Arrests and arrest rates per 100,000 population, drug offenses (felony and misdemeanor), 1960-present
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports, drug arrests by age
Consolidated ages Detailed ages
Arrest rates per 100,000 population, drug (adjusted for percentage of US population covered by report, with unknowns apportioned to knowns)
Year <18 18-24 25-34 35-49 50+ Total All <10 All <13 13-14 All <15 15 16 17 18 19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65+ 50+
1960 7.89 107.07 83.49 19.27 3.44 33.14 0.94 8.53 21.59 34.50 67.82 88.64 120.21 102.16 66.46 31.38 14.61 10.33 3.44
1961 11.45 97.92 78.74 20.25 3.60 32.29 3.71 18.04 25.87 40.47 55.84 80.85 112.60 95.09 63.71 32.54 16.06 10.77 3.60
1962 13.70 92.46 85.72 21.66 3.18 33.28 5.37 20.14 29.12 43.60 57.12 69.43 106.39 101.17 71.31 35.07 18.57 9.91 3.18
1963 10.03 87.86 74.27 21.03 3.09 30.00 2.15 12.03 22.54 42.79 57.74 68.96 98.58 86.36 62.66 35.26 17.60 9.03 3.09
1964 16.29 108.41 87.28 24.01 2.89 36.26 1.16 7.81 3.71 20.41 39.35 53.26 82.28 99.23 115.75 98.80 75.83 41.37 19.62 10.02 7.04 3.14 2.16 0.57 2.89
1965 26.13 124.67 95.33 29.23 3.53 43.45 3.53 15.16 8.02 34.05 57.97 85.25 95.28 126.94 132.34 109.15 81.25 50.30 25.02 11.57 7.43 4.18 2.86 1.12 3.53
1966 41.27 172.56 104.73 30.85 3.04 54.96 3.27 19.43 9.53 51.61 102.43 146.09 176.79 175.10 170.81 123.08 85.39 53.60 26.52 12.16 6.65 3.92 2.36 0.69 3.04
1967 93.94 291.88 123.56 34.48 3.65 86.33 4.77 41.58 19.06 135.80 240.14 324.91 379.66 373.00 252.67 149.58 95.11 58.15 30.50 15.16 7.75 4.93 2.68 0.94 3.65
1968 187.82 486.33 148.93 40.20 4.07 138.11 8.88 94.10 42.08 277.81 466.43 623.28 693.12 662.80 400.19 183.69 109.17 67.78 36.18 17.86 8.95 4.85 2.80 1.31 4.07
1969 250.31 721.36 215.66 52.10 5.29 198.98 10.59 124.25 55.01 365.30 619.80 829.51 972.73 956.77 614.33 273.53 148.13 88.03 48.19 22.54 11.55 6.73 3.62 1.55 5.29
1970 320.18 1,041.78 299.12 70.57 6.95 279.88 12.51 146.05 65.50 453.88 791.98 1077.80 1327.41 1318.17 919.09 380.54 202.61 118.50 66.34 30.75 15.93 8.00 4.87 1.99 6.95
1971 353.27 1,158.24 332.53 75.05 7.06 314.40 13.99 167.34 75.40 509.69 871.81 1146.45 1446.33 1442.49 1036.66 427.06 221.15 125.70 70.71 32.91 17.18 8.07 4.35 1.75 7.06
1972 383.35 1,201.37 332.19 74.34 7.55 326.61 14.16 177.34 79.59 541.30 964.11 1217.55 1497.11 1440.44 1084.62 426.10 216.61 121.59 69.15 35.57 17.75 9.08 4.63 2.02 7.55
1973 516.34 1,351.69 340.17 70.11 7.46 376.96 16.56 237.25 105.22 737.60 1258.73 1628.63 1862.24 1678.42 1168.33 451.94 206.02 112.44 65.54 34.63 16.29 8.25 4.61 3.10 7.46
1974 559.69 1,421.45 389.83 76.27 7.54 407.01 17.63 255.58 114.46 792.47 1376.57 1696.93 1980.61 1757.91 1226.88 522.32 230.11 124.14 69.67 36.36 18.24 8.08 4.71 2.27 7.54
1975 441.77 1,153.42 350.44 74.14 8.15 338.66 21.13 199.26 94.55 637.28 1060.95 1306.06 1526.87 1418.16 1014.78 464.55 211.49 118.59 67.12 36.92 18.90 9.56 5.25 2.57 8.15
1976 449.68 1,132.11 361.33 73.43 7.64 339.35 16.67 206.42 95.78 632.52 1067.85 1310.87 1513.43 1367.98 998.89 476.98 215.42 116.75 64.81 37.37 18.14 9.42 4.15 2.41 7.64
1977 453.19 1,095.96 376.37 87.32 10.22 340.57 18.98 223.72 105.69 630.58 1016.58 1291.88 1447.91 1334.38 971.48 500.15 232.47 133.58 79.03 45.71 24.25 12.56 6.61 3.00 10.22
1978 477.40 1,076.62 377.04 89.93 10.52 341.57 21.16 248.42 117.82 671.02 1046.58 1296.69 1463.85 1299.26 951.03 491.22 246.01 136.13 79.20 47.37 25.68 12.73 6.60 3.10 10.52
1979 403.90 948.87 342.51 80.44 10.72 300.24 21.28 210.98 100.22 558.60 877.95 1096.03 1243.78 1145.45 848.16 446.99 224.83 121.19 69.62 42.05 24.76 15.07 7.49 2.75 10.72
