Top Local Agencies in Texas by Marijuana Possession Arrest Rate, 68 Arrest Minimum, (2006)

			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
1	Montgomery	553	72	74%	69	12,477	19%	26%	25	2	6
2	Kleberg	6,188	479	85%	443	7,159	9%	5%	86	24	125
3	Brooks	2,712	102	97%	102	3,761	0%	11%	3	3	11
4	Oldham	2,178	71	68%	71	3,260	49%	4%	33	6	9
5	Hudspeth	3,388	111	69%	110	3,247	32%	22%	51	8	25
6	Kemah	2,454	71	70%	70	2,852	9%	30%	31	3	79
7	Nolan	2,994	86	62%	85	2,839	14%	13%	53	2	8
8	Carson	4,090	85	58%	85	2,078	33%	5%	61	2	5
9	Garza	5,144	91	82%	91	1,769	10%	33%	20	2	40
10	Nueces	16,360	300	40%	277	1,693	7%	16%	459	169	691
11	Tomball	10,220	158	45%	158	1,546	7%	31%	190	29	148
12	Humble	15,222	230	53%	230	1,511	29%	23%	202	40	567
13	Gun Barrel City	6,131	85	62%	85	1,386	6%	14%	53	12	75
14	Lumberton	9,910	121	67%	121	1,221	12%	31%	59	6	144
15	Silsbee	6,912	78	46%	77	1,114	31%	22%	90	7	99
16	Webb	16,392	186	83%	165	1,007	1%	19%	37	42	265
17	Colorado	11,408	117	68%	114	999	24%	15%	55	15	68
18	Bastrop	7,504	73	68%	70	933	16%	31%	35	17	162
19	Kaufman	8,095	77	51%	74	914	19%	26%	75	11	90
20	Cleveland	8,260	73	42%	72	872	25%	31%	102	20	125
21	Jacinto City	10,227	94	46%	89	870	15%	31%	112	84	27
22	Uvalde	16,907	138	79%	138	816	1%	40%	36	34	194
23	Webster	9,103	74	49%	74	813	27%	20%	77	17	224
24	Alamo	16,429	124	59%	124	755	1%	35%	87	29	306
25	Mount Pleasant	15,178	115	48%	111	731	37%	32%	127	15	206
26	Panola	16,627	126	57%	121	728	44%	9%	97	65	158
27	Dallas	12,783	86	56%	86	673	55%	20%	68	20	164
28	Bosque	12,422	84	56%	83	668	2%	23%	67	17	89
29	Beeville	13,944	96	55%	92	660	9%	36%	79	25	228
30	Alice	20,072	132	71%	132	658	0%	45%	55	45	442
31	Kerrville	22,634	148	56%	148	654	7%	34%	114	49	241
32	Lockhart	13,951	91	67%	90	645	19%	29%	45	9	78
33	Burleson	11,952	79	65%	77	644	26%	31%	42	11	38
34	Hopkins	18,667	118	47%	115	616	38%	9%	134	13	113
35	Cleburne	30,011	176	46%	176	586	8%	35%	210	42	476
36	Caldwell	15,922	95	83%	91	572	37%	43%	20	32	169
37	Sulphur Springs	15,660	90	45%	89	568	34%	13%	110	8	116
38	Guadalupe	44,292	251	59%	250	564	19%	15%	172	43	343
39	Randall	19,213	109	56%	108	562	10%	22%	84	24	109
40	Washington	17,852	98	60%	96	538	31%	17%	64	30	107
41	Beaumont	114,967	615	38%	615	535	75%	23%	984	244	1,122
42	Bellaire	17,694	94	55%	94	531	39%	44%	77	5	88
43	San Antonio	1,292,116	6,914	47%	6,854	530	17%	19%	7,889	1,637	17,786
44	Friendswood	34,032	179	51%	178	523	13%	29%	172	14	122
45	San Benito	25,399	136	71%	132	520	0%	36%	55	28	339
46	Walker	26,774	139	51%	139	519	31%	22%	133	107	244
47	Kingsville	25,441	130	72%	130	511	11%	30%	50	37	226
48	Nacogdoches	31,679	176	46%	161	508	50%	27%	206	70	527
49	Belton	15,970	81	50%	81	507	20%	23%	81	18	177
50	Rockwall	13,608	71	51%	69	507	20%	20%	67	12	107
51	Hardin	31,620	159	59%	151	478	6%	19%	111	44	293
52	Leander	18,357	87	69%	87	474	1%	46%	39	10	75
53	Deer Park	29,815	139	48%	139	466	15%	41%	152	31	155
54	Alvin	22,799	106	56%	105	461	12%	30%	83	67	330
55	Big Spring	24,940	118	62%	114	457	16%	32%	72	31	196
56	Tom Green	16,039	73	70%	73	455	11%	21%	31	9	76
57	Farmers Branch	27,238	124	44%	123	452	31%	25%	157	25	172
