Top Local Agencies in West Virginia by Marijuana Possession Arrest Rate,
Listed Alphabetically, (2007)
      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
92 Barbour County Sheriff Department 11,095 1 100% 1 9 0% 0% 0 0 5
23 Barboursville City Police Dept 3,276 9 47% 7 214 14% 14% 10 4 351
73 Beckley Police Dept 16,774 6 67% 6 36 17% 17% 3 84 694
26 Benwood Police Dept 1,463 3 75% 3 205 0% 0% 1 0 19
80 Berkeley County Sheriff Department 83,903 22 41% 19 23 11% 32% 32 27 432
48 Bethany Police Dept 977 1 100% 1 102 0% 0% 0 0 0
16 Bluefield Police Dept 11,000 46 45% 46 418 48% 11% 57 11 172
62 Braxton County Sheriff Department 12,416 8 47% 7 56 0% 57% 9 8 31
19 Bridgeport Police Dept 7,806 27 90% 27 346 19% 26% 3 5 158
66 Brooke County Sheriff Department 13,655 10 67% 7 51 0% 0% 5 15 52
58 Buckhannon Police Dept 5,551 5 50% 4 72 0% 25% 5 9 75
97 Cabell County Sheriff Department 42,612 53 43% 1 2 0% 0% 69 8 156
32 Ceredo Police Dept 1,607 3 27% 3 187 0% 0% 8 2 10
17 Chapmanville Police Dept 1,132 4 36% 4 353 0% 25% 7 2 11
1 Charles Town Police Dept 4,013 51 75% 50 1,246 20% 28% 17 2 38
11 Charleston Police Dept 50,510 308 53% 259 513 45% 19% 273 166 1,169
86 Clarksburg Police Dept 16,420 4 33% 2 12 0% 0% 8 28 279
28 Dunbar City Police Dept 7,612 16 70% 15 197 33% 27% 7 6 74
15 Elkins Police Dept 7,050 33 70% 30 426 0% 17% 14 16 128
72 Fairmont Police Dept 19,127 9 75% 8 42 0% 13% 3 13 127
90 Fayette County Sheriff Department 30,597 3 38% 3 10 33% 0% 5 27 92
74 Follansbee Police Dept 2,893 1 100% 1 35 0% 0% 0 0 18
18 Glen Dale Police Dept 1,443 5 83% 5 347 0% 0% 1 1 10
60 Glenville Police Dept 1,470 1 100% 1 68 0% 0% 0 0 22
49 Grant County Sheriff Office 8,926 9 90% 9 101 0% 44% 1 7 28
70 Greenbrier County Sheriff Office 24,940 11 100% 11 44 18% 18% 0 3 32
22 Hampshire County Sheriff Office 20,472 52 73% 49 239 2% 14% 19 10 109
83 Hancock County Sheriff Department 11,709 2 50% 2 17 0% 0% 2 1 17
82 Hardy County Sheriff Department 10,784 2 100% 2 19 0% 0% 0 7 68
6 Harpers Ferry/Bolivar Police Dept 1,413 14 48% 11 778 0% 18% 15 2 9
41 Harrison County Sheriff Department 34,011 52 62% 51 150 0% 8% 32 26 167
56 Hinton Police Dept 2,622 2 100% 2 76 0% 0% 0 8 59
35 Huntington City Police Dept 48,669 82 42% 81 166 36% 15% 111 73 383
46 Hurricane Police Dept 6,179 8 100% 7 113 0% 71% 0 0 18
96 Jackson County Sheriff Department 21,106 1 33% 1 5 0% 0% 2 8 17
76 Jefferson County Sheriff Department 40,794 11 61% 11 27 18% 45% 7 13 113
25 Kanawha County Sheriff Department 94,104 209 50% 196 208 13% 18% 210 47 732
12 Kenova Police Dept 3,325 15 47% 15 451 7% 27% 17 2 25
5 Keyser City Police Dept 5,331 46 96% 46 863 0% 22% 2 6 39
93 Lewis County Sheriff Department 12,867 1 100% 1 8 0% 0% 0 2 22
94 Logan County Sheriff Office 31,821 3 13% 2 6 0% 0% 20 6 58
2 Logan Police Dept 1,525 19 39% 19 1,246 5% 26% 30 23 240
39 Madison Police Dept 2,610 4 50% 4 153 0% 50% 4 3 37
69 Mannington Police Dept 2,080 1 50% 1 48 0% 0% 1 2 9
64 Marion County Sheriff Office 30,667 18 75% 16 52 6% 25% 6 13 147
89 Marshall County Sheriff Office 18,008 2 100% 2 11 0% 0% 0 6 89
4 Martinsburg Police Dept 16,610 160 51% 150 903 31% 23% 152 51 586
88 Mason County Sheriff Office 17,749 3 33% 2 11 0% 50% 6 1 23
