South Dakota 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 2,181 91 4% 1,586 73% 50 2% 211 10% 100%
2006 1,947 27 1% 1,462 75% 79 4% 192 10% 100%
2005 1,922 128 7% 1,186 62% 134 7% 421 22% 100%
2004 3,037 215 7% 2,105 69% 96 3% 568 19% 100%
2003 3,056 186 6% 2,194 72% 74 2% 521 17% 100%
2002 3,083 181 6% 2,149 70% 91 3% 606 20% 98%
2001 3,061 245 8% 2,239 73% 104 3% 442 14% 98%
2000 3,061 123 4% 2,602 85% 63 2% 263 9% 98%
1999 3,052 157 5% 2,561 84% 78 3% 240 8% 96%
1998 2,775 166 6% 2,259 81% 126 5% 209 8% 97%
1997 2,751 172 6% 1,662 60% 149 5% 177 6% 97%
1996 2,363 98 4% 1,928 82% 158 7% 162 7% 97%
1995 2,338 133 6% 1,760 75% 67 3% 276 12% 99%
1994 1,689 124 7% 1,415 84% 21 1% 107 6% 99%
1993 1,060 49 5% 930 88% 91 9% 48 5% 98%
1992 929 56 6% 796 86% 56 6% 34 4% 97%
1991 445 14 3% 282 63% 12 3% 25 6% 97%
1990 424 49 12% 318 75% 23 5% 33 8% 96%

 

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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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