Top Local Agencies in Pennsylvania by Marijuana Possession Arrest Rate, Listed Alphabetically, (2007)

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      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
32 Abington Twp (Montgomery Co) Police Dept 54,413 256 82% 235 432 31% 38% 58 43 918
147 Adams State Police 50,525 47 73% 47 93 2% 38% 17 24 362
67 Allentown City Police Dept 107,397 310 39% 238 222 30% 26% 486 312 1,691
135 Altoona City Police Dept 46,609 59 15% 53 114 26% 26% 327 129 637
74 Aston Twp Police Dept 16,853 34 51% 34 202 15% 50% 33 23 118
28 Baldwin Boro Police Dept 18,440 86 86% 86 466 19% 14% 14 57 35
57 Beaver State Police 9,051 25 40% 23 254 13% 17% 38 17 190
58 Bensalem Twp Police Dept 58,788 183 52% 149 253 19% 21% 171 70 715
151 Bethel Park Police Dept 31,669 31 50% 27 85 11% 48% 31 9 166
125 Bethleham Twp (Northampton Co) Police Dept 23,960 39 81% 30 125 3% 53% 9 7 150
91 Bethlehem City (Northampton Co) Police Dept 72,908 137 50% 120 165 15% 36% 139 122 958
14 Boro Of Edinboro Police Dept 6,646 41 85% 40 602 5% 18% 7 5 27
115 Boro Of State College Police Dept 52,047 120 69% 70 134 4% 36% 54 28 267
42 Brentwood Boro Police Dept 9,574 42 82% 34 355 15% 9% 9 7 91
137 Buckingham Twp (Bucks Co) Police Dept 19,293 24 45% 21 109 0% 33% 29 1 39
81 Bucks State Police 30,727 63 74% 57 186 14% 25% 22 24 322
141 Butler State Police 78,385 85 68% 80 102 5% 18% 40 48 611
131 Butler Twp (Butler Co) Police Dept 16,894 22 48% 20 118 5% 45% 24 28 214
53 Carlisle Boro Police Dept 18,317 60 58% 51 278 25% 27% 43 21 350
139 Centre State Police 44,426 96 73% 46 104 22% 20% 36 46 431
109 Chambersburg Boro Police Dept 17,958 32 34% 26 145 31% 35% 62 265 241
95 Cheltenham Twp Police Dept 36,403 71 50% 58 159 45% 31% 72 41 378
45 Chester City Police Dept 36,799 276 35% 124 337 84% 24% 518 399 359
144 Chester State Police 115,251 130 46% 114 99 12% 37% 155 291 526
54 City Of Greensburg Police Dept 15,567 49 31% 43 276 21% 16% 110 35 205
36 Clifton Heights Boro Police Dept 6,586 30 48% 26 395 12% 35% 32 22 56
35 Collingdale Boro Police Dept 8,440 54 50% 35 415 51% 49% 54 40 40
79 Colonial Regional Police Dept 19,420 57 75% 37 191 8% 30% 19 10 171
29 Columbia Boro Police Dept 10,034 45 50% 45 448 27% 18% 45 18 116
127 Cranberry Twp (Butler Co) Police Dept 28,084 37 61% 34 121 0% 32% 24 39 138
51 Cumberland State Police 57,106 187 78% 166 291 8% 24% 52 29 421
49 Cumberland Twp (Greene Co) Police Dept 6,492 22 65% 20 308 5% 25% 12 3 61
21 Darby Boro Police Dept 9,967 106 39% 52 522 63% 42% 169 225 75
153 Dauphin State Police 47,655 44 63% 40 84 0% 15% 26 38 505
104 Delaware State Police 50,132 92 46% 75 150 51% 16% 107 41 490
19 Derry Twp (Dauphin Co) Police Dept 21,923 127 85% 122 556 5% 26% 22 29 205
128 East Pennsboro Twp Police Dept 19,894 26 84% 24 121 4% 25% 5 6 74
126 Easton City (Northampton Co) Police Dept 26,207 35 20% 32 122 25% 25% 144 44 100
3 Eddystone Boro Police Dept 2,361 37 46% 34 1,440 26% 24% 44 18 144
