The Bulletin of Cannabis Reform

			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	Kirtland Hills	745	259	88%	254	34,094	14%	27%	37	1	0
2	Arlington Heights	822	56	92%	55	6,691	51%	2%	5	0	10
3	Waverly	4,411	68	80%	66	1,496	0%	21%	17	0	109
4	Blue Ash	11,761	155	78%	151	1,284	35%	20%	45	3	91
5	Perkins Township	12,815	170	81%	163	1,272	34%	23%	39	7	417
6	Ottawa Hills	4,614	51	94%	47	1,019	38%	15%	3	3	5
7	Harrison	7,831	79	87%	79	1,009	4%	18%	12	3	139
8	North College Hill	9,370	100	93%	84	896	58%	23%	8	11	135
9	Johnstown	3,888	34	71%	34	874	12%	24%	14	0	26
10	Van Wert	10,448	79	69%	79	756	4%	19%	36	13	184
11	Middletown	51,535	387	54%	386	749	50%	22%	335	94	1,063
12	Sandusky	26,698	219	42%	186	697	59%	13%	308	217	683
13	Ravenna	11,524	82	73%	80	694	16%	31%	30	11	266
14	Sharonville	13,095	88	84%	86	657	53%	13%	17	4	94
15	Granville	5,287	32	74%	32	605	6%	34%	11	0	14
16	Canfield	7,162	42	74%	42	586	10%	38%	15	1	36
17	Port Clinton	6,344	37	88%	37	583	11%	22%	5	0	48
18	Belpre	6,568	38	100%	37	563	5%	32%	0	5	19
19	Huber Heights	38,135	214	79%	207	543	29%	29%	57	22	552
20	Wilmington	12,489	67	74%	67	536	15%	25%	24	7	222
21	Alliance	22,829	135	58%	121	530	26%	17%	96	38	234
22	Springfield Township	35,959	188	75%	186	517	74%	24%	63	100	146
23	Chardon	5,286	27	84%	27	511	0%	44%	5	0	26
24	Centerville	23,190	113	87%	111	479	17%	39%	17	2	196
25	Akron	211,052	1,079	40%	1,009	478	71%	22%	1,625	382	3,783
26	Reading	10,333	51	71%	49	474	14%	14%	21	11	109
27	Willoughby	22,363	108	82%	101	452	15%	30%	24	7	158
28	Washington Court House	13,482	59	81%	59	438	7%	19%	14	7	218
29	Mansfield	50,677	224	67%	219	432	53%	22%	110	53	1,112
30	Bowling Green	29,829	137	78%	124	416	10%	23%	39	4	275
31	Montgomery	10,027	42	91%	41	409	10%	32%	4	3	63
32	Ashland	21,576	88	84%	88	408	6%	16%	17	5	159
33	Gahanna	33,117	136	84%	132	399	36%	27%	25	31	127
34	Goshen Township	15,915	65	62%	63	396	0%	21%	40	4	165
35	Fremont	17,070	85	41%	67	393	28%	28%	123	21	165
36	West Chester Township	54,267	210	80%	203	374	14%	32%	52	42	653
37	Delaware	31,360	125	85%	116	370	7%	29%	22	46	324
38	Huron	7,590	30	86%	28	369	4%	14%	5	4	43
39	North Ridgeville	26,140	99	87%	94	360	3%	28%	15	19	193
40	Eastlake	19,819	81	64%	71	358	15%	28%	45	28	195
41	Chillicothe	22,108	80	91%	79	357	22%	8%	8	19	543
42	Summit	51,556	203	54%	184	357	22%	25%	170	24	690
43	Defiance	16,170	59	79%	57	353	12%	19%	16	8	311
44	Galion	11,463	38	75%	38	332	8%	37%	13	3	131
45	Lebanon	20,002	66	52%	66	330	6%	36%	60	39	83
46	Cheviot	8,245	30	64%	27	327	15%	26%	17	10	63
47	Hilliard	26,688	90	76%	87	326	3%	43%	29	6	141
48	Piqua	20,908	85	52%	65	311	12%	34%	77	27	611
49	Canton	79,575	287	31%	244	307	58%	17%	636	249	1,672
50	Parma	81,568	250	88%	248	304	13%	25%	33	57	758
51	Hocking	21,945	66	60%	66	301	3%	21%	44	5	98
52	New Philadelphia	17,451	52	91%	52	298	2%	19%	5	4	94
