Texas 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% 67,899 284.51 50,210 73.95% 254.97 17,339 25.54% 608.52 350 0.52% 35.51
2006 100% 63,653 271.37 46,788 73.50% 241.21 16,554 26.01% 588.69 311 0.49% 32.91
2005 100% 59,481 260.47 44,443 74.72% 234.03 14,767 24.83% 552.04 271 0.46% 29.24
2004 100% 61,616 274.31 47,476 77.05% 253.81 13,910 22.58% 529.07 230 0.37% 25.75
2003 100% 49,344 223.35 39,259 79.56% 213.21 9,894 20.05% 381.91 191 0.39% 22.18
2002 100% 49,575 228.51 38,577 77.82% 213.11 10,819 21.82% 424.48 179 0.36% 21.68
2001 100% 53,517 252.15 41,978 78.44% 236.71 11,392 21.29% 456.36 147 0.27% 18.72
2000 99% 54,762 264.84 42,346 77.33% 244.70 12,270 22.41% 504.57 146 0.27% 19.67
1999 100% 54,633 273.18 41,971 76.82% 248.98 12,495 22.87% 506.31 167 0.31% 24.78
1998 100% 52,188 264.57 39,902 76.46% 239.67 12,159 23.30% 500.64 127 0.24% 19.58
1997 100% 52,368 270.07 39,428 75.29% 240.64 12,796 24.43% 536.44 144 0.27% 23.21
1996 98% 47,565 256.07 36,887 77.55% 234.71 10,557 22.19% 462.26 121 0.25% 21.05
1995 97% 44,458 244.58 34,784 78.24% 225.77 9,589 21.57% 429.92 85 0.19% 15.74
1994 100% 36,568 199.87 28,930 79.11% 186.18 7,586 20.74% 339.67 52 0.14% 9.93

 

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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.