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Appendix 1a. Arrest and Population Data for Drug Arrest Rates 1991

		All	Black	White	Am. Indian	As. Pacific

All Drug Arrests	Arrests	682,583	303,836	371,452	1,614	3,606
	Population	165,843,152	21,873,466	135,933,008	1,148,824	6,887,846
All Drug Arrests	Rate	411.58	1,389.06	273.26	140.49	52.35

Opiate/Cocaine Sales	Arrests	145,240	92,706	50,212	138	740
	Population	131,066,168	17,926,156	105,999,888	958,819	6,181,304
Opiate/Cocaine Sales	Rate	110.81	517.15	47.37	14.39	11.97

Marijuana Sales	Arrests	39,195	11,919	27,035	105	136
	Population	135,065,456	17,860,822	109,960,848	1,005,750	6,238,034
Marijuana Sales	Rate	29.02	66.73	24.59	10.44	2.18

Opiate/Cocaine Possession	Arrests	233,571	118,862	112,722	391	1,301
	Population	146,748,176	19,687,676	119,445,368	1,036,917	6,578,212
	Rate	159.16	603.74	94.37	37.71	19.78

Marijuana Possession	Arrests	140,890	35,154	104,276	545	915
	Population	156,907,056	20,394,558	128,694,424	1,108,642	6,709,438
	Rate	89.79	172.37	81.03	49.16	13.64

Appendix 1b. Arrest and Population Data for Drug Arrest Rates 1992

		All	Black	White	Am. Indian	As. Pacific

All Drug Arrests	Arrests	832,064	352,902	472,793	2,036	4,333
	Population	176,378,096	23,544,784	144,265,968	1,234,995	7,332,344
	Rate	471.75	1,498.85	327.72	164.86	59.09

Opiate/Cocaine Sales	Arrests	174,951	102,742	71,384	132	693
	Population	136,239,792	19,104,930	109,613,296	996,716	6,524,851
	Rate	128.41	537.78	65.12	13.24	10.62

Marijuana Sales	Arrests	46,534	12,891	33,327	127	189
	Population	143,164,576	19,078,694	116,378,144	1,068,490	6,639,250
	Rate	32.50	67.57	28.64	11.89	2.85

Opiate/Cocaine Possession	Arrests	278,403	139,830	136,559	518	1,496
	Population	151,634,432	20,625,878	122,950,472	1,100,678	6,957,405
	Rate	183.60	677.93	111.07	47.06	21.50

Marijuana Possession	Arrests	179,291	42,587	134,961	722	1,021
	Population	164,684,592	21,395,098	134,977,312	1,177,351	7,134,823
	Rate	108.87	199.05	99.99	61.32	14.31

Appendix 1c. Arrest and Population Data for Drug Arrest Rates 1993

		All	Black	White	Am. Indian	As. Pacific

All Drug Arrests	Arrests	858,853	354,172	498,022	2,274	4,385
	Population	172,883,232	23,008,564	141,041,680	1,259,422	7,573,568
	Rate	496.78	1,539.31	353.10	180.56	57.90

Opiate/Cocaine Sales	Arrests	166,425	99,324	66,370	169	562
	Population	131,500,848	18,431,906	105,318,544	1,025,503	6,724,892
	Rate	126.56	538.87	63.02	16.48	8.36

Marijuana Sales	Arrests	46,713	14,914	31,430	156	213
	Population	143,481,296	19,028,170	116,354,104	1,113,138	6,985,881
	Rate	32.56	78.38	27.01	14.01	3.05

Opiate/Cocaine Possession	Arrests	271,947	133,943	136,015	530	1,459
	Population	148,760,144	19,944,718	120,516,416	1,108,765	7,190,238
	Rate	182.81	671.57	112.86	47.80	20.29

Marijuana Possession	Arrests	208,599	53,106	153,500	893	1,100
	Population	161,329,824	20,734,836	131,989,200	1,200,471	7,405,319
	Rate	129.30	256.12	116.30	74.39	14.85

Appendix 1d. Arrest and Population Data for Drug Arrest Rates 1994

		All	Black	White	Am. Indian	As. Pacific

All Drug Arrests	Arrests	1,016,909	410,419	598,333	2,819	5,338
	Population	180,106,032	24,284,128	146,585,728	1,295,522	7,940,659
	Rate	564.62	1,690.07	408.18	217.60	67.22

Opiate/Cocaine Sales	Arrests	171,567	101,533	69,291	147	596
	Population	135,187,552	19,082,274	108,012,664	1,061,240	7,031,368
	Rate	126.91	532.08	64.15	13.85	8.48

