271 825 30% 104 341 12%
Salem 3 116 2% 56 2,058 41% 33 1,364 24% 19 657 14%
Somerset 10 43 2% 290 1,407 47% 168 1,043 27% 69 457 11%
Sussex 7 84 3% 155 1,867 59% 59 897 22% 13 220 5%
Union 10 27 1% 371 1,010 38% 299 909 31% 130 455 13%
Warren 3 51 1% 154 2,714 50% 93 2,179 30% 29 653 9%

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Notes:

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.