58	Temple	57,018	257	53%	257	451	43%	27%	228	51	1,017
59	Jefferson	35,170	173	35%	158	449	32%	20%	319	4	44
60	Copperas Cove	31,511	141	59%	141	447	27%	44%	99	74	298
61	San Angelo	90,508	417	53%	404	446	13%	30%	373	101	1,014
62	Conroe	48,375	214	36%	214	442	34%	26%	380	72	471
63	Ellis	56,075	259	38%	246	439	20%	20%	428	239	789
64	Rockwall	30,186	128	57%	128	424	15%	34%	95	63	270
65	Pharr	60,658	282	58%	252	415	0%	35%	204	82	521
66	Palestine	18,420	76	37%	76	413	45%	17%	132	49	162
67	Rosenberg	31,181	127	55%	127	407	19%	39%	102	21	759
68	Bay City	18,842	76	52%	76	403	37%	33%	69	35	232
69	Harker Heights	21,942	87	66%	87	397	38%	37%	45	6	157
70	Galveston	36,696	154	16%	144	392	24%	34%	822	229	1,168
71	Odessa	96,197	376	47%	376	391	20%	29%	416	86	1,067
72	New Braunfels	48,505	189	65%	189	390	2%	27%	104	34	394
73	El Paso	81,827	349	73%	317	387	1%	32%	126	99	513
74	San Jacinto	25,504	97	54%	97	380	27%	14%	84	41	212
75	Mcallen	127,125	486	73%	481	378	1%	27%	177	201	2,104
76	Corsicana	26,790	101	51%	100	373	58%	32%	98	25	338
77	Midland	102,039	381	47%	378	370	33%	35%	427	146	1,065
78	Hurst	39,043	144	35%	144	369	9%	28%	270	45	1,063
79	Corinth	18,490	73	37%	68	368	6%	34%	123	7	81
80	Longview	77,752	286	46%	285	367	39%	20%	333	211	1,478
81	Wichita Falls	102,675	385	52%	376	366	32%	23%	354	147	1,312
82	Seguin	24,917	91	56%	91	365	16%	49%	72	14	277
83	Corpus Christi	291,507	1,067	49%	1,064	365	13%	27%	1,098	420	2,907
84	Edinburg	64,513	230	68%	228	353	0%	39%	106	143	670
85	Texarkana	36,759	147	38%	129	351	51%	19%	243	148	966
86	Comal	47,322	167	65%	166	351	5%	27%	88	87	185
87	Abilene	118,009	411	49%	410	347	20%	32%	431	90	798
88	Galveston	59,094	205	34%	205	347	62%	11%	391	189	1,483
89	Eagle Pass	26,296	109	80%	91	346	0%	33%	27	38	285
90	La Porte	34,075	116	37%	116	340	18%	25%	200	69	119
91	Cherokee	27,361	95	50%	93	340	26%	19%	96	73	122
92	Cass	20,891	72	53%	71	340	28%	10%	65	13	65
93	Tyler	94,541	319	53%	318	336	51%	25%	284	156	1,125
94	Victoria	63,541	217	64%	213	335	17%	30%	120	70	770
95	Mission	61,850	223	70%	206	333	0%	50%	96	70	658
96	Pearland	58,399	198	52%	193	330	27%	37%	181	55	720
97	Round Rock	88,762	294	78%	293	330	22%	30%	82	38	658
98	Plainview	22,614	78	62%	73	323	8%	44%	48	66	313
99	San Marcos	47,418	154	64%	152	321	9%	37%	87	89	549
100	Bexar	157,796	508	49%	501	318	24%	33%	520	127	994
101	Amarillo	188,208	595	44%	592	315	22%	28%	749	339	2,551
102	Mclennan	43,001	137	61%	135	314	17%	24%	87	46	299
103	Victoria	24,534	80	50%	77	314	16%	19%	81	31	257
104	Garland	222,477	675	54%	675	303	30%	36%	568	411	2,391
105	Williamson	107,279	328	54%	325	303	11%	26%	283	108	683
106	Allen	71,184	214	62%	213	299	18%	47%	133	27	220
107	Grayson	43,792	133	30%	128	292	22%	14%	306	44	464
108	College Station	74,439	219	61%	217	292	22%	29%	143	52	543
109	Johnson	75,761	223	48%	217	286	6%	21%	243	135	310
110	Orange	41,235	121	38%	118	286	27%	12%	201	55	226
111	Bryan	68,185	193	46%	191	280	43%	29%	225	180	762
112	Harlingen	64,084	178	61%	175	273	2%	43%	116	143	1,276
113	Mesquite	133,583	358	57%	358	268	30%	29%	267	237	1,578
114	Travis	162,404	467	69%	432	266	19%	25%	207	84	984
