New England States With The Highest Marijuana Arrest Rates
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
According to 2010 data, Rhode Island's per capita arrest rate for marijuana possession was 214 arrests per 100,000 people, placing it solidly in the median of the nation, and New England. Following Massachusetts' decriminalization in 2009, that state was a low outlier at 18 arrests for every 100,000 citizens.
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In fact, all six New England states are fairly lax when it comes to enforcement of marijuana possession laws, as only Connecticut ranks in the top half of the states' arrest rates.
In a comprehensive report by the American Civil Liberties Union released this year, relying on FBI statistics and the U.S. Census' annual county population estimates, arrest rates for marijuana possession were broken down by county and race in all 50 states.
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