Oregon 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.
Baker 22 136 22 141 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Benton 188 256 184 279 98% 3 367 2% 1 22 1%
Clackamas 350 92 335 96 96% 11 283 3% 4 24 1%
Clatsop 134 356 130 366 97% 3 875 2% 1 103 1%
Columbia 137 598 136 626 99% 1 806 1% 0 0 0%
Coos 179 502 174 527 97% 4 2,454 2% 1 76 1%
Crook 46 195 46 203 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Curry 35 155 35 165 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Deschutes 317 205 305 207 96% 8 804 3% 4 114 1%
Douglas 627 592 614 613 98% 10 2,974 2% 3 117 0%
Gilliam 43 3,996 41 3,910 95% 2 62,677 5% 0 0 0%
Grant 9 125 9 131 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Harney 22 323 22 353 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Hood River 52 239 52 253 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Jackson 739 371 719 382 97% 13 1,010 2% 7 147 1%
Jefferson 23 118 19 122 83% 0 0 0% 4 122 17%
Josephine 126 152 121 154 96% 5 1,248 4% 0 0 0%
Klamath 46 69 42 69 91% 1 195 2% 3 87 7%
Lane 1,700 499 1,623 519 95% 47 1,316 3% 30 222 2%
Lincoln 101 217 94 219 93% 3 1,135 3% 4 195 4%
Linn 227 191 216 192 95% 6 982 3% 5 181 2%
Malheur 81 259 81 277 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Marion 676 201 642 206 95% 16 378 2% 18 148 3%
Morrow 1 8 1 9 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Multnomah 1,030 150 805 141 78% 183 444 18% 42 86 4%
Polk 143 264 137 271 96% 3 695 2% 3 155 2%
Sherman 57 3,411 51 3,204 89% 0 0 0% 6 14,937 11%
Tillamook 83 324 83 341 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Umatilla 258 373 234 365 91% 7 864 3% 17 553 7%
Union 40 178 38 180 95% 0 0 0% 2 390 5%
Wallowa 14 205 14 210 100% 0 0 0% 0 0 0%
Wasco 67 282 65 298 97% 1 1,009 1% 1 80 1%
Washington 711 135 662 146 93% 29 286 4% 20 42 3%
Yamhill 154 160 153 169 99% 0 0 0% 1 38 1%

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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.