Rhode Island Drug Arrests (1990-2007)

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Opiates and Cocaine
Marijuana
Synthetic Narcotics
Other Drugs

 

Year
Total
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Arrests
Pct.
Pop. Cov.
2007 3,529 1,173 33% 2,107 60% 74 2% 139 4% 100%
2006 4,090 1,610 39% 2,157 53% 81 2% 139 3% 100%
2005 3,686 1,302 35% 2,078 56% 72 2% 108 3% 100%
2004 4,388 1,597 36% 2,626 60% 25 1% 141 3% 100%
2003 4,621 1,768 38% 2,688 58% 21 0% 145 3% 100%
2002 4,249 1,603 38% 2,462 58% 24 1% 161 4% 100%
2001 4,381 1,651 38% 2,533 58% 44 1% 153 3% 99%
2000 4,330 1,575 36% 2,493 58% 49 1% 129 3% 97%
1999 4,384 1,742 40% 2,473 56% 60 1% 107 2% 92%
1998 4,512 1,939 43% 2,417 54% 89 2% 68 2% 92%
1997 4,208 1,851 44% 2,223 53% 52 1% 82 2% 93%
1996 3,958 1,539 39% 2,117 53% 73 2% 88 2% 94%
1995 4,233 1,488 35% 2,498 59% 73 2% 126 3% 100%
1994 3,985 1,450 36% 2,213 56% 38 1% 133 3% 101%
1993 3,301 1,230 37% 1,853 56% 185 6% 149 5% 101%
1992 3,142 1,561 50% 1,440 46% 172 5% 96 3% 102%
1991 2,415 1,216 50% 1,047 43% 51 2% 77 3% 102%
1990 2,823 1,344 48% 1,215 43% 53 2% 79 3% 101%

 

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Notes:

Populaton Coverage: Percent of the state’s population covered by the local police agencies reporting data for this year.

Opiates/Cocaine: This category includes opium, cocaine, and their derivatives. Opiate derivatives include, for example, morphine, heroin, and codeine. Cocaine derivative include crack cocaine.

Marijuana: This category includes hashish.

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.

Itemized categories may not account for total drug arrests because of occassional reporting irregularities in which arrests are reported for drug abuse offenses but not classified as one of these four categories.

Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data

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