Arrests Table
Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations
Percent Distribution by Region, 2010
Drug abuse violations |
United States total |
Northeast | Midwest | South | West | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
Sale/Manufacturing: | Total | 18.1 | 22.3 | 19.6 | 17.8 | 15.4 |
Heroin or cocaine and their derivatives | 6.2 | 12.0 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 4.3 | |
Marijuana | 6.3 | 6.8 | 9.6 | 5.4 | 5.5 | |
Synthetic or manufactured drugs | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 0.6 | |
Other dangerous nonnarcotic drugs | 3.7 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 5.0 | |
Possession: | Total | 81.9 | 77.7 | 80.4 | 82.2 | 84.6 |
Heroin or cocaine and their derivatives | 16.4 | 16.6 | 10.0 | 14.9 | 21.3 | |
Marijuana | 45.8 | 48.3 | 53.9 | 51.5 | 33.5 | |
Synthetic or manufactured drugs | 4.1 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 2.8 | |
Other dangerous nonnarcotic drugs | 15.7 | 9.8 | 12.3 | 10.3 | 27.1 |
- 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.