Rhode Island 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 100% 1,897 179.33 1,498 78.97% 159.77 383 20.19% 574.73 16 0.84% 45.25
2006 100% 1,986 186.02 1,608 80.97% 169.66 349 17.57% 521.90 29 1.46% 81.64
2005 100% 1,851 172.00 1,544 83.41% 161.41 295 15.94% 443.72 12 0.65% 32.63
2004 100% 2,286 211.54 1,896 82.94% 197.01 355 15.53% 537.89 35 1.53% 96.37
2003 100% 2,208 205.17 1,840 83.33% 191.57 342 15.49% 528.51 26 1.18% 73.03
2002 100% 2,076 194.07 1,741 83.86% 181.91 311 14.98% 491.77 24 1.16% 69.40
2001 100% 2,201 207.85 1,854 84.23% 195.23 328 14.90% 532.03 19 0.86% 56.94
2000 100% 2,187 208.62 1,895 86.65% 201.18 277 12.67% 460.97 15 0.69% 46.07
1999 100% 2,227 224.72 1,923 86.35% 210.79 289 12.98% 574.54 15 0.67% 52.76
1998 100% 2,130 215.59 1,898 89.11% 208.37 217 10.19% 441.89 15 0.70% 53.54
1997 100% 1,873 189.77 1,667 89.00% 182.86 190 10.14% 394.86 16 0.85% 58.73
1996 100% 1,673 168.99 1,457 87.09% 159.05 206 12.31% 435.24 10 0.60% 37.60
1995 100% 2,016 203.64 1,785 88.54% 194.58 209 10.37% 448.52 22 1.09% 84.44
1994 100% 1,784 178.94 1,599 89.63% 172.82 169 9.47% 366.81 16 0.90% 62.30

 

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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.