1980 358.77 950.08 382.21 94.03 14.29 303.14 5.41 16.59 186.51 85.31 516.06 767.91 986.46 1142.21 1100.35 880.55 489.29 263.39 140.29 80.59 49.35 29.69 22.29 12.98 3.22 14.29
1981 340.42 1,005.26 437.60 111.45 15.73 323.42 5.03 15.58 181.25 80.79 477.56 745.21 966.47 1175.62 1127.06 947.66 559.25 306.61 166.93 95.56 56.28 32.80 22.76 15.59 4.09 15.73
1982 318.08 1,078.71 542.53 141.02 17.97 356.49 5.41 16.80 170.36 77.73 438.68 694.74 938.60 1140.57 1150.05 1052.61 675.62 395.28 207.17 121.37 69.75 39.81 25.55 17.65 4.30 17.97
1983 289.44 1,050.80 589.15 161.22 19.28 359.99 6.03 16.29 162.17 76.29 406.33 632.97 846.60 1054.13 1081.54 1044.04 719.39 444.73 241.98 134.23 76.71 44.50 27.55 19.03 4.24 19.28
1984 309.74 1,072.36 606.09 173.21 20.93 370.07 5.64 17.16 176.52 85.70 444.92 669.77 878.38 1095.60 1102.04 1062.55 738.48 460.42 258.30 143.53 83.06 48.06 28.61 21.54 5.47 20.93
1985 335.04 1,173.69 692.08 204.22 22.55 410.29 6.49 18.69 186.59 90.42 472.77 724.66 941.39 1201.43 1221.11 1160.06 839.66 532.37 306.56 167.34 93.77 56.06 31.43 19.43 5.87 22.55
1986 297.40 1,143.79 736.40 232.12 25.89 413.70 6.95 14.30 146.82 68.84 384.65 642.22 868.87 1160.83 1158.06 1138.17 879.96 582.93 346.54 185.91 108.84 62.95 37.13 23.02 7.10 25.89
1987 330.21 1,305.46 873.30 280.00 24.04 476.13 9.11 13.70 157.77 70.98 431.37 694.46 980.42 1290.77 1333.37 1302.88 1034.65 705.24 429.98 222.46 125.92 67.40 34.19 16.80 5.32 24.04
1988 365.04 1,455.07 992.79 328.37 26.96 534.87 8.26 16.51 175.04 79.05 488.18 778.09 1091.17 1495.05 1476.35 1443.12 1161.98 820.84 506.14 268.89 142.08 75.85 39.25 18.68 5.66 26.96
1989 411.04 1,714.43 1,208.92 417.93 33.66 640.18 10.74 19.17 203.46 90.83 568.35 929.50 1274.58 1752.02 1754.57 1698.48 1406.46 1012.43 645.76 342.15 183.43 93.80 49.89 22.58 7.43 33.66
1990 306.06 1,354.79 1,035.25 388.06 32.14 533.45 6.72 12.92 149.45 65.63 416.29 709.85 1015.53 1228.93 1392.86 1373.60 1179.76 895.20 590.88 327.45 172.88 92.33 45.59 23.18 6.23 32.14
1991 288.26 1,271.54 930.77 363.32 30.85 487.50 5.29 12.77 145.77 64.15 405.44 673.89 966.87 1245.06 1342.43 1262.76 1054.44 814.74 546.69 309.54 167.63 87.71 43.49 20.77 6.75 30.85
1992 309.69 1,337.44 969.58 397.96 34.59 510.48 5.27 13.29 162.27 70.74 438.37 749.15 1013.98 1342.47 1455.28 1314.43 1089.08 860.65 597.61 352.62 178.83 95.54 49.75 24.65 7.21 34.59
1993 384.52 1,429.85 975.69 425.22 36.71 534.53 5.47 17.15 215.18 95.10 564.33 914.04 1234.71 1644.86 1605.71 1357.23 1085.59 878.03 631.05 384.30 194.98 103.01 51.11 25.12 6.58 36.71
1994 551.41 1,705.64 1,107.72 511.22 43.01 634.64 8.85 27.98 318.74 144.06 823.16 1288.78 1694.79 2084.81 2003.14 1574.44 1209.35 1018.92 754.23 467.58 242.01 119.86 58.89 28.04 7.74 43.01
1995 647.42 1,870.38 1,151.60 567.01 48.79 685.08 18.70 36.73 377.07 173.12 952.13 1494.17 1969.07 2476.86 2244.04 1678.63 1245.73 1068.80 829.78 524.85 280.02 134.76 66.52 32.14 8.22 48.79
1996 714.73 1,947.41 1,107.57 583.15 53.69 696.21 10.52 39.03 419.19 191.92 1051.15 1583.70 2173.63 2588.29 2375.11 1723.43 1194.12 1029.23 836.58 556.30 302.82 146.17 74.42 34.97 8.85 53.69
1997 713.70 2,045.02 1,106.99 589.74 52.37 702.24 13.38 40.33 411.98 187.77 988.77 1607.86 2164.75 2745.15 2494.04 1801.78 1202.50 1018.37 842.22 566.03 307.36 140.03 68.63 32.48 8.15 52.37
1998 669.63 2,044.91 1,070.77 612.14 57.40 694.36 12.92 35.53 371.56 168.61 944.65 1482.73 2083.66 2724.28 2525.61 1795.12 1154.92 991.22 852.71 598.62 339.03 154.22 72.30 33.36 8.44 57.40
1999 632.18 2,047.75 1,027.94 603.56 62.16 679.62 12.62 34.90 351.21 160.38 898.56 1404.96 1966.85 2669.84 2494.45 1815.64 1117.29 943.05 824.97 600.89 348.78 164.86 74.52 34.82 9.72 62.16
