6-13. Total South Carolina Drug Law Arrests by Age, Race, Sex, and Charge: 1996
WHITE BLACK OTHER WHITE BLACK OTHER
AGE/CHARGE NUMBER PERCENT MALE MALE MALE FEMALE FEMALE FEMALE
UNDER 17 YEARS: 1,728 100.0 657 842 6 170 51 2
POSSESSION 1,251 72.4 545 520 6 151 27 2
Opiates/Heroin 7 0.4 2 4 0 0 1 0
Cocaine 7 0.4 1 4 0 2 0 0
Crack Cocaine 137 7.9 10 123 0 3 1 0
Marijuana 1,071 62.0 518 383 5 138 25 2
Hallucinogens 6 0.3 3 0 0 3 0 0
Other Drugs 23 1.3 11 6 1 5 0 0
SALE/MANUFACTURE 434 25.1 83 311 0 16 24 0
Opiates/Heroin 3 42.9 0 3 0 0 0 0
Cocaine 10 142.9 3 5 0 0 2 0
Crack Cocaine 260 189.8 6 240 0 2 12 0
Marijuana 136 12.7 63 55 0 8 10 0
Hallucinogens 4 66.7 3 0 0 1 0 0
Other Drugs 21 91.3 8 8 0 5 0 0
DRUG EQUIPMENT / P 43 9.9 29 11 0 3 0 0
17 YEARS & OVER: 20,932 100.0 7,954 9,838 71 1,710 1,348 11
POSSESSION 13,244 63.3 6,307 5,011 49 1,239 630 8
Opiates/Heroin 107 0.5 39 37 0 24 7 0
Cocaine 410 2.0 134 214 1 36 24 1
Crack Cocaine 2,223 10.6 411 1,471 2 118 221 0
Marijuana 10,160 48.5 5,462 3,254 45 1,019 373 7
Hallucinogens 67 0.3 59 2 0 6 0 0
Other Drugs 277 1.3 202 33 1 36 5 0
SALE/MANUFACTURE 6,176 29.5 1,228 4,105 20 313 507 3
Opiates/Heroin 96 0.5 18 65 0 6 7 0
Cocaine 406 1.9 141 216 0 23 26 0
Crack Cocaine 3,800 18.2 192 3,131 4 91 380 2
Marijuana 1,721 8.2 784 640 15 166 86 0
Hallucinogens 28 0.1 22 0 1 4 1 0
Other Drugs 125 0.6 71 23 0 23 7 1
DRUG EQUIPMENT / P 1,512 7.2 419 722 2 158 211 0
TOTAL, ALL AGES 22,660 100.0 8,611 10,680 77 1,880 1,399 13
POSSESSION 14,495 64.0 6,852 5,531 55 1,390 657 10
Opiates/Heroin 114 0.5 41 41 0 24 8 0
Cocaine 417 1.8 135 218 1 38 24 1
Crack Cocaine 2,360 10.4 421 1,594 2 121 222 0
Marijuana 11,231 49.6 5,980 3,637 50 1,157 398 9
Hallucinogens 73 0.3 62 2 0 9 0 0
Other Drugs 300 1.3 213 39 2 41 5 0
SALE/MANUFACTURE 6,610 29.2 1,311 4,416 20 329 531 3
Opiates/Heroin 99 0.4 18 68 0 6 7 0
Cocaine 416 1.8 144 221 0 23 28 0
Crack Cocaine 4,060 17.9 198 3,371 4 93 392 2
Marijuana 1,857 8.2 847 695 15 174 96 0
Hallucinogens 32 0.1 25 0 1 5 1 0
Other Drugs 146 0.6 79 31 0 28 7 1
DRUG EQUIPMENT / P 1,555 6.9 448 733 2 161 211 0
Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.
Source: S.C. Law Enforcement Division, 1996 "Crime in S.C.," pp. 134-135. Totals and % calculations by the Office of Research & Statistics.
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