Substance Use in Minnesota : Data By Topic

Number of Total Narcotics Arrests, All Available Years: by Race and Age

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		1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
African-American or Black	Adult	4,378	4,683	4,446	4,207	4,073	3,582	4,083	4,258	5,165	4,901	4,706	3,997	3,804	3,375	3,661	3,570	3,579	N/A	3,282	3,673
	All Ages	5,100	5,345	5,051	4,710	4,670	4,057	4,635	4,771	5,832	5,444	5,257	4,484	4,264	3,886	4,085	4,009	4,007	4,040	3,633	4,038
	Juvenile	722	662	605	503	597	475	552	513	667	543	551	487	460	511	424	439	428	N/A	351	365
All Races Combined	Adult	17,035	17,824	18,661	14,249	15,218	14,449	15,872	16,980	16,699	16,251	15,754	14,566	14,713	14,583	15,730	16,472	16,656	15,675	16,393	18,095
	All Ages	22,004	22,600	24,079	17,994	18,978	17,925	19,439	20,015	19,858	19,085	18,609	17,346	17,572	17,729	18,631	19,190	19,203	17,478	18,267	20,036
	Juvenile	4,969	4,776	5,418	3,745	3,760	3,476	3,567	3,035	3,159	2,834	2,855	2,780	2,859	3,146	2,901	2,718	2,547	1,803	1,874	1,941
Asian American/Pacific Islander	Adult	276	209	166	131	214	137	233	290	324	336	370	309	371	351	398	462	489	N/A	456	476
	All Ages	420	331	238	188	269	188	306	350	376	397	445	395	441	416	484	536	565	504	502	525
	Juvenile	144	122	72	57	55	51	73	60	52	61	75	86	70	65	86	74	76	N/A	46	49
Native American	Adult	361	363	439	350	300	299	382	441	354	369	391	341	362	370	422	515	521	N/A	722	953
	All Ages	501	480	565	452	383	379	465	500	426	447	460	425	446	446	498	588	584	648	752	1,001
	Juvenile	140	117	126	102	83	80	83	59	72	78	69	84	84	76	76	73	63	N/A	30	48
White	Adult	12,020	12,569	13,610	9,561	10,631	10,431	11,174	11,991	10,856	10,645	10,287	9,919	10,176	10,487	11,249	11,925	12,067	N/A	11,933	12,993
	All Ages	15,983	16,444	18,225	12,644	13,656	13,301	14,033	14,394	13,224	12,797	12,447	12,042	12,421	12,981	13,564	14,057	14,047	12,286	13,380	14,472
	Juvenile	3,963	3,875	4,615	3,083	3,025	2,870	2,859	2,403	2,368	2,152	2,160	2,123	2,245	2,494	2,315	2,132	1,980	N/A	1,447	1,479

About the Indicator: 2003 narcotic arrests exclude the St. Paul Police Department.

The decrease in narcotic arrests from 2000 to 2001 is due to a change in the procedures for counting arrests. Prior to 2001, the BCA tallied all narcotic charges for each individual. The BCA's reporting system was modified to reflect the correct Uniform Crime Reporting procedures which require that only the most serious charge be counted for each individual arrested.

In 2012, reported narcotics arrests for all ages in Minnesota were lower than the national average (rate ratio = 0.57). Rates for the state are from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA); national rates are from the Uniform Crime Report (UCR). For more national comparisons, click here State Epi Profile.

Data Source: Minnesota Crime Information, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

Description: Minnesota Crime Information is a statistical report detailing the amount of criminal activity within the State as collected and prepared from data submitted by individual law enforcement agencies. The criminal activity consists of measurements involving offenses, clearances, and arrests.

Sponsored by: Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Criminal Justice Information System

Geographic Level: State

Aggregated data at the state and county level do not reveal disparities that may exist within a given geographic area.

Frequency: Data collected and reported annually

Characteristics: Race/ethnicity is often determined by law enforcement and therefore may not be as accurate as self-reported status.

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Number of Total Narcotics Arrests, All Available Years: by Race and Age