2000 638.20 2,103.24 999.22 591.58 65.56 678.11 8.33 33.23 374.82 167.18 909.68 1409.63 2008.61 2675.65 2611.75 1872.20 1102.61 902.28 801.14 597.77 350.36 168.62 76.31 36.31 11.62 65.56
2001 623.04 2,091.22 981.44 584.21 71.47 670.20 10.30 38.01 376.52 170.26 906.44 1399.06 1906.12 2615.48 2550.94 1887.53 1102.46 870.94 775.99 600.64 360.80 176.87 80.43 37.94 16.29 71.47
2002 561.63 2,012.57 951.17 548.74 67.56 635.23 9.49 31.71 318.74 144.93 791.52 1262.51 1782.77 2446.59 2468.81 1832.69 1100.62 815.62 715.08 569.13 356.52 176.64 77.94 36.69 8.09 67.56
2003 583.08 2,119.42 1,023.01 600.61 79.59 678.12 11.14 35.83 339.74 158.42 825.67 1274.37 1833.49 2562.76 2556.78 1943.63 1195.60 864.11 765.56 634.33 403.36 210.71 90.38 40.62 9.15 79.59
2004 575.97 2,169.99 1,089.46 634.87 89.35 703.29 9.18 33.62 334.95 157.37 807.13 1248.94 1797.21 2571.41 2610.70 2001.64 1285.45 902.87 792.19 672.20 447.05 234.09 102.64 44.96 10.23 89.35
2005 570.14 2,241.63 1,188.28 677.79 103.39 738.18 8.68 29.56 316.25 147.63 783.22 1234.52 1769.06 2595.13 2639.15 2091.35 1410.35 967.28 825.99 717.37 499.99 269.17 119.28 50.20 11.68 103.39
2006 588.67 2,269.72 1,213.39 692.22 115.49 751.79 9.39 29.24 313.95 146.37 783.31 1253.95 1827.84 2632.84 2716.41 2106.66 1442.77 973.94 825.85 729.36 532.26 296.56 136.53 56.03 12.28 115.49
2007 590.10 2,209.83 1,178.23 648.06 118.85 726.39 9.34 27.74 305.48 141.78 779.88 1235.78 1819.49 2616.22 2637.18 2039.42 1397.84 942.54 760.43 675.51 518.38 304.59 140.60 59.13 12.46 118.85
2008 550.31 2,051.25 1,094.94 574.92 114.56 667.91 6.50 24.26 288.89 132.69 716.84 1148.90 1700.04 2443.61 2489.58 1878.61 1293.41 880.01 672.61 592.55 469.17 287.25 142.81 57.96 12.15 114.56
5-yr avg <18 18-24 25-34 35-49 50+ Total All <10 All <13 13-14 All <15 15 16 17 18 19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65+ 50+
1960-64 11.87 98.74 81.90 21.24 3.24 32.99 1.16 7.81 3.18 15.83 27.69 42.92 64.16 81.42 110.71 96.71 68.00 35.13 17.29 10.01 7.04 3.14 2.16 0.57 3.24
1965-69 119.89 359.36 137.64 37.37 3.92 104.37 6.21 58.91 26.74 172.91 297.35 401.81 463.52 458.92 314.07 167.81 103.81 63.57 33.28 15.86 8.46 4.92 2.86 1.12 3.92
1970-74 426.57 1,234.91 338.77 73.27 7.31 340.97 14.97 196.71 88.03 606.99 1052.64 1353.47 1622.74 1527.49 1087.12 441.59 215.30 120.47 68.28 34.04 17.08 8.30 4.63 2.23 7.31
1975-79 445.19 1,081.40 361.54 81.05 9.45 332.08 19.85 217.76 102.81 626.00 1013.98 1260.31 1439.17 1313.05 956.87 475.98 226.04 125.25 71.96 41.88 22.34 11.87 6.02 2.77 9.45
1980-84 323.29 1,031.44 511.51 136.19 17.64 342.62 5.51 16.49 175.36 81.16 456.71 702.12 923.30 1121.63 1112.21 997.48 636.41 374.09 202.93 115.05 67.03 38.97 25.35 17.36 4.26 17.64
1985-89 347.75 1,358.49 900.70 292.53 26.62 495.04 8.31 16.47 173.94 80.02 469.06 753.78 1031.29 1380.02 1388.69 1348.54 1064.54 730.76 447.00 237.35 130.81 71.21 38.38 20.10 6.28 26.62
1990-94 367.99 1,419.85 1,003.80 417.15 35.46 540.12 6.32 16.82 198.28 87.94 529.52 867.14 1185.18 1509.23 1559.89 1376.49 1123.65 893.51 624.09 368.30 191.27 99.69 49.77 24.35 6.90 35.46
1995-99 675.53 1,991.09 1,092.97 591.12 54.88 691.50 13.63 37.31 386.20 176.36 967.05 1514.68 2071.59 2640.88 2426.65 1762.92 1182.91 1010.13 837.25 569.34 315.60 148.01 71.28 33.55 8.67 54.88
2000-04 596.38 2,099.29 1,008.86 592.00 74.71 672.99 9.69 34.48 348.95 159.63 848.09 1318.90 1865.64 2574.38 2559.80 1907.54 1157.35 871.16 769.99 614.82 383.62 193.38 85.54 39.30 11.08 74.71
2005-08 574.81 2,193.11 1,168.71 648.25 113.08 721.07 8.48 27.70 306.14 142.12 765.81 1,218.29 1,779.11 2,571.95 2,620.58 2,029.01 1,386.09 940.94 771.22 678.70 504.95 289.39 134.80 55.83 12.14 113.08
2005-07 vs.
