Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations Percent Distribution by Region, 2013
Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations
Percent Distribution by Region, 2013
Drug abuse violations |
United States total |
Northeast | Midwest | South | West | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
Sale/Manufacturing: | Total | 17.7 | 21.8 | 18.4 | 17.5 | 15.2 |
Heroin or cocaine and their derivatives | 6.0 | 11.9 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 4.2 | |
Marijuana | 5.6 | 6.0 | 8.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | |
Synthetic or manufactured drugs | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 0.5 | |
Other dangerous nonnarcotic drugs | 4.2 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 5.8 | |
Possession: | Total | 82.3 | 78.2 | 81.6 | 82.5 | 84.8 |
Heroin or cocaine and their derivatives | 16.4 | 17.4 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 23.4 | |
Marijuana | 40.6 | 46.0 | 51.7 | 49.8 | 18.0 | |
Synthetic or manufactured drugs | 4.6 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 2.7 | |
Other dangerous nonnarcotic drugs | 20.7 | 11.6 | 15.1 | 12.5 | 40.8 |
- 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.