53	Worthington	13,218	39	80%	38	287	16%	34%	10	1	84
54	Fairborn	31,689	96	55%	90	284	24%	12%	77	51	371
55	Miamisburg	19,820	59	55%	56	283	25%	23%	49	44	213
56	Twinsburg	17,401	48	75%	48	276	35%	17%	16	6	84
57	Erie	25,786	80	44%	69	268	16%	23%	100	42	179
58	Vermilion	11,013	31	79%	29	263	7%	41%	8	5	84
59	Elyria	56,129	149	43%	146	260	42%	24%	200	117	996
60	Stow	34,446	92	78%	88	255	19%	26%	26	16	281
61	Fairfield Township	16,673	44	100%	42	252	5%	19%	0	53	211
62	Vandalia	14,315	38	73%	36	251	17%	31%	14	8	155
63	Highland	28,256	75	47%	71	251	3%	21%	84	17	209
64	Delhi Township	30,358	77	77%	75	247	8%	36%	23	4	193
65	Reynoldsburg	33,099	87	74%	81	245	38%	36%	31	38	313
66	Lorain	67,903	172	34%	164	242	51%	26%	328	148	1,039
67	Tallmadge	17,429	42	70%	42	241	19%	21%	18	14	76
68	Miami	45,220	113	73%	108	239	11%	25%	41	12	218
69	Wadsworth	19,975	47	57%	47	235	11%	17%	35	2	98
70	Parma Heights	20,682	49	74%	47	227	13%	34%	17	4	49
71	Perry Township	28,592	65	88%	64	224	11%	13%	9	22	106
72	Oxford	22,150	56	73%	49	221	0%	35%	21	94	203
73	Marion	36,538	87	43%	80	219	23%	13%	116	17	512
74	Kent	28,169	69	78%	61	217	23%	34%	20	24	171
75	Boardman	40,954	95	57%	88	215	44%	17%	73	30	658
76	Cleveland	452,759	1,023	17%	966	213	88%	26%	5,066	1,521	4,367
77	Mentor	51,548	115	68%	109	211	26%	36%	53	31	494
78	Whitehall	18,074	40	32%	38	210	71%	18%	86	61	448
79	Broadview Heights	17,526	36	72%	36	205	17%	28%	14	11	78
80	Warren	45,852	93	38%	91	198	58%	21%	154	325	409
81	Xenia	23,629	46	61%	45	190	47%	31%	29	20	489
82	Lakewood	53,309	101	46%	97	182	39%	21%	119	34	300
83	Solon	22,362	40	82%	40	179	23%	48%	9	4	83
84	Springfield Township	15,445	27	60%	27	175	15%	19%	18	10	354
85	Defiance	19,453	33	87%	33	170	6%	45%	5	7	109
86	Austintown	36,659	63	73%	62	169	16%	19%	23	15	223
87	Richland	54,692	94	82%	91	166	12%	32%	20	16	348
88	Washington	38,631	71	86%	64	166	9%	22%	12	14	144
89	Delaware	76,563	125	100%	125	163	10%	24%	0	4	134
90	Grove City	30,930	51	38%	47	152	19%	40%	83	20	248
91	Euclid	49,679	76	83%	75	151	69%	19%	16	17	90
92	Berea	18,264	27	73%	27	148	4%	22%	10	2	192
93	Wooster	25,699	38	54%	36	140	31%	22%	32	10	141
94	Marion	29,474	42	70%	41	139	17%	22%	18	19	477
95	Hamilton	62,018	264	21%	82	132	33%	30%	1,006	245	1,003
96	Zanesville	25,284	36	29%	30	119	17%	20%	89	12	694
97	Fairfield	42,346	56	62%	47	111	9%	45%	35	329	444
98	Westerville	34,764	41	60%	38	109	24%	63%	27	16	243
99	Clermont	59,927	65	8%	65	108	2%	15%	768	140	1,383
100	Miami Township	39,327	42	86%	39	99	5%	33%	7	11	273

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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 100 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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Top Local Agencies in Ohio by Marijuana Possession Arrest Rate, 27 Arrest Minimum, (2006)