1960s 772% 857% 965% 2112% 3060% 950% 652% 818% 850% 711% 650% 700% 875% 870% 855% 948% 995% 1463% 2584% 3804% 3633% 3243% 2125% 1338% 3060%
1970s 32% 89% 234% 740% 1249% 114% 59% 48% 49% 24% 18% 36% 68% 85% 99% 202% 326% 528% 868% 1230% 1368% 1237% 948% 387% 1249%
1980s 71% 84% 66% 202% 411% 72% 23% 68% 75% 76% 65% 67% 82% 106% 110% 73% 63% 70% 137% 285% 410% 425% 323% 198% 130% 411%
1990s 10% 29% 11% 29% 150% 17% -15% 2% 5% 8% 2% 2% 9% 24% 31% 29% 20% -1% 6% 45% 99% 134% 123% 93% 56% 150%
2000-04 -4% 4% 16% 10% 51% 7% -12% -20% -12% -11% -10% -8% -5% 0% 2% 6% 20% 8% 0% 10% 32% 50% 58% 42% 10% 51%
Arrests, drug (adjusted for percentage of US population covered by report, with unknowns apportioned to knowns)
Year <18 18-24 25-34 35-49 50+ Total All <10 All <13 13-14 All <15 15 16 17 18 19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65+ 50+
1960 2,002 17,267 19,136 6,769 1,413 46,588 159 235 594 1014 1772 2110 13385 11171 7964 3936 1706 1127 1413
1961 2,984 16,650 17,868 7,167 1,505 46,175 661 493 704 1126 1662 2058 12930 10336 7532 4080 1903 1185 1505
1962 3,701 16,354 19,282 7,709 1,356 48,403 956 759 786 1200 1609 2022 12723 10984 8299 4375 2237 1097 1356
1963 2,818 16,051 16,643 7,515 1,341 44,369 390 421 839 1168 1608 1910 12533 9477 7166 4356 2152 1007 1341
1964 4,770 20,363 19,548 8,599 1,277 54,558 133 556 688 717 1363 2002 2273 2731 15358 11034 8514 5046 2426 1127 727 293 160 97 1277
1965 7,716 25,298 21,416 10,472 1,585 66,487 413 1114 1527 1195 2015 2978 3625 3481 18192 12377 9038 6046 3110 1317 777 397 217 195 1585
1966 12,427 36,886 23,801 11,049 1,386 85,549 390 1466 1856 1884 3563 5125 6250 6636 23999 14354 9447 6350 3296 1403 703 379 183 122 1386
1967 28,964 65,168 28,611 12,335 1,693 136,772 583 3222 3805 5091 8685 11384 13459 13183 38527 18089 10522 6782 3774 1779 829 482 214 168 1693
1968 59,283 111,288 35,728 14,338 1,914 222,551 1103 7464 8567 10697 17329 22690 24530 23583 63175 23512 12216 7767 4439 2131 969 478 231 237 1914
1969 80,484 171,128 53,226 18,472 2,528 325,837 1332 10024 11355 14451 23672 31005 35759 34129 101241 36354 16873 9904 5846 2721 1267 668 307 286 2528
1970 104,623 257,443 75,748 24,912 3,373 466,099 1573 12086 13658 18354 31139 41470 50196 49144 158103 52271 23477 13218 7957 3737 1779 801 422 371 3373
1971 117,177 299,677 86,320 26,359 3,489 533,022 1770 14136 15906 20901 35041 45329 56094 55337 188247 59965 26355 13977 8385 3996 1955 814 386 334 3489
1972 128,312 313,275 91,763 25,938 3,802 563,090 1789 15002 16791 23043 39313 49165 59521 56861 196892 64939 26823 13568 8091 4280 2069 921 419 393 3802
1973 173,668 360,027 98,441 24,377 3,817 660,331 2083 20045 22128 31518 53330 66692 75470 68166 216391 71344 27097 12672 7564 4141 1930 844 424 618 3817
1974 188,584 387,101 117,828 26,447 3,921 723,882 2186 21749 23935 33864 58603 72181 81257 73038 232806 86293 31535 14213 7926 4308 2181 839 439 462 3921
1975 147,783 323,020 110,288 25,662 4,310 611,063 2565 16957 19522 27202 45233 55826 64976 59888 198155 80276 30012 13796 7516 4351 2263 1018 493 536 4310
1976 148,230 324,290 118,367 25,516 4,108 620,511 1952 17288 19240 27452 45486 56052 64555 60096 199639 87164 31203 13925 7236 4354 2172 1026 394 516 4108
1977 146,696 319,731 127,961 30,618 5,574 630,581 2134 18479 20614 26889 44050 55144 61644 58941 199147 91415 36545 16503 8858 5257 2878 1406 634 656 5574
1978 151,522 318,923 131,826 32,191 5,823 640,285 2301 19991 22292 28238 44648 56345 62174 57547 199202 91776 40050 17829 8982 5380 3034 1454 640 695 5823
