Oregon 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 99% 8,438 229.70 7,905 93.68% 238.32 356 4.22% 492.38 177 2.10% 96.15
2006 99% 7,661 210.27 7,196 93.93% 218.39 356 4.65% 508.45 109 1.42% 60.27
2005 100% 7,213 198.84 6,780 94.00% 205.94 325 4.51% 497.22 108 1.50% 58.48
2004 99% 6,798 190.94 6,350 93.41% 196.27 359 5.28% 564.23 89 1.31% 49.82
2003 98% 6,026 173.39 5,790 96.08% 183.22 155 2.57% 249.80 81 1.34% 46.85
2002 100% 5,753 163.71 5,463 94.96% 170.68 187 3.25% 301.35 103 1.79% 60.06
2001 96% 5,891 177.06 5,534 93.94% 182.37 250 4.24% 431.75 107 1.82% 66.95
2000 97% 6,133 184.28 5,683 92.66% 186.94 298 4.86% 521.50 152 2.48% 96.80
1999 95% 5,076 160.56 4,805 94.66% 162.67 173 3.41% 292.64 98 1.93% 66.05
1998 96% 5,154 163.31 4,847 94.04% 164.18 204 3.96% 348.30 103 2.00% 70.96
1997 98% 5,562 175.65 5,221 93.87% 176.02 240 4.31% 414.56 101 1.82% 70.82
1996 97% 6,440 208.79 6,116 94.97% 211.48 221 3.43% 392.83 103 1.60% 75.66
1995 96% 5,612 185.74 5,344 95.22% 188.41 188 3.35% 346.50 80 1.43% 61.13
1994 99% 4,759 155.53 4,535 95.29% 157.68 164 3.45% 304.47 60 1.26% 46.19

 

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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.