New Jersey 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 97% 20,036 238.00 13,500 67.38% 210.21 6,280 31.34% 516.22 256 1.28% 38.98
2006 98% 18,874 223.13 12,580 66.65% 194.32 6,080 32.21% 496.05 214 1.13% 33.21
2005 97% 18,630 220.20 12,574 67.49% 193.95 5,801 31.14% 473.71 255 1.37% 39.60
2004 97% 17,954 212.66 12,404 69.09% 191.02 5,345 29.77% 437.77 205 1.14% 32.92
2003 97% 18,157 216.52 12,653 69.69% 195.39 5,329 29.35% 439.82 175 0.96% 29.29
2002 97% 17,807 213.39 12,395 69.61% 191.58 5,237 29.41% 434.64 175 0.98% 30.55
2001 97% 18,436 223.75 13,034 70.70% 203.16 5,230 28.37% 439.88 172 0.93% 31.73
2000 97% 20,285 248.38 14,233 70.17% 222.80 5,867 28.92% 498.54 185 0.91% 36.02
1999 97% 19,398 245.65 13,496 69.57% 215.65 5,755 29.67% 495.63 147 0.76% 30.81
1998 97% 19,765 251.62 13,416 67.88% 214.68 6,193 31.33% 537.95 156 0.79% 34.33
1997 96% 19,971 257.75 13,324 66.72% 215.26 6,498 32.54% 575.28 149 0.75% 34.74
1996 96% 19,273 250.97 13,126 68.11% 213.05 6,035 31.31% 541.55 112 0.58% 27.73
1995 96% 18,428 241.40 12,477 67.71% 202.93 5,826 31.61% 528.04 125 0.68% 32.72
1994 97% 14,675 191.72 9,899 67.45% 159.98 4,703 32.05% 426.87 73 0.50% 20.02

 

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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.