NEW YORK CITY MARIJUANA POSSESSION ARRESTS IN BY RACE

NEW YORK CITY MARIJUANA POSSESSION ARRESTS IN BY RACE

NEW YORK CITY MARIJUANA POSSESSION ARRESTS IN 2011 BY RACE
60%
50%
Percent of marijuana possession arrests
in New York City
52%
Percent of total population of New York City
40%
20%
33.1%
32%
30%
28.8%
22.8%
15.2%
12%
10%
4%
0%
BLACKS**
LATINOS*
WHITES**
OTHER
*Latinos may be of any race.
**Includes persons reporting only one race (and excluding Latinos).
Note: Percentages may not equal total due to rounding.
Source: NYC population data from US Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey.
NYC marijuana possession arrest data from Harry G. Levine, http://marijuana-arrests.com/graph8.html, based on
data from New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services.