1979 125,596 285,113 123,999 29,276 6,018 570,002 2292 16194 18486 23237 37001 46872 53684 50799 180629 85723 38277 16525 8034 4717 2903 1745 739 630 6018
1980 109,892 286,004 143,054 34,652 8,130 581,732 202 1802 13756 15558 20636 32022 41675 48313 49379 188312 96321 46733 19748 9452 5453 3472 2588 1316 754 8130
1981 103,008 304,041 170,228 41,659 9,025 627,961 192 1729 13056 14785 18069 29816 40339 49035 49717 205289 112795 57433 23982 11494 6183 3803 2630 1615 976 9025
1982 94,236 325,355 213,849 55,056 10,383 698,880 189 1839 12264 14103 16149 26310 37673 47044 50084 228228 139878 73971 32248 15128 7680 4544 2928 1865 1046 10383
1983 83,840 314,430 236,882 65,243 11,201 711,595 200 1714 11918 13632 14645 23328 32234 41852 46727 225851 152084 84798 39000 17651 8592 4963 3157 2028 1053 11201
1984 88,119 315,923 248,265 72,631 12,223 737,160 182 1707 13248 14955 16341 24187 32635 41256 45906 228761 158469 89796 43568 19570 9492 5265 3248 2327 1383 12223
1985 94,205 339,220 288,572 88,422 13,244 823,663 214 1823 13572 15396 17764 26684 34362 44206 48331 246682 181963 106609 53965 23574 10883 6084 3530 2119 1512 13244
1986 82,692 322,851 312,027 104,190 15,286 837,047 226 1386 9954 11341 14737 24206 32408 41937 44813 236102 192650 119377 64495 26767 12928 6787 4134 2499 1866 15286
1987 91,051 361,521 374,129 130,259 14,269 971,228 310 1352 10273 11625 15208 26700 37519 47678 50771 263072 226140 147988 80057 34721 15481 7281 3750 1812 1426 14269
1988 99,626 398,032 428,191 158,062 16,105 1,100,017 283 1649 11392 13041 16291 27569 42726 56731 57663 283638 252606 175585 96130 43527 18406 8339 4208 2016 1541 16105
1989 111,109 465,575 522,691 208,278 20,249 1,327,902 380 1968 13289 15256 18520 31196 46137 67987 70500 327087 303236 219456 125631 58029 24618 10517 5255 2418 2059 20249
1990 83,440 370,357 446,687 200,239 19,490 1,120,213 249 1364 9924 11288 13904 23319 34929 50398 57121 262838 250530 196157 118070 58269 23899 10498 4775 2462 1755 19490
1991 80,205 341,260 402,316 194,225 18,930 1,036,936 196 1391 10000 11391 13449 22784 32581 47337 51039 242884 220621 181695 112495 58045 23685 10255 4542 2202 1931 18930
1992 88,416 352,778 416,888 220,427 21,504 1,100,013 201 1490 11417 12907 15305 25118 35086 48255 52310 252212 223291 193598 126600 66264 27563 11594 5235 2583 2093 21504
1993 112,356 372,419 416,157 242,057 23,248 1,166,237 210 1947 15857 17804 20001 32243 42307 58032 56651 257736 217867 198290 137106 73728 31223 13237 5487 2585 1938 23248
1994 164,538 441,599 468,894 299,621 27,649 1,402,301 334 3194 24179 27373 30223 46077 60865 75412 72458 293729 238721 230173 166946 92040 40634 16016 6483 2846 2303 27649
1995 196,869 476,201 484,272 342,101 31,844 1,531,287 729 4228 29024 33252 36873 55259 71485 88671 80336 307193 245159 239113 186630 106121 49350 18673 7438 3259 2474 31844
1996 221,314 494,075 463,069 362,496 35,504 1,576,458 413 4535 32765 37301 40830 61736 81447 96986 88998 308091 237202 225867 190621 115518 56357 20741 8544 3535 2685 35504
1997 224,345 521,324 457,685 371,037 35,659 1,610,050 530 4769 32036 36805 39399 62834 85307 104072 94552 322699 239286 218399 192899 120704 57434 21693 8170 3311 2484 35659
1998 212,784 531,490 436,407 390,928 40,016 1,611,625 522 4254 29173 33428 37810 59394 82152 106571 98799 326121 228717 207689 195493 130632 64803 24856 9102 3477 2581 40016
1999 203,586 546,450 413,009 390,687 44,351 1,598,084 524 4256 28162 32419 35396 56484 79288 106522 102374 337554 218710 194299 188775 133361 68551 27901 9750 3723 2977 44351
