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Rate per 100,000 Population
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Rate per 100,000 Marijuana Users
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| State |
Arrests
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Population
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Rate
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Rank
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Annual Users
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Rate
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Rank
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| Alabama | 12,575 | 4,627,851 | 272 | 22 | 303,000 | 4,150 | 18 |
| Alaska | 1,046 | 683,478 | 153 | 48 | 74,000 | 1,414 | 49 |
| Arizona | 21,727 | 6,338,755 | 343 | 16 | 473,000 | 4,593 | 14 |
| Arkansas | 7,043 | 2,834,797 | 248 | 29 | 234,000 | 3,010 | 30 |
| California | 74,024 | 36,600,000 | 203 | 41 | 3,342,000 | 2,215 | 42 |
| Colorado | 12,358 | 4,861,515 | 254 | 27 | 512,000 | 2,414 | 35 |
| Connecticut | 7,574 | 3,502,309 | 216 | 37 | 332,000 | 2,281 | 39 |
| Delaware | 3,169 | 864,764 | 366 | 12 | 79,000 | 4,011 | 20 |
| District Of Columbia | 3,985 | 588,292 | 677 | 1 | 78,000 | 5,109 | 9 |
| Florida (1) | 59,571 (est) | 18,300,000 | 326 | 17 | 1,435,000 | 4,151 | 17 |
| Georgia | 33,512 | 9,544,750 | 351 | 15 | 750,000 | 4,468 | 15 |
| Hawaii | 1,524 | 1,283,388 | 119 | 51 | 95,000 | 1,604 | 46 |
| Idaho | 3,542 | 1,499,402 | 236 | 33 | 103,000 | 3,439 | 25 |
| Illinois | 54,756 | 12,900,000 | 427 | 6 | 1,004,000 | 5,454 | 6 |
| Indiana | 16,397 | 6,345,289 | 258 | 24 | 512,000 | 3,203 | 26 |
| Iowa | 6,829 | 2,988,046 | 229 | 34 | 182,000 | 3,752 | 22 |
| Kansas | 6,880 | 2,775,997 | 248 | 30 | 218,000 | 3,156 | 27 |
| Kentucky | 20,329 | 4,241,474 | 479 | 3 | 350,000 | 5,808 | 3 |
| Louisiana | 18,535 | 4,293,204 | 432 | 5 | 349,000 | 5,311 | 7 |
| Maine | 3,255 | 1,317,207 | 247 | 31 | 143,000 | 2,276 | 40 |
| Maryland | 24,710 | 5,618,344 | 440 | 4 | 450,000 | 5,491 | 5 |
| Massachusetts | 10,453 | 6,449,755 | 162 | 47 | 732,000 | 1,428 | 48 |
| Michigan | 19,691 | 10,100,000 | 196 | 44 | 998,000 | 1,973 | 45 |
| Minnesota | 11,629 | 5,197,621 | 224 | 35 | 484,000 | 2,403 | 36 |
| Mississippi | 10,401 | 2,918,785 | 356 | 14 | 183,000 | 5,684 | 4 |
| Missouri | 23,136 | 5,878,415 | 394 | 10 | 481,000 | 4,810 | 11 |
| Montana | 1,390 | 957,861 | 145 | 50 | 99,000 | 1,404 | 50 |
| Nebraska | 7,430 | 1,774,571 | 419 | 8 | 126,000 | 5,897 | 2 |
| Nevada | 7,950 | 2,565,382 | 310 | 19 | 210,000 | 3,786 | 21 |
| New Hampshire | 3,307 | 1,315,828 | 251 | 28 | 154,000 | 2,147 | 44 |
| New Jersey | 23,252 | 8,685,920 | 268 | 23 | 659,000 | 3,528 | 24 |
| New Mexico | 4,213 | 1,969,915 | 214 | 38 | 179,000 | 2,354 | 37 |
| New York | 92,800 | 19,300,000 | 481 | 2 | 1,880,000 | 4,936 | 10 |
| North Carolina | 27,748 | 9,061,032 | 306 | 20 | 673,000 | 4,123 | 19 |
| North Dakota | 1,416 | 639,715 | 221 | 36 | 45,000 | 3,147 | 28 |
| Ohio | 23,335 | 11,500,000 | 204 | 40 | 1,016,000 | 2,297 | 38 |
| Oklahoma | 13,117 | 3,617,316 | 363 | 13 | 248,000 | 5,289 | 8 |
| Oregon | 9,201 | 3,747,455 | 246 | 32 | 410,000 | 2,244 | 41 |
| Pennsylvania | 25,793 | 12,400,000 | 207 | 39 | 973,000 | 2,651 | 33 |
| Rhode Island | 2,107 | 1,057,832 | 199 | 43 | 144,000 | 1,463 | 47 |
| South Carolina | 18,599 | 4,407,709 | 422 | 7 | 310,000 | 6,000 | 1 |
| South Dakota | 1,586 | 796,214 | 199 | 42 | 55,000 | 2,884 | 32 |
| Tennessee | 23,184 | 6,156,719 | 377 | 11 | 503,000 | 4,609 | 13 |
| Texas | 70,525 | 23,900,000 | 295 | 21 | 1,486,000 | 4,746 | 12 |
| Utah | 4,288 | 2,645,330 | 162 | 46 | 145,000 | 2,957 | 31 |
| Vermont | 928 | 621,254 | 149 | 49 | 84,000 | 1,105 | 51 |
| Virginia | 19,726 | 7,712,091 | 256 | 25 | 633,000 | 3,116 | 29 |
| Washington | 16,473 | 6,468,424 | 255 | 26 | 630,000 | 2,615 | 34 |
| West Virginia | 2,992 | 1,812,035 | 165 | 45 | 136,000 | 2,200 | 43 |
| Wisconsin | 17,734 | 5,601,640 | 317 | 18 | 493,000 | 3,597 | 23 |
| Wyoming (2) | 2,145 | 515,004 | 417 | 9 | 49,000 | 4,378 | 16 |
Notes:
The District of Columbia, Florida, and Illinois do not provide data to the national Uniform Crime Reporting Program. DC and IL data reported above were obtained from the respective city and state governments. (see below)
(1) Florida marijuana arrests were estimated at 40% of total drug arrests for this table.
(2) Wyoming arrest rate and rankings are based on 2006 data.
Sources
Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data, Research & Analysis Branch – Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Departmemt, Illinois State Police and Chicago Police Department
National Survey on Drug Use and Health
U.S. Census