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USA. Marijuana possession versus violent crime arrests
Seth Rogen. See source.
Marijuana Possession Arrests Exceed Violent Crime Arrests (INFOGRAPHIC). 17 Jan 2013. Huffington Post.
USA. Cannabis arrest info and stats
Sources for marijuana arrest numbers:
- 1965-1981: Marijuana Research: Uniform Crime Reports - Marijuana Arrest Statistics.
- 1982-2007: Drugs and Crime Facts: Drug law violations and enforcement. From the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics.
- 1980-2011: Marijuana | Drug War Facts. From Common Sense for Drug Policy.
- Drug Arrest Rates for Drug Abuse Violations statistics. USA census numbers.
- Marijuana Arrests Accounted for 52% of All U.S. Drug Abuse Violation Arrests in 2010. Prevention Resource Center Region 4.
- Percent distribution of arrests for drug abuse violations. Sourcebook of criminal justice statistics Online.
- See also: Wikimedia Commons:Category:Cannabis arrest statistics.
Europe and Canada have lower drug arrest rates, and much lower murder rates than the USA. For chart wikitext and more info go here and here.
| U.S. drug arrests | U.S. cannabis arrests only | |
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Year Arrests 1965 18,815 1966 31,119 1967 61,843 1968 95,870 1969 118,903 1970 188,682 1971 225,828 1972 292,179 1973 420,700 1974 445,000 1975 416,100 1976 441,100 1977 457,600 1978 445,800 1979 391,600 1980 405,600 1981 400,300 1982 455,600 1983 406,900 1984 419,400 1985 451,100 1986 361,800 1987 378,700 |
Year Arrests 1988 391,600 1989 399,000 1990 326,900 1991 287,900 1992 342,300 1993 380,700 1994 481,100 1995 589,000 1996 641,600 1997 695,200 1998 682,900 1999 704,800 2000 734,500 2001 723,600 2002 697,100 2003 755,200 2004 771,600 2005 786,500 2006 829,600 2007 872,700 2008 847,863 2009 858,408 2010 853,839 2011 757,969 |
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Chart above from United States Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). Image info. Source: Drugs and Crime Facts: Drug law violations and enforcement. Data source here. 22,742,418 U.S. cannabis arrests from 1965 to 2011. Of the 757,969 in 2011 an estimated 663,032 were for marijuana possession alone. See cannabis arrests. Data sources here and here. See template. | ||
Marijuana Arrests Accounted for 52% of All U.S. Drug Abuse Violation Arrests in 2010. Prevention Resource Center Region 4.
More info and news
- marijuana-arrests.com
- March On Mayor Bloomberg's House: Protest Marijuana Arrests. By Steve Elliott. March 28, 2012. From the article: "Under Bloomberg, More Than 400,000 People Arrested on Low-Level Marijuana Charges in NYC. ... He's spending at least $75 million a year for these arrests. ... In the last five years under Bloomberg, the NYPD made more marijuana arrests than in the 24 years under Mayors Giuliani, Dinkins and Koch combined."
