Drug Arrests

Arrests attributed to possession or sale of illegal drugs.

Crime is a social determinant of health. Research has shown that risks associated with arrests are cognitive deficits, low school involvement, living in poverty, or homelessness.

In 2022, the rate per 100,000 of Drug Arrests in Alachua County was 287.3 compared to Florida at 372.6. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.

Alachua County is in the first quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, there are more Drug Arrests in about three quarters of the counties

The map illustrates county data by quartile. A quartile map is presented when there are at least 51 counties with data for this measure.

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Alachua County

County

Year

Count/Rate

Drug Arrests, Single Year

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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

All records, including those with unknown county are part of the state total. Therefore the state total may exceed the sum of the counties.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
This is secondary, quantitative data.
Data presented are from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's (FDLE) Computerized Criminal History (CCH), Count of Arrest Events for Selected Crime Categories as of July 1, 2023.
Where an arrest event resulted in more than one charge under a single category, it is counted once; however, an arrest event may result in charges in, and be counted under, more than one of the crime categories presented.
Florida’s Computerized Criminal History (CCH) is fingerprint-based and, unless prints were taken at a later stage in the criminal justice process, does not include records involving a notice to appear, direct files or sworn complaints where no physical arrest was made. FDLE does not warrant that the records provided are comprehensive or accurate as of the date they are provided; only that they contain information received by FDLE from contributing agencies, and that any errors or omissions brought to FDLE's attention are investigated and, as needed, corrected. Caution should be used in making conclusions about the data provided.

Drug Arrests, Rate Per 100,000 Population, Single Year

Drug Arrests, Rate Per 100,000 Population, Single Year
	Alachua				Florida
Data Year	Count	Denom	Rate	MOV	Count	Denom	Rate	MOV
2022	835	290,623	287.3^*	19.5	83,197	22,329,178	372.6	2.5
2021	878	275,435	318.8^*	21.1	80,962	22,005,587	367.9	2.5
2020	729	270,405	269.6^*	19.5	73,161	21,640,766	338.1	2.4
2019	949	266,649	355.9^*	22.6	106,500	21,268,553	500.7	3.0
2018	1,162	263,753	440.6^*	25.3	124,264	20,957,705	592.9	3.3
2017	1,230	259,349	474.3^*	26.4	113,855	20,555,728	553.9	3.2
2016	1,228	257,478	476.9^*	26.6	103,463	20,231,092	511.4	3.1
2015	1,329	255,631	519.9	27.9	102,406	19,897,762	514.7	3.1
2014	1,554	251,760	617.3^*	30.6	108,025	19,579,871	551.7	3.3
2013	1,726	248,526	694.5^*	32.7	109,918	19,314,396	569.1	3.4
2012	1,661	246,893	672.8^*	32.2	111,816	19,118,938	584.8	3.4
2011	1,980	247,151	801.1^*	35.1	117,867	18,941,742	622.3	3.5
2010	2,026	247,669	818.0^*	35.5	129,342	18,820,280	687.2	3.7
2009	1,962	246,489	796.0^*	35.1	135,655	18,711,844	725.0	3.8
2008	2,136	244,664	873.0^*	36.9	152,572	18,636,837	818.7	4.1
2007	2,269	242,215	936.8^*	38.4	163,746	18,500,958	885.1	4.3
2006	2,182	238,704	914.1	38.2	166,212	18,237,596	911.4	4.4
2005	2,083	233,859	890.7	38.1	157,429	17,876,663	880.6	4.3
2004	2,148	229,846	934.5^*	39.3	145,017	17,476,489	829.8	4.3
2003	2,091	226,976	921.2^*	39.3	133,055	17,074,368	779.3	4.2

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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

All records, including those with unknown county are part of the state total. Therefore the state total may exceed the sum of the counties.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
This is secondary, quantitative data.
Data presented are from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's (FDLE) Computerized Criminal History (CCH), Count of Arrest Events for Selected Crime Categories as of July 1, 2023.
Where an arrest event resulted in more than one charge under a single category, it is counted once; however, an arrest event may result in charges in, and be counted under, more than one of the crime categories presented.
Florida’s Computerized Criminal History (CCH) is fingerprint-based and, unless prints were taken at a later stage in the criminal justice process, does not include records involving a notice to appear, direct files or sworn complaints where no physical arrest was made. FDLE does not warrant that the records provided are comprehensive or accurate as of the date they are provided; only that they contain information received by FDLE from contributing agencies, and that any errors or omissions brought to FDLE's attention are investigated and, as needed, corrected. Caution should be used in making conclusions about the data provided.

Florida

Year

Drug Arrests, Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2022

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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

All records, including those with unknown county are part of the state total. Therefore the state total may exceed the sum of the counties.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
This is secondary, quantitative data.
Data presented are from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's (FDLE) Computerized Criminal History (CCH), Count of Arrest Events for Selected Crime Categories as of July 1, 2023.
Where an arrest event resulted in more than one charge under a single category, it is counted once; however, an arrest event may result in charges in, and be counted under, more than one of the crime categories presented.
Florida’s Computerized Criminal History (CCH) is fingerprint-based and, unless prints were taken at a later stage in the criminal justice process, does not include records involving a notice to appear, direct files or sworn complaints where no physical arrest was made. FDLE does not warrant that the records provided are comprehensive or accurate as of the date they are provided; only that they contain information received by FDLE from contributing agencies, and that any errors or omissions brought to FDLE's attention are investigated and, as needed, corrected. Caution should be used in making conclusions about the data provided.

