Arrest Table
Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations
Percent Distribution by Region, 2015
Drug abuse violations |
United States total |
Northeast | Midwest | South | West | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
Sale/Manufacturing: | Total | 16.1 | 19.9 | 15.9 | 16.6 | 13.4 |
Heroin or cocaine and their derivatives | 5.5 | 10.9 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 4.0 | |
Marijuana | 4.6 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | |
Synthetic or manufactured drugs | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 0.5 | |
Other dangerous nonnarcotic drugs | 4.2 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 5.2 | |
Possession: | Total | 83.9 | 80.1 | 84.1 | 83.4 | 86.6 |
Heroin or cocaine and their derivatives | 19.9 | 18.0 | 10.9 | 14.7 | 33.5 | |
Marijuana | 38.6 | 46.1 | 50.7 | 46.5 | 16.5 | |
Synthetic or manufactured drugs | 5.1 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 2.8 | |
Other dangerous nonnarcotic drugs | 20.2 | 12.6 | 17.3 | 14.7 | 33.8 |
- 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.