Trends in Marijuana Arrests
(1970 -2004)

Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports

Year	Drug Law Arrests	Marijuana Arrests	% of Drug Law Arrests	% of All Arrests
1970	415,600	188,682	45.4	2.3
1971	492,000	225,828	45.9	2.6
1972	527,400	292,180	55.4	3.4
1973	628,900	420,734	66.9	4.7
1974	642,100	445,617	69.4	4.9
1975	601,400	416,169	69.2	4.5
1976	609,500	441,278	72.4	4.6
1977	642,700	457,602	71.2	4.5
1978	628,700	445,748	70.9	4.3
1979	558,600	391,579	70.1	3.8
1980	580,900	401,983	69.2	3.9
1981	559,900	400,329	71.5	3.7
1982	676,000	451,568	66.8	3.7
1983	661,400	402,793	60.9	3.4
1984	708,400	415,831	58.7	3.6
1985	811,400	451,138	55.6	3.8
1986	824,100	361,780	43.9	2.9
1987	937,400	378,710	40.4	3.0
1988	1,155,200	391,613	33.9	2.8
1989	1,361,700	398,978	29.3	2.8
1990	1,089,500	326,850	30.0	2.3
1991	1,010,000	287,850	28.5	2.0
1992	1,066,400	342,314	32.1	2.4
1993	1,126,300	380,689	33.8	2.7
1994	1,351,400	481,098	35.6	3.3
1995	1,476,100	588,964	39.9	3.9
1996	1,506,200	641,641	42.6	4.2
1997	1,583,600	695,200	43.9	4.5
1998	1,559,100	682,886	43.8	4.7
1999	1,557,100	705,366	45.3	5.0
2000	1,579,566	734,498	46.5	5.3
2001	1,586,902	723,627	45.6	5.3
2002	1,538,813	697,082	45.3	5.1
2003	1,678,192	755,186	45.0	5.5
2004	1,745,712	771,605	44.2	5.5
Grand Totals:	33,732,473	15,823,393	46.9	3.7