93 Ephrata Boro Police Dept 13,067 22 79% 21 161 0% 52% 6 22 155
114 Erie City Police Dept 101,812 145 49% 138 136 59% 27% 148 263 1,196
156 Erie State Police 89,151 88 46% 62 70 3% 27% 105 62 987
62 Exeter Twp (Berks Co) Police Dept 27,080 65 74% 63 233 8% 46% 23 18 141
70 Fairview Twp (York Twp) Police Dept 16,630 39 62% 35 210 17% 31% 24 11 65
100 Falls Twp (Bucks Co) Police Dept 34,033 61 42% 53 156 8% 38% 84 33 195
136 Fayette State Police 85,454 104 44% 97 114 10% 25% 131 213 1,631
18 Franklin City (Venango Co) Police Dept 6,758 41 71% 38 562 8% 16% 17 14 137
20 Franklin Park Boro (Allegheny Co) Police Dept 11,908 67 47% 65 546 5% 35% 76 2 24
113 Franklin State Police 94,788 137 72% 129 136 7% 22% 53 72 855
142 Greene State Police 29,119 37 53% 29 100 0% 24% 33 13 324
30 Greenville Boro Police Dept 6,263 28 53% 28 447 4% 18% 25 9 79
55 Hanover Boro (York Co) Police Dept 15,079 48 69% 40 265 10% 48% 22 22 210
10 Harrisburg City Police Dept 46,924 402 34% 309 659 65% 20% 792 405 1,043
8 Hellertown Boro Police Dept 5,620 41 87% 41 730 7% 29% 6 8 28
68 Hermitage City Police Dept 16,576 41 63% 36 217 22% 28% 24 16 360
7 Highspire Boro Police Dept 2,585 20 83% 20 774 10% 40% 4 12 32
94 Hilltown Twp Police Dept 13,175 23 52% 21 159 10% 48% 21 14 68
12 Hummelstown Boro Police Dept 4,386 29 81% 27 616 11% 44% 7 5 27
48 Indiana Boro Police Dept 14,792 50 60% 46 311 15% 33% 34 24 133
118 Indiana State Police 65,585 94 64% 86 131 7% 21% 54 38 731
111 Johnstown City Police Dept 23,609 53 26% 33 140 27% 18% 149 106 430
61 Lackawanna State Police 24,432 69 51% 57 233 18% 16% 66 17 132
39 Lancaster City (Lancaster Co) Police Dept 54,562 236 49% 207 379 44% 41% 242 191 1,120
117 Lancaster State Police 76,428 125 63% 102 133 8% 27% 73 61 619
46 Lebanon City Police Dept 24,144 99 52% 80 331 23% 24% 90 65 295
150 Lehigh State Police 76,370 75 72% 66 86 23% 32% 29 37 502
160 Lower Makefield Twp Police Dept 32,550 21 53% 21 65 5% 43% 19 5 76
50 Lower Moreland Twp Police Dept 11,894 38 75% 35 294 9% 43% 13 1 21
76 Lower Paxton Twp Police Dept 44,961 107 68% 90 200 18% 49% 50 80 613
65 Lower Pottsgrove Twp Police Dept 12,240 28 52% 28 229 39% 36% 26 5 70
103 Lower Providence Twp Police Dept 26,047 44 66% 39 150 15% 38% 23 6 130
112 Lower Salford Twp Police Dept 14,419 21 66% 20 139 10% 35% 11 7 33
41 Lower Saucon Twp Police Dept 11,360 44 64% 41 361 0% 20% 25 14 52
87 Lower Southampton Twp Police Dept 19,189 36 65% 33 172 3% 24% 19 7 100
157 Luzerne State Police 50,141 41 26% 34 68 29% 26% 119 64 759
149 Lycoming State Police 56,166 63 54% 49 87 22% 37% 53 141 534
101 Marple Twp Police Dept 23,579 43 75% 36 153 17% 61% 14 8 110
106 Mckean State Police 16,907 25 100% 25 148 0% 16% 0 8 141
40 Mckees Rocks Boro Police Dept 6,042 24 32% 22 364 55% 5% 52 23 141
143 Mckeesport City Police Dept 22,190 37 37% 22 99 68% 45% 62 193 185
63 Meadville City Police Dept 13,385 31 44% 31 232 23% 10% 40 13 143
27 Media Boro Police Dept 5,445 26 45% 26 478 35% 50% 32 20 71