Marijuana Sales	Arrests	52,306	18,297	33,592	174	243
	Population	147,319,808	19,690,838	119,193,248	1,139,126	7,296,600
	Rate	35.51	92.92	28.18	15.27	3.33

Opiate/Cocaine Possession	Arrests	307,177	147,618	157,151	659	1,749
	Population	155,255,296	20,896,124	125,628,536	1,163,846	7,566,778
	Rate	197.85	706.44	125.09	56.62	23.11

Marijuana Possession	Arrests	267,247	74,217	190,519	1,127	1,384
	Population	165,958,672	21,509,476	135,489,104	1,231,489	7,728,592
	Rate	161.03	345.04	140.62	91.52	17.91

Appendix 1e. Arrest and Population Data for Drug Arrest Rates 1995

		All	Black	White	Am. Indian	As. Pacific

All Drug Arrests	Arrests	1,063,133	415,149	638,949	3,122	5,913
	Population	178,322,496	23,650,916	145,236,912	1,300,177	8,134,492
	Rate	596.19	1,755.32	439.94	240.12	72.69

Opiate/Cocaine Sales	Arrests	163,423	97,386	65,291	168	578
	Population	139,832,736	19,947,382	111,564,656	1,082,236	7,238,451
	Rate	116.87	488.21	58.52	15.52	7.99

Marijuana Sales	Arrests	55,647	20,593	34,547	208	299
	Population	150,706,080	20,354,986	121,705,744	1,155,308	7,490,038
	Rate	36.92	101.17	28.39	18.00	3.99

Opiate/Cocaine Possession	Arrests	306,413	143,792	160,323	627	1,671
	Population	159,093,712	21,871,514	128,268,944	1,160,940	7,792,314
	Rate	192.60	657.44	124.99	54.01	21.44

Marijuana Possession	Arrests	335,198	97,405	234,591	1,318	1,884
	Population	173,474,960	22,881,054	141,285,808	1,271,869	8,036,230
	Rate	193.23	425.70	166.04	103.63	23.44

Appendix 2. Racial Disparities in 1995 Arrests

1995 Uniform Crime Report Data	Arrest Rate Per 100,000					Ratio of black: white
Offense	All	black	white	Am. Indian	Asian/ Pacific	Ratio of black: white
Robbery	81.36	351.25	38.91	44.71	21.10	9.03
Sale of Opiates and Cocaine	114.80	485.94	57.45	15.42	7.33	8.46
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter	11.43	42.42	6.11	6.03	3.18	6.94
Drug Sale/manufacturing (Subtotal)	160.01	602.78	96.15	42.75	14.69	6.27
Possession of Opiates and Cocaine	192.32	665.20	124.63	53.58	21.08	5.34
Forcible Rape	15.43	49.58	10.25	11.46	3.42	4.84
Vagrancy	28.52	90.05	19.60	42.36	1.78	4.59
Stolen Property - Buying, Receiving, Poss.	72.80	222.23	50.93	56.52	20.29	4.36
Motor Vehicle Theft	80.32	242.87	55.91	82.71	33.96	4.34
Weapons - Carrying, Possessing, etc.	96.51	294.30	68.06	53.40	24.76	4.32
All Other Gambling	12.78	33.61	7.93	5.94	11.56	4.24
Aggravated Assault	222.61	665.14	159.86	175.20	57.01	4.16
Drug Abuse Violations (Total)	590.50	1,761.71	435.36	238.22	70.96	4.05
Suspicion	106.91	265.87	67.72	76.69	16.90	3.93
All Other Offenses (except traffic)	1,423.70	4,005.99	1,065.67	1,190.44	344.26	3.76
Fraud	151.11	416.98	114.02	62.38	29.52	3.66
Other Assaults	480.25	1,316.29	363.41	532.42	111.60	3.62
Sale of Marijuana	36.65	101.19	28.21	17.88	3.95	3.59
Disorderly Conduct	287.87	781.43	220.67	305.56	38.55	3.54
Sale of Other Dangerous Non-Narc. Drugs	36.42	96.96	27.91	14.25	4.86	3.47
Drug Possession (Subtotal)	446.32	1,210.93	349.57	199.41	55.95	3.46
Gambling (Total)	16.68	40.26	11.85	6.06	11.77	3.40
Forgery and Counterfeiting	47.80	124.41	36.98	23.46	16.64	3.36
Larceny - Theft (except motor vehicle)	583.33	1,509.56	452.83	596.83	217.46	3.33
Offenses Against Family and Children	60.77	148.24	47.59	38.35	24.06	3.11
Burglary - Breaking or Entering	142.16	352.89	114.15	90.20	34.88	3.09
Prostitution and Commercialized Vice	72.41	169.43	56.41	52.49	23.67	3.00
Embezzlement	10.30	24.24	8.24	5.86	2.42	2.94
Possession of Marijuana	192.84	429.22	165.64	102.83	23.10	2.59
Vandalism	117.72	221.49	105.31	140.60	33.51	2.10
Arson	8.98	16.71	8.08	8.53	2.02	2.07
Sex Offenses	38.24	68.90	34.73	36.27	10.62	1.98
Poss. of Oth. Dangerous Non-Narc. Drugs	92.21	167.24	85.03	60.32	13.42	1.97
Sale of Synthetic Narcotics	10.79	17.68	9.77	3.92	0.39	1.81
Runaways	139.69	219.69	129.55	126.15	94.63	1.70
Curfew and loitering law Violations	129.00	203.21	122.06	125.39	33.54	1.66
Manslaughter by Negligence	1.65	2.53	1.56	1.72	0.33	1.62
Liquor laws	201.06	304.75	191.22	457.70	32.95	1.59
Bookmaking (Horse and Sport Book)	6.42	9.28	6.36	1.70	1.14	1.46
Drunkenness	482.57	653.22	479.14	975.98	38.09	1.36
Possession of Synthetic Narcotics	17.03	22.77	16.72	8.05	1.44	1.36
Number and Lottery	6.10	7.69	5.99	0.00	0.39	1.28
Driving Under the Influence	448.90	355.58	483.50	451.93	94.94	0.74

