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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

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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