2000 208,514 574,005 397,886 386,688 47,866 1,614,959 356 4163 30290 34453 36700 56290 81071 108598 107517 357890 212457 185428 181189 134634 70865 29997 10347 3945 3577 47866
2001 205,912 582,138 388,261 384,159 53,308 1,613,778 439 4840 30742 35583 36906 56789 76634 106347 104222 371569 208154 180107 172389 136919 74850 32748 11309 4221 5031 53308
2002 187,437 569,493 375,577 361,688 51,522 1,545,716 398 4054 26546 30600 32275 51716 72847 99094 101045 369355 206693 168884 155498 130427 75763 33080 11698 4238 2506 51522
2003 195,735 608,559 404,247 396,117 62,117 1,666,776 461 4530 29038 33568 34305 52272 75591 105469 104229 398861 226469 177778 163017 145456 87644 40107 14237 4921 2851 62117
2004 193,801 630,002 431,118 418,909 71,404 1,745,234 373 4181 29028 33208 34220 52187 74186 106753 108113 415136 248082 183035 165857 154255 98796 45601 16928 5668 3207 71404
2005 192,007 653,573 470,558 447,731 84,715 1,848,585 349 3623 27140 30763 34245 52627 74373 107855 110228 435489 278581 191977 172377 163091 112264 53788 20706 6535 3687 84715
2006 197,685 664,753 482,484 457,238 96,924 1,899,083 373 3536 26530 30066 34133 55111 78375 111411 113561 439781 293004 189479 173381 162909 120947 60781 24665 7565 3913 96924
2007 196,652 652,583 472,513 425,926 102,191 1,849,866 364 3309 25386 28695 33428 54122 80406 112878 112217 427488 290190 182323 159804 147712 118410 63942 25699 8526 4024 102191
2008 181,143 613,232 444,581 374,532 100,964 1,714,452 252 2861 23653 26514 30283 49493 74854 108618 107980 396634 273041 171540 140412 126896 107224 61650 26535 8775 4004 100964
Raw (unadjusted) drug totals as reported in FBI Uniform Crime Reports
Year <18 18-24 25-34 35-49 50+ Total All <10 All <13 13-14 All <15 15 16 17 18 19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65+ 50+ Unk
1960 1,183 10,203 11,307 4,000 835 27,531 94 139 351 599 1,047 1,247 7,909 6,601 4,706 2,326 1,008 666 835 3
1961 1,882 10,500 11,268 4,520 949 29,122 417 311 444 710 1,048 1,298 8,154 6,518 4,750 2,573 1,200 747 949 3
1962 2,462 10,878 12,826 5,128 902 32,197 636 505 523 798 1,070 1,345 8,463 7,306 5,520 2,910 1,488 730 902 1
1963 1,880 10,709 11,104 5,014 895 29,604 260 281 560 779 1,073 1,274 8,362 6,323 4,781 2,906 1,436 672 895 2
1964 3,305 14,108 13,544 5,958 885 37,802 92 385 477 497 944 1,387 1,575 1,892 10,641 7,645 5,899 3,496 1,681 781 504 203 111 67 885 2
1965 5,345 17,524 14,835 7,254 1,098 46,069 286 772 1,058 828 1,396 2,063 2,511 2,411 12,602 8,574 6,261 4,188 2,154 912 538 275 150 135 1,098 13
1966 8,766 26,019 16,789 7,794 978 60,358 275 1,034 1,309 1,329 2,513 3,615 4,409 4,681 16,929 10,125 6,664 4,479 2,325 990 496 267 129 86 978 12
1967 21,405 48,160 21,144 9,116 1,251 101,079 431 2,381 2,812 3,762 6,418 8,413 9,946 9,742 28,472 13,368 7,776 5,012 2,789 1,315 613 356 158 124 1,251 3
1968 43,200 81,096 26,035 10,448 1,395 162,177 804 5,439 6,243 7,795 12,628 16,534 17,875 17,185 46,036 17,133 8,902 5,660 3,235 1,553 706 348 168 173 1,395 3
1969 57,475 122,206 38,010 13,191 1,805 232,690 951 7,158 8,109 10,320 16,905 22,141 25,536 24,372 72,298 25,961 12,049 7,073 4,175 1,943 905 477 219 204 1,805 3
1970 77,756 191,333 56,296 18,515 2,507 346,412 1,169 8,982 10,151 13,641 23,143 30,821 37,306 36,524 117,503 38,848 17,448 9,824 5,914 2,777 1,322 595 314 276 2,507 5
1971 88,051 225,189 64,864 19,807 2,622 400,606 1,330 10,622 11,952 15,706 26,331 34,062 42,151 41,582 141,456 45,060 19,804 10,503 6,301 3,003 1,469 612 290 251 2,622 73
