New England States With The Highest Marijuana Arrest Rates
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New England States With The Highest Marijuana Arrest Rates
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In fact, all six New England states are fairly lax when it comes to enforcement of marijuana possession laws, as only Connecticut ranks in the top half of the states' arrest rates.
In a comprehensive report by the American Civil Liberties Union released this year, relying on FBI statistics and the U.S. Census' annual county population estimates, arrest rates for marijuana possession were broken down by county and race in all 50 states.
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New England States with Highest Marijuana Arrest Rates
6. Massachusetts
National Rank for Arrests per Capita: 51
2010 Arrests Per Capita: 18
National Rank for Raw Arrests: 49
2010 Raw Arrests: 1,191
Photo: Flickr/Blind Nomad
5. Vermont
National Rank for Arrests per Capita: 48
2010 Arrests Per Capita: 119
National Rank for Raw Arrests: 51
2010 Raw Arrests: 737
Photo: Flickr/Victor
4. New Hampshire
National Rank for Arrests per Capita: 33
2010 Arrests Per Capita: 210
National Rank for Raw Arrests: 41
2010 Raw Arrests: 2,769
Photo: Flickr/Blind Nomad
3. Rhode Island
National Rank for Arrests per Capita: 31
2010 Arrests Per Capita: 214
National Rank for Raw Arrests: 43
2010 Raw Arrests: 2,243
2. Maine
National Rank for Arrests per Capita: 30
2010 Arrests Per Capita: 214
National Rank for Raw Arrests: 40
2010 Raw Arrests: 2,842
1. Connecticut
National Rank for Arrests per Capita: 23
2010 Arrests Per Capita: 247
National Rank for Raw Arrests: 25
2010 Raw Arrests: 8,815
Number One Overall
Washington D.C.
National Rank for Arrests per Capita: 1
2010 Arrests Per Capita: 846
National Rank for Raw Arrests: 34
2010 Raw Arrests: 5,115
Photo: Flickr/Torben Hansen
