South Carolina Marijuana Possession Arrest Rates by Race (1995-2007)

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  Total White Black Other
Year
Population Coverage
Arrests
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
Arrests
Pct.
Rate
2007 100% 16,834 382.96 8,232 48.90% 272.61 8,526 50.65% 677.85 76 0.45% 107.97
2006 100% 16,578 384.67 8,160 49.22% 276.41 8,350 50.37% 669.42 68 0.41% 101.21
2005 100% 16,001 376.93 8,075 50.47% 278.10 7,810 48.81% 629.00 116 0.72% 182.10
2004 100% 14,709 350.82 7,656 52.05% 267.36 6,993 47.54% 567.12 60 0.41% 97.78
2003 100% 14,820 358.30 8,145 54.96% 288.45 6,605 44.57% 541.31 70 0.47% 118.86
2002 100% 9,532 233.36 5,066 53.15% 181.68 4,432 46.50% 366.87 34 0.36% 60.46
2001 99% 11,227 278.93 6,304 56.15% 229.51 4,874 43.41% 408.32 49 0.44% 90.72
2000 99% 14,165 354.78 8,080 57.04% 296.53 6,037 42.62% 509.20 48 0.34% 91.16
1999 100% 13,511 348.87 7,924 58.65% 296.26 5,540 41.00% 480.45 47 0.35% 104.32
1998 100% 12,311 322.02 7,164 58.19% 271.65 5,104 41.46% 446.73 43 0.35% 99.34
1997 99% 12,011 320.12 7,292 60.71% 282.18 4,673 38.91% 414.99 46 0.38% 109.96
1996 99% 10,825 293.78 6,900 63.74% 272.03 3,877 35.82% 349.46 48 0.44% 123.61
1995 99% 9,556 260.96 6,226 65.15% 247.03 3,282 34.34% 297.18 48 0.50% 129.35

 

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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.