Tabulations calculating the percentage of annual marijuana arrests nationwide are absent from the 2017 edition of the FBI Uniform Crime Report. But unpublished data provided by the agency upon request shows the first increase in nearly a decade in marijuana-related arrests.
According to the 2014 Uniform Crime Report, police made 700,993 arrests for marijuana-related offenses, some 7,500 more arrests than were reported in 2013. Of those arrested, 619,808 (over 88 percent) were charged with possession only — a two percent increase since 2013.
The FBI’s annual Uniform Crime Report was released this morning and provides an updated look…
The FBI released their crime and arrest statistics for 2012 today and, despite the fact…
Police made 757,969 arrests in 2011 for marijuana-related offenses, according to the Federal Bureau of…
Police made 853,838 arrests in 2010 for marijuana-related offenses, according to the Federal Bureau of…
[Editor’s note: This post is excerpted from NORML’s weekly media advisory. To have NORML’s media…