Appendix 3. Annual Use of Marijuana and Illicit Drugs in 1995, by Race

Annual Use of Marijuana	Percentage			Population Estimates
	black	white	All*	black	white	All*
New England: CT, ME, MA, RI, VT, NH	-	9.72%	9.56%	-	935,332	3,285,800
Middle Atlantic: NJ, NY, PA	10.05%	6.82%	6.98%	417,592	1,824,022	5,002,256
East North Central: IL, IN, MI, OH, WI	12.34%	8.29%	8.74%	388,086	2,239,354	4,441,525
West North Central: IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD	13.27%	9.17%	9.44%	101,767	1,577,967	4,660,180
South Atlantic: DE, DC, MD, WV, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL	7.78%	7.80%	7.99%	646,408	2,262,855	4,023,757
East South Central: AL, KY, MS, TN	8.36%	7.50%	7.65%	214,760	873,205	2,543,394
West South Central: AR, LA, OK, TX	7.57%	6.52%	6.96%	226,505	1,126,555	2,701,474
Mountain: AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY	18.33%	9.66%	10.17%	67,410	1,080,780	4,555,713
Pacific: AK, CA, OR, WA, HI	13.41%	10.44%	9.88%	277,176	2,928,949	21,056,886
United States	9.49%	8.36%	8.39%	2,350,313	14,849,024	17,754,705

Annual Use of Any Illicit Drug	Percentage			Population Estimates
	black	white	All*	black	white	All*
New England: CT, ME, MA, RI, VT, NH	-	10.74%	10.55%	-	1,034,083	3,893,417
Middle Atlantic: NJ, NY, PA	12.75%	8.29%	8.52%	529,907	2,216,590	6,239,655
East North Central: IL, IN, MI, OH, WI	14.04%	10.80%	11.10%	441,841	2,915,371	5,544,444
West North Central: IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD	16.05%	11.14%	11.46%	123,040	1,917,969	5,664,893
South Atlantic: DE, DC, MD, WV, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL	11.19%	8.99%	9.36%	929,985	2,607,104	5,113,854
East South Central: AL, KY, MS, TN	9.46%	11.17%	10.83%	242,800	1,300,952	3,499,197
West South Central: AR, LA, OK, TX	10.38%	8.93%	9.37%	310,539	1,542,537	3,778,478
Mountain: AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY	24.73%	14.06%	14.85%	90,908	1,574,053	6,162,693
Pacific: AK, CA, OR, WA, HI	17.61%	13.48%	12.96%	364,112	3,782,212	26,994,500
United States	12.30%	10.63%	10.71%	3,047,722	18,890,875	22,662,329

Source: U.S. Dept. Of Health And Human Services, Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration, Office Of Applied Studies. National Household Survey On Drug Abuse, 1995[Computer File]. ICPSR Version. Research Triangle Park, NC: Research Triangle Institute/Chicago, IL: National Opinion Research Center [Producers], 1997. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-University Consortium For Political and Social Research [Distributor], 1997.

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