Arrest Table
Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations
Percent Distribution by Region, 2018
Drug abuse violations |
United States total |
Northeast | Midwest | South | West | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
Sale/Manufacturing: | Total | 13.6 | 15.9 | 12.8 | 15.9 | 9.4 |
Heroin or cocaine and their derivatives | 4.4 | 8.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.1 | |
Marijuana | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 1.5 | |
Synthetic or manufactured drugs | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.4 | |
Other dangerous nonnarcotic drugs | 4.0 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | |
Possession: | Total | 86.4 | 84.1 | 87.2 | 84.1 | 90.6 |
Heroin or cocaine and their derivatives | 20.2 | 19.0 | 12.7 | 13.5 | 34.5 | |
Marijuana | 36.8 | 48.9 | 45.8 | 44.8 | 13.4 | |
Synthetic or manufactured drugs | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 2.6 | |
Other dangerous nonnarcotic drugs | 25.0 | 12.8 | 24.1 | 19.8 | 40.1 |
- 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.