Drug Arrests, Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2022 MOV

Drug Arrests, Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2022
County	Count	Denom	Rate	MOV
Florida	83,197	22,329,178	372.6	2.5
Alachua	835	290,623	287.3^*	19.5
Baker	193	29,186	661.3^*	93.0
Bay	2,253	180,774	1,246.3^*	51.1
Bradford	191	27,818	686.6^*	97.0
Brevard	2,904	628,035	462.4^*	16.8
Broward	3,425	1,973,386	173.6^*	5.8
Calhoun	98	13,690	715.9^*	141.2
Charlotte	991	194,603	509.2^*	31.6
Citrus	675	157,828	427.7^*	32.2
Clay	668	225,527	296.2^*	22.4
Collier	1,192	390,944	304.9^*	17.3
Columbia	462	70,444	655.8^*	59.6
Miami-Dade	6,783	2,767,962	245.1^*	5.8
DeSoto	283	34,098	830.0^*	96.3
Dixie	184	16,873	1,090.5^*	156.7
Duval	6,305	1,040,655	605.9^*	14.9
Escambia	1,730	327,595	528.1^*	24.8
Flagler	583	124,368	468.8^*	38.0
Franklin	123	12,501	983.9^*	173.0
Gadsden	101	43,895	230.1^*	44.8
Gilchrist	79	18,432	428.6	94.3
Glades	30	12,168	246.5^*	88.1
Gulf	94	15,025	625.6^*	126.1
Hamilton	80	12,808	624.6^*	136.4
Hardee	155	25,259	613.6^*	96.3
Hendry	248	41,360	599.6^*	74.4
Hernando	614	199,429	307.9^*	24.3
Highlands	411	102,942	399.3	38.5
Hillsborough	6,049	1,526,626	396.2^*	10.0
Holmes	285	19,724	1,444.9^*	166.5
Indian River	556	164,306	338.4^*	28.1
Jackson	203	47,322	429.0	58.9
Jefferson	181	14,786	1,224.1^*	177.2
Lafayette	34	7,763	438.0	146.9
Lake	1,633	417,576	391.1	18.9
Lee	1,829	807,798	226.4^*	10.4
Leon	1,580	299,825	527.0^*	25.9
Levy	174	44,282	392.9	58.3
Liberty	115	7,180	1,601.7^*	290.4
Madison	147	18,342	801.4^*	129.0
Manatee	1,193	423,957	281.4^*	15.9
Marion	1,945	387,875	501.5^*	22.2
Martin	484	160,196	302.1^*	26.9
Monroe	528	83,745	630.5^*	53.6
Nassau	485	95,907	505.7^*	44.9
Okaloosa	1,503	215,772	696.6^*	35.1
Okeechobee	421	38,977	1,080.1^*	102.6
Orange	4,990	1,495,047	333.8^*	9.2
Osceola	971	426,772	227.5^*	14.3
Palm Beach	2,968	1,519,461	195.3^*	7.0
Pasco	1,544	592,035	260.8^*	13.0
Pinellas	5,488	970,499	565.5^*	14.9
Polk	4,660	772,658	603.1^*	17.3
Putnam	610	73,947	824.9^*	65.2
St. Johns	827	299,827	275.8^*	18.8
St. Lucie	1,298	351,381	369.4	20.1
Santa Rosa	938	196,814	476.6^*	30.4
Sarasota	1,609	449,988	357.6	17.4
Seminole	1,104	485,395	227.4^*	13.4
Sumter	776	140,188	553.5^*	38.8
Suwannee	211	44,078	478.7^*	64.4
Taylor	195	20,433	954.3^*	133.3
Union	49	15,629	313.5	87.6
Volusia	3,199	573,871	557.4^*	19.3
Wakulla	187	35,053	533.5^*	76.3
Walton	339	80,945	418.8^*	44.5
Washington	199	24,970	797.0^*	110.3

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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

All records, including those with unknown county are part of the state total. Therefore the state total may exceed the sum of the counties.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
This is secondary, quantitative data.
Data presented are from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's (FDLE) Computerized Criminal History (CCH), Count of Arrest Events for Selected Crime Categories as of July 1, 2023.
Where an arrest event resulted in more than one charge under a single category, it is counted once; however, an arrest event may result in charges in, and be counted under, more than one of the crime categories presented.
Florida’s Computerized Criminal History (CCH) is fingerprint-based and, unless prints were taken at a later stage in the criminal justice process, does not include records involving a notice to appear, direct files or sworn complaints where no physical arrest was made. FDLE does not warrant that the records provided are comprehensive or accurate as of the date they are provided; only that they contain information received by FDLE from contributing agencies, and that any errors or omissions brought to FDLE's attention are investigated and, as needed, corrected. Caution should be used in making conclusions about the data provided.

12/3/2024 12:23:00 PM

Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.
MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.
Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.
Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.
* - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

All records, including those with unknown county are part of the state total. Therefore the state total may exceed the sum of the counties.
All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
This is secondary, quantitative data.
Data presented are from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's (FDLE) Computerized Criminal History (CCH), Count of Arrest Events for Selected Crime Categories as of July 1, 2023.
Where an arrest event resulted in more than one charge under a single category, it is counted once; however, an arrest event may result in charges in, and be counted under, more than one of the crime categories presented.
Florida’s Computerized Criminal History (CCH) is fingerprint-based and, unless prints were taken at a later stage in the criminal justice process, does not include records involving a notice to appear, direct files or sworn complaints where no physical arrest was made. FDLE does not warrant that the records provided are comprehensive or accurate as of the date they are provided; only that they contain information received by FDLE from contributing agencies, and that any errors or omissions brought to FDLE's attention are investigated and, as needed, corrected. Caution should be used in making conclusions about the data provided.

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Drug Arrests

Drug Arrests

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Drug Arrests, Single Year

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Florida

Drug Arrests, Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2022

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Drug Arrests, Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2022

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