1972 98,308 240,019 70,305 19,873 2,913 431,608 1,371 11,494 12,865 17,655 30,120 37,668 45,603 43,565 150,851 49,754 20,551 10,395 6,199 3,279 1,585 706 321 301 2,913 190
1973 127,316 263,935 72,167 17,871 2,798 484,242 1,527 14,695 16,222 23,106 39,096 48,892 55,327 49,972 158,636 52,302 19,865 9,290 5,545 3,036 1,415 619 311 453 2,798 155
1974 118,460 243,159 74,014 16,613 2,463 454,948 1,373 13,662 15,035 21,272 36,812 45,341 51,042 45,879 146,238 54,205 19,809 8,928 4,979 2,706 1,370 527 276 290 2,463 239
1975 122,857 268,537 91,686 21,334 3,583 508,189 2,132 14,097 16,229 22,614 37,604 46,410 54,017 49,787 164,733 66,736 24,950 11,469 6,248 3,617 1,881 846 410 446 3,583 192
1976 119,522 261,485 95,443 20,574 3,312 500,540 1,574 13,940 15,514 22,135 36,677 45,196 52,053 48,457 160,975 70,283 25,160 11,228 5,835 3,511 1,751 827 318 416 3,312 204
1977 132,316 288,389 115,417 27,617 5,028 569,293 1,925 16,668 18,593 24,253 39,732 49,738 55,601 53,163 179,625 82,454 32,963 14,885 7,990 4,742 2,596 1,268 572 592 5,028 526
1978 141,186 297,167 122,833 29,995 5,426 596,940 2,144 18,627 20,771 26,312 41,602 52,501 57,933 53,621 185,613 85,515 37,318 16,613 8,369 5,013 2,827 1,355 596 648 5,426 333
1979 114,356 259,597 112,902 26,656 5,479 519,377 2,087 14,745 16,832 21,157 33,690 42,677 48,880 46,253 164,464 78,051 34,851 15,046 7,315 4,295 2,643 1,589 673 574 5,479 387
1980 100,688 262,050 131,073 31,750 7,449 533,010 185 1,651 12,604 14,255 18,908 29,340 38,185 44,267 45,243 172,540 88,254 42,819 18,094 8,660 4,996 3,181 2,371 1,206 691 7,449
1981 96,231 284,038 159,028 38,918 8,431 586,646 179 1,615 12,197 13,812 16,880 27,854 37,685 45,809 46,446 191,783 105,374 53,654 22,404 10,738 5,776 3,553 2,457 1,509 912 8,431
1982 76,208 263,114 172,939 44,524 8,397 565,182 153 1,487 9,918 11,405 13,060 21,277 30,466 38,044 40,503 184,567 113,119 59,820 26,079 12,234 6,211 3,675 2,368 1,508 846 8,397
1983 72,687 272,603 205,371 56,564 9,711 616,936 173 1,486 10,333 11,819 12,697 20,225 27,946 36,285 40,511 195,807 131,853 73,518 33,812 15,303 7,449 4,303 2,737 1,758 913 9,711
1984 67,211 240,964 189,359 55,398 9,323 562,255 139 1,302 10,105 11,407 12,464 18,448 24,892 31,467 35,014 174,483 120,869 68,490 33,231 14,927 7,240 4,016 2,477 1,775 1,055 9,323
1985 80,391 289,477 246,256 75,456 11,302 702,882 183 1,556 11,582 13,138 15,159 22,771 29,323 37,724 41,244 210,509 155,280 90,976 46,052 20,117 9,287 5,192 3,012 1,808 1,290 11,302
1986 68,351 266,861 257,914 86,121 12,635 691,882 187 1,146 8,228 9,374 12,181 20,008 26,788 34,664 37,041 195,156 159,240 98,674 53,310 22,125 10,686 5,610 3,417 2,066 1,542 12,635
1987 76,037 301,908 312,437 108,780 11,916 811,078 259 1,129 8,579 9,708 12,700 22,297 31,332 39,816 42,399 219,693 188,851 123,586 66,856 28,996 12,928 6,080 3,132 1,513 1,191 11,916
1988 76,986 307,578 330,883 122,142 12,445 850,034 219 1,274 8,803 10,077 12,589 21,304 33,016 43,839 44,559 219,180 195,200 135,683 74,284 33,635 14,223 6,444 3,252 1,558 1,191 12,445
1989 90,009 377,160 423,430 168,725 16,404 1,075,728 308 1,594 10,765 12,359 15,003 25,272 37,375 55,076 57,112 264,972 245,650 177,780 101,773 47,009 19,943 8,520 4,257 1,959 1,668 16,404
1990 64,740 287,354 346,577 155,362 15,122 869,155 193 1,058 7,700 8,758 10,788 18,093 27,101 39,103 44,319 203,932 194,382 152,195 91,609 45,210 18,543 8,145 3,705 1,910 1,362 15,122
1991 60,428 257,113 303,114 146,333 14,262 781,250 148 1,048 7,534 8,582 10,133 17,166 24,547 35,665 38,454 182,994 166,221 136,893 84,756 43,732 17,845 7,726 3,422 1,659 1,455 14,262