158 Mercer State Police 36,029 27 73% 24 67 4% 17% 10 19 248
4 Middletown Boro (Dauphin Co) Police Dept 8,806 127 60% 110 1,249 29% 18% 86 16 216
121 Middletown Twp (Bucks Co) Police Dept 47,710 74 61% 62 130 2% 52% 47 40 772
134 Mifflin County Regional Police Dept 26,255 35 40% 30 114 3% 30% 52 27 108
84 Montgomery State Police 51,355 98 71% 92 179 26% 21% 41 43 364
140 Montgomery Twp (Montgomery Co) Police Dept 24,419 31 74% 25 102 20% 40% 11 3 312
102 Moon Twp Police Dept 22,623 38 66% 34 150 35% 35% 20 17 140
107 Mt Lebanon Twp Police Dept 30,543 52 47% 45 147 9% 38% 59 17 159
11 Mt Oliver Boro Police Dept 3,681 25 22% 23 625 30% 13% 89 23 40
73 Munhall Boro Police Dept 11,239 23 24% 23 205 48% 26% 74 14 83
26 Narberth Boro Police Dept 4,079 21 60% 20 490 10% 60% 14 3 20
60 Nether Providence Twp Police Dept 13,257 53 62% 31 234 19% 45% 33 14 23
124 Newberry Twp (York Co) Police Dept 15,563 20 36% 20 129 5% 35% 35 15 160
78 Newtown Twp (Bucks Co) Police Dept 19,234 42 76% 37 192 0% 57% 13 20 46
38 Norristown Boro Police Dept 30,205 143 30% 116 384 70% 28% 338 115 419
138 North Huntingdon Twp Police Dept 29,478 37 52% 32 109 6% 44% 34 12 135
155 Northampton Twp (Bucks Co) Police Dept 41,293 35 70% 31 75 6% 39% 15 4 81
110 Northern York County Regional Police 63,294 98 67% 90 142 17% 31% 48 30 1,128
6 Parkesburg Boro Police Dept 3,455 36 88% 36 1,042 11% 36% 5 6 28
2 Paxtang Boro Police Dept 1,480 37 79% 30 2,027 50% 20% 10 3 30
146 Perry State Police 31,959 40 78% 30 94 0% 30% 11 21 417
44 Philadelphia Police Dept 1,435,533 7,354 35% 4,937 344 79% 29% 13,801 9,380 15,181
133 Pike State Police 48,883 74 59% 56 115 11% 34% 52 61 716
145 Pine-Bradfordwoods-Marshall Joint Police Dept 27,442 29 41% 26 95 0% 58% 41 6 85
34 Pittsburgh Bureau Of Police 312,179 1,566 41% 1,320 423 72% 23% 2,225 1,439 4,314
148 Plum Boro Police Dept 26,209 24 36% 24 92 13% 50% 43 6 57
82 Pocono Mountain Regional Police Dept 35,733 73 81% 65 182 26% 48% 17 40 202
25 Pottstown Boro (Montgomery Co) Police Dept 21,346 129 31% 105 492 58% 25% 281 132 606
52 Pottsville City (Schuylkill Co) Police Dept 14,523 50 46% 41 282 20% 37% 59 18 252
9 Pymatuning Twp Police Dept 3,644 25 83% 24 659 4% 21% 5 3 53
96 Radnor Twp Police Dept 31,098 49 91% 49 158 6% 43% 5 47 84
33 Reading City (Berks Co) Police Dept 81,168 393 43% 350 431 25% 40% 523 354 1,872
77 Robinson Twp (Allegheny Co) Police Dept 13,585 27 27% 27 199 19% 37% 72 13 127
119 Ross Twp (Allegheny Co) Police Dept 30,522 41 50% 40 131 15% 15% 41 129 228
85 Scott Twp (Allegheny Co) Police Dept 15,908 31 46% 28 176 21% 29% 37 8 134
64 Scranton City Police Dept 72,444 196 32% 166 229 14% 33% 408 100 378
88 Sharon City (Mercer Co) Police Dept 15,150 32 40% 25 165 28% 24% 49 73 190
23 South Abington Twp Police Dept 9,646 54 73% 49 508 4% 51% 20 4 44
92 South Whitehall Twp Police Dept 19,486 33 70% 32 164 22% 59% 14 19 139
13 Springettsberry Twp Police Dept 24,663 153 64% 149 604 15% 30% 87 39 773
