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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

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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