1992 73,981 295,183 348,827 184,440 17,993 920,424 168 1,247 9,553 10,800 12,806 21,017 29,358 40,377 43,770 211,036 186,836 161,991 105,931 55,446 23,063 9,701 4,380 2,161 1,751 17,993
1993 93,316 309,309 345,635 201,038 19,308 968,606 174 1,617 13,170 14,787 16,612 26,779 35,138 48,198 47,051 214,060 180,947 164,688 113,872 61,234 25,932 10,994 4,557 2,147 1,610 19,308
1994 131,220 352,179 373,947 238,950 22,050 1,118,346 266 2,547 19,283 21,830 24,103 36,747 48,540 60,142 57,786 234,251 190,382 183,565 133,141 73,403 32,406 12,773 5,170 2,270 1,837 22,050
1995 147,107 355,833 361,864 255,629 23,795 1,144,228 545 3,159 21,688 24,847 27,553 41,291 53,416 66,258 60,030 229,545 183,191 178,673 139,456 79,297 36,876 13,953 5,558 2,435 1,849 23,795
1996 158,447 353,727 331,529 259,525 25,419 1,128,647 296 3,247 23,458 26,705 29,232 44,199 58,311 69,436 63,717 220,574 169,822 161,707 136,473 82,704 40,348 14,849 6,117 2,531 1,922 25,419
1997 153,600 356,929 313,358 254,034 24,414 1,102,335 363 3,265 21,934 25,199 26,975 43,020 58,406 71,254 64,736 220,939 163,829 149,529 132,070 82,641 39,323 14,852 5,594 2,267 1,701 24,414
1998 146,394 365,662 300,245 268,956 27,531 1,108,788 359 2,927 20,071 22,998 26,013 40,863 56,520 73,320 67,973 224,369 157,356 142,889 134,498 89,874 44,584 17,101 6,262 2,392 1,776 27,531
1999 128,286 344,335 260,250 246,184 27,947 1,007,002 330 2,682 17,746 20,428 22,304 35,592 49,962 67,123 64,509 212,703 137,816 122,434 118,953 84,035 43,196 17,581 6,144 2,346 1,876 27,947
2000 134,580 370,477 256,805 249,578 30,894 1,042,334 230 2,687 19,550 22,237 23,687 36,331 52,325 70,092 69,394 230,991 137,125 119,680 116,944 86,896 45,738 19,361 6,678 2,546 2,309 30,894
2001 139,238 393,643 262,543 259,769 36,047 1,091,240 297 3,273 20,788 24,061 24,956 38,401 51,820 71,912 70,475 251,256 140,754 121,789 116,570 92,585 50,614 22,144 7,647 2,854 3,402 36,047
2002 133,754 406,388 268,010 258,099 36,766 1,103,017 284 2,893 18,943 21,836 23,031 36,904 51,983 70,713 72,105 263,570 147,495 120,515 110,963 93,072 54,064 23,606 8,348 3,024 1,788 36,766
2003 137,658 427,992 284,302 278,584 43,686 1,172,222 324 3,186 20,422 23,608 24,126 36,762 53,162 74,175 73,303 280,514 159,273 125,029 114,648 102,297 61,639 28,207 10,013 3,461 2,005 43,686
2004 138,375 449,824 307,820 299,103 50,983 1,246,105 266 2,985 20,726 23,711 24,433 37,262 52,969 76,222 77,193 296,409 177,132 130,688 118,423 110,139 70,541 32,559 12,087 4,047 2,290 50,983
2005 141,035 480,069 345,639 328,872 62,226 1,357,841 256 2,661 19,935 22,596 25,154 38,656 54,629 79,223 80,966 319,880 204,626 141,013 126,616 119,795 82,461 39,509 15,209 4,800 2,708 62,226
2006 143,639 483,014 350,576 332,232 70,426 1,379,887 271 2,569 19,277 21,846 24,801 40,044 56,948 80,952 82,514 319,548 212,899 137,677 125,980 118,371 87,881 44,164 17,922 5,497 2,843 70,426
2007 147,382 489,083 354,128 319,213 76,588 1,386,394 273 2,480 19,026 21,506 25,053 40,562 60,261 84,597 84,102 320,384 217,485 136,643 119,766 110,704 88,743 47,922 19,260 6,390 3,016 76,588
2008 137,766 466,386 338,121 284,846 76,787 1,303,906 192 2,176 17,989 20,165 23,031 37,641 56,929 82,608 82,123 301,655 207,658 130,463 106,789 96,509 81,548 46,887 20,181 6,674 3,045 76,787
Notes to table
Source: FBI, Uniform Crime Reports, 1960- , Total Arrests by Age, www.fbi.gov
Population covered by each annual report is at top of table
Population figures:  US Bureau of the Census, wwww.census.gov