31 Springfield Twp (Delaware Co) Police Dept 22,935 115 53% 100 436 26% 33% 104 18 251
5 Steelton Boro Police Dept 5,576 66 65% 62 1,112 58% 24% 36 38 191
69 Sunbury City Police Dept 9,855 24 49% 21 213 19% 14% 25 69 201
15 Susquehanna Twp (Dauphin Co) Police Dept 22,905 157 67% 135 589 52% 36% 78 31 296
105 Swatara Twp (Dauphin Co) Police Dept 22,281 36 71% 33 148 42% 21% 15 208 110
43 Towamencin Twp Police Dept 17,812 70 65% 63 354 5% 35% 37 11 87
66 Tredyffrin Twp Police Dept 29,002 68 79% 66 228 14% 44% 18 15 70
129 Upper Chichester Twp Police Dept 17,623 28 45% 21 119 29% 14% 34 34 118
130 Upper Darby Twp Police Dept 79,020 94 45% 94 119 57% 36% 117 115 565
154 Upper Dublin Twp Police Dept 26,138 21 68% 21 80 19% 43% 10 29 78
72 Upper Merion Twp Police Dept 26,680 55 73% 55 206 31% 53% 20 6 551
99 Upper Moreland Twp Police Dept 24,398 48 69% 38 156 18% 47% 22 18 121
86 Upper Providence Twp (Montgomery) Police Dept 19,373 42 57% 34 176 6% 15% 32 1 67
120 Warminster Twp Police Dept 33,777 47 47% 44 130 7% 34% 52 37 269
132 Warrington Twp (Bucks Co) Police Dept 23,208 27 84% 27 116 11% 59% 5 20 159
16 Warwick Twp (Bucks Co) Police Dept 15,086 88 91% 88 583 7% 41% 9 1 34
98 Washington City (Washington Co) Police Dept 14,710 23 53% 23 156 30% 13% 20 40 289
159 Washington State Police 53,271 38 52% 35 66 11% 20% 35 57 676
59 Washington Twp (Franklin Co) Police Dept 11,942 31 76% 29 243 10% 17% 10 6 186
123 Wayne State Police 43,487 59 63% 56 129 0% 23% 34 28 395
47 West Chester Boro Police Dept 18,276 64 39% 59 323 36% 27% 102 69 242
1 West Homestead Boro Police Dept 2,008 66 65% 66 3,287 39% 18% 36 20 38
89 West Manchester Twp Police Dept 18,181 41 62% 30 165 23% 37% 25 40 282
37 West Manheim Twp Police Dept 7,178 28 88% 28 390 4% 43% 4 6 30
97 West Norriton Twp Police Dept 14,642 28 34% 23 157 30% 26% 54 42 211
22 West Pikeland Twp Police Dept 4,113 21 95% 21 511 5% 62% 1 5 1
17 West Reading Boro Police Dept 4,086 23 66% 23 563 17% 22% 12 19 68
122 West Whiteland Twp Police Dept 18,480 24 86% 24 130 4% 33% 4 10 275
24 West York Boro Police Dept 4,219 23 79% 21 498 48% 29% 6 6 88
152 Westmoreland State Polic 141,315 143 44% 120 85 7% 33% 185 98 1,145
116 Wilkes Barre City Police Dept 41,050 62 24% 55 134 44% 24% 198 89 292
71 Wilkinsburg Boro Police Dept 17,583 47 21% 37 210 95% 30% 180 92 122
83 Williamsport City (Lycoming Co) Police Dept 29,701 57 50% 54 182 41% 37% 56 62 388
90 Wyoming State Police 17,008 32 74% 28 165 7% 25% 11 21 339
75 Wyomissing Boro Police Dept 10,464 22 71% 21 201 19% 33% 9 5 162
56 York City Police Dept 40,339 131 25% 103 255 50% 29% 383 118 310
108 York State Police 64,577 106 38% 94 146 17% 28% 171 254 292
80 York Twp Police Dept 57,252 117 78% 107 187 1% 30% 33 80 498

 

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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 160 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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