51 Mason Police Dept 1,044 1 33% 1 96 0% 100% 2 1 7
87 Mcdowell County Sheriff Office 17,300 2 9% 2 12 100% 50% 21 15 73
63 Mcmechen Police Dept 1,780 1 100% 1 56 0% 100% 0 1 2
34 Mercer County Sheriff Department 41,685 70 46% 70 168 13% 24% 83 46 308
24 Milton Police Dept 2,377 5 36% 5 210 0% 0% 9 1 12
47 Mineral County Sheriff Department 19,836 28 88% 21 106 14% 52% 4 46 49
68 Monongalia County Sheriff Department 49,705 39 68% 24 48 50% 29% 18 20 110
65 Montgomery Police Dept 1,925 1 100% 1 52 100% 0% 0 1 28
45 Moorefield Police Dept 2,432 3 75% 3 123 0% 0% 1 10 36
85 Morgan County Sheriff Department 15,254 5 36% 2 13 0% 50% 9 6 15
37 Morgantown Police Dept 28,951 49 61% 48 166 23% 42% 31 25 214
30 Moundsville Police Dept 9,385 18 56% 18 192 6% 6% 14 8 88
79 Nicholas County Sheriff Department 20,596 7 54% 5 24 0% 0% 6 25 206
8 Nitro Police Dept 6,723 41 72% 39 580 8% 8% 16 6 68
81 Ohio County Sheriff Department 10,239 2 50% 2 20 0% 100% 2 0 11
31 Paden City Police Dept 2,659 6 100% 5 188 0% 20% 0 2 4
42 Parkersburg Police Dept 31,562 46 59% 46 146 11% 26% 32 15 231
27 Paw Paw Police Dept 503 1 100% 1 199 0% 0% 0 1 1
77 Pendleton County Sheriff Department 7,575 2 50% 2 26 0% 0% 2 0 3
20 Philippi Police Dept 2,821 8 100% 8 284 0% 25% 0 0 47
13 Point Pleasant Police Dept 4,459 20 57% 20 449 0% 15% 15 2 66
67 Princeton Police Dept 6,178 4 36% 3 49 33% 67% 7 14 177
59 Putnam County Sheriff Office 43,108 30 70% 30 70 10% 3% 13 23 219
50 Ranson Police Dept 4,067 4 44% 4 98 50% 25% 5 6 56
78 Ravenswood City Police Dept 3,992 1 100% 1 25 0% 100% 0 1 23
52 Ripley Police Dept 3,272 3 75% 3 92 0% 0% 1 5 27
44 Roane County Sheriff Office 13,283 18 86% 17 128 0% 24% 3 3 41
9 Romney Police Dept 1,975 11 100% 11 557 0% 18% 0 4 18
61 Ronceverte Police Dept 1,523 1 33% 1 66 0% 0% 2 1 19
55 Shepherdstown Police Dept 1,168 1 100% 1 86 0% 100% 0 1 2
53 Shinnston Police Dept 2,238 2 40% 2 89 0% 0% 3 1 36
10 South Charleston Police Dept 12,468 71 66% 68 545 29% 15% 36 14 285
54 Spencer Police Dept 2,242 4 100% 2 89 0% 0% 0 1 39
57 St Albans Police Dept 10,999 13 54% 8 73 25% 0% 11 13 80
38 St Marys Police Dept 1,913 3 75% 3 157 0% 0% 1 3 4
3 Star City Police Dept 1,404 16 84% 16 1,140 19% 19% 3 2 13
91 Summers County Sheriff Office 10,735 4 36% 1 9 0% 0% 7 4 20
7 Summersville Police Dept 3,366 24 89% 24 713 0% 17% 3 1 69
21 Town Of Fort Gay Police Dept 809 2 100% 2 247 0% 50% 0 1 5
84 Tyler County Sheriff Department 6,831 1 100% 1 15 0% 0% 0 0 1
95 Upshur County Sheriff Office 18,060 3 75% 1 6 0% 0% 1 4 58
75 Vienna Police Dept 10,667 6 60% 3 28 0% 0% 4 4 152
29 Weirton Police Dept 19,095 40 52% 37 194 32% 16% 37 11 115
14 Welch Police Dept 2,283 12 32% 10 438 40% 20% 26 7 61
36 Weston City Police Dept 4,215 7 88% 7 166 0% 57% 1 1 39
40 Westover Police Dept 3,922 6 67% 6 153 17% 17% 3 7 18
43 Wheeling Police Dept 29,057 45 48% 42 145 21% 21% 49 46 309
71 White Sulphur Springs Police Dept 2,323 1 100% 1 43 0% 0% 0 0 8
33 Wood County Sheriff Department 40,791 71 91% 70 172 0% 17% 7 34 174

 

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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 local agencies that report 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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