115	Burleson	30,452	81	70%	81	266	2%	41%	34	21	222
116	Wood	29,970	78	49%	78	260	13%	14%	80	103	89
117	Mansfield	39,052	104	68%	101	259	28%	34%	49	63	287
118	San Juan	31,645	81	52%	81	256	0%	33%	76	17	220
119	Pasadena	147,929	380	38%	377	255	11%	31%	608	178	1,052
120	Texas City	45,529	114	29%	114	250	57%	21%	280	158	678
121	Georgetown	40,121	100	51%	100	249	9%	46%	98	25	315
122	Sherman	37,833	93	47%	91	241	36%	29%	106	37	254
123	El Paso	615,553	1,542	66%	1,462	238	8%	37%	811	813	5,820
124	Arlington	373,086	895	48%	885	237	41%	28%	968	1,881	4,002
125	Houston	2,073,729	4,902	29%	4,902	236	62%	26%	11,859	2,868	20,037
126	Weslaco	32,333	75	44%	75	232	1%	35%	97	52	362
127	Van Zandt	38,864	97	67%	90	232	53%	6%	47	17	127
128	Brazoria	111,225	261	47%	255	229	23%	19%	299	116	999
129	Ector	33,913	76	36%	76	224	16%	34%	135	42	261
130	Anderson	38,319	86	32%	84	219	31%	15%	185	48	174
131	Del Rio	37,041	81	83%	81	219	0%	44%	17	22	219
132	Brownsville	172,239	375	56%	375	218	1%	38%	289	255	2,427
133	Laredo	214,670	465	47%	465	217	0%	46%	532	596	2,580
134	Lubbock	215,681	463	37%	458	212	29%	31%	800	391	1,944
135	Huntsville	37,739	79	41%	79	209	41%	24%	113	28	329
136	Hays	62,857	131	73%	129	205	5%	33%	48	83	260
137	Killeen	103,073	211	53%	211	205	57%	36%	186	101	1,107
138	Waco	123,879	250	40%	247	199	52%	29%	381	427	2,264
139	Baytown	70,309	138	29%	137	195	37%	42%	341	73	908
140	League City	63,233	122	58%	122	193	11%	48%	89	27	337
141	Montgomery	325,337	613	48%	588	181	17%	22%	673	255	1,601
142	Hood	41,058	75	49%	74	180	1%	39%	78	39	211
143	Haltom City	41,005	73	39%	73	178	11%	29%	112	77	420
144	Lewisville	92,908	170	51%	165	178	29%	32%	163	63	847
145	Denton	107,105	191	41%	190	177	18%	28%	277	128	1,005
146	Bedford	49,761	88	40%	88	177	6%	39%	133	102	567
147	Carrollton	122,239	216	56%	216	177	27%	37%	173	88	544
148	North Richland Hills	62,847	113	97%	111	177	11%	33%	4	73	771
149	Richardson	101,998	176	58%	176	173	30%	38%	125	100	982
150	Euless	52,678	90	32%	90	171	11%	27%	194	60	576
151	Harris	1,302,933	2,232	41%	2,224	171	42%	28%	3,262	2,023	8,792
152	Port Arthur	58,290	96	37%	96	165	72%	38%	165	87	443
153	Grapevine	48,805	81	51%	79	162	8%	33%	77	40	410
154	Sugar Land	77,901	124	62%	122	157	29%	40%	77	36	449
155	Fort Worth	641,752	1,058	30%	996	155	42%	32%	2,501	893	8,324
156	Dallas	1,248,223	1,997	31%	1,928	154	69%	18%	4,473	2,145	9,977
157	Henderson	56,519	83	28%	83	147	5%	22%	215	192	261
158	Cedar Park	49,503	71	76%	71	143	7%	30%	23	45	223
159	Frisco	72,799	105	63%	103	141	8%	37%	61	44	350
160	Irving	199,137	254	47%	254	128	39%	21%	286	126	1,297
161	Mckinney	99,318	124	52%	121	122	19%	37%	116	53	561
162	Fort Bend	213,816	248	57%	246	115	37%	34%	184	86	530
163	Smith	85,302	97	47%	95	111	43%	7%	111	70	218
164	Cameron	94,863	112	66%	105	111	2%	30%	58	118	281
165	Austin	709,813	796	39%	769	108	27%	28%	1,237	1,194	8,429

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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 165 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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