6-14. Total South Carolina Drug Law Arrests by Age, Race, Sex, and Charge: 1994


                                       TOTAL ARRESTS           RACE                   SEX

 AGE/CHARGE                           NUMBER  PERCENT     WHITE    BLACK     OTHER   MALE     FEMALE

UNDER 17: 1,299 100.0 537 761 1 1,177 122 POSSESSION 883 68.0 462 421 0 787 96 Opiates/Heroin 6 0.5 0 6 0 6 0 Cocaine 14 1.1 3 11 0 13 1 Crack Cocaine 155 11.9 10 145 0 149 6 Marijuana 671 51.7 416 255 0 590 81 Hallucinogens 6 0.5 5 1 0 5 1 Other Drugs 31 2.4 28 3 0 24 7 SALE/MANUFACTURE 381 29.3 49 331 1 357 24 Opiates/Heroin 3 50.0 0 3 0 3 0 Cocaine 3 21.4 1 2 0 3 0 Crack Cocaine 290 187.1 5 284 1 283 7 Marijuana 78 11.6 39 39 0 63 15 Hallucinogens 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Drugs 7 22.6 4 3 0 5 2 DRUG EQUIPMENT / PARAPHERNALIA 35 9.2 26 9 0 33 2 17 YEARS & OVER: 19,443 100.0 8,983 10,407 53 16,587 2,856 POSSESSION 11,550 59.4 6,697 4,810 43 9,963 1,587 Opiates/Heroin 96 0.5 29 67 0 82 14 Cocaine 327 1.7 117 209 1 264 63 Crack Cocaine 2,262 11.6 484 1,775 3 1,934 328 Marijuana 8,486 43.6 5,724 2,723 39 7,374 1,112 Hallucinogens 49 0.3 48 1 0 42 7 Other Drugs 330 1.7 295 35 0 267 63 SALE/MANUFACTURE 6,463 33.2 1,857 4,599 7 5,503 960 Opiates/Heroin 89 0.5 16 73 0 67 22 Cocaine 407 2.1 160 247 0 334 73 Crack Cocaine 4,037 20.8 304 3,731 2 3,532 505 Marijuana 1,711 8.8 1,233 473 5 1,405 306 Hallucinogens 38 0.2 34 4 0 34 4 Other Drugs 181 0.9 110 71 0 131 50 DRUG EQUIPMENT / PARAPHERNALIA 1,430 7.4 429 998 3 1,121 309 TOTAL, ALL AGES 20,742 100.0 9,520 11,168 54 17,764 2,978 POSSESSION 12,433 59.9 7,159 5,231 43 10,750 1,683 Opiates/Heroin 102 0.5 29 73 0 88 14 Cocaine 341 1.6 120 220 1 277 64 Crack Cocaine 2,417 11.7 494 1,920 3 2,083 334 Marijuana 9,157 44.1 6,140 2,978 39 7,964 1,193 Hallucinogens 55 0.3 53 2 0 47 8 Other Drugs 361 1.7 323 38 0 291 70 SALE/MANUFACTURE 6,844 33.0 1,906 4,930 8 5,860 984 Opiates/Heroin 92 0.4 16 76 0 70 22 Cocaine 410 2.0 161 249 0 337 73 Crack Cocaine 4,327 20.9 309 4,015 3 3,815 512 Marijuana 1,789 8.6 1,272 512 5 1,468 321 Hallucinogens 38 0.2 34 4 0 34 4 Other Drugs 188 0.9 114 74 0 136 52 DRUG EQUIPMENT / PARAPHERNALIA 1,465 7.1 455 1,007 3 1,154 311
Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.

Source: S.C. Law Enforcement Division, Crime in S.C. 1994, pp. 134-135. Totals & Percent calculations by the Office of Research and Statistics.

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