Drug Arrests

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 2020, the rate per 100,000 of Drug Arrests in Alachua County was 233.4 compared to Florida at 316.8. 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. When fewer than 51 counties have data or zero values, no quartile map will be presented.

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Alachua County
Drug Arrests , Single Year
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Drug Arrests , Rate Per 100,000 Population, Single Year  
AlachuaFlorida
Data YearCountDenomRateMOVCountDenomRateMOV
2020631270,405233.4*18.268,56421,640,766316.82.4
20191,100266,649412.5*24.3110,15221,268,553517.93.1
20181,173263,753444.7*25.4134,39620,957,705641.33.4
20171,578259,349608.429.9124,16320,555,728604.03.3
20161,609257,478624.9*30.4114,55020,231,092566.23.3
20151,804255,631705.7*32.5114,98419,897,762577.93.3
20142,055251,760816.3*35.1122,35319,579,871624.93.5
Florida
Drug Arrests , Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2020
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Drug Arrests , Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2020      MOV
CountyCountDenomRateMOV
Florida68,56421,640,766316.82.4
Alachua631270,405233.4*18.2
Baker15828,588552.7*85.9
Bay2,438175,7761,387.0*54.7
Bradford11828,818409.5*73.7
Brevard2,503604,154414.3*16.2
Broward2,6681,946,104137.1*5.2
Calhoun16714,8941,121.3*169.1
Charlotte1,230185,392663.5*37.0
Citrus681149,781454.7*34.1
Clay876219,925398.3*26.3
Collier1,154386,478298.6*17.2
Columbia45470,694642.2*58.9
Miami-Dade3,7062,864,600129.4*4.2
DeSoto22536,388618.3*80.5
Dixie13616,704814.2*136.3
Duval5,210988,783526.9*14.3
Escambia1,814324,620558.8*25.6
Flagler431114,053377.9*35.6
Franklin8812,229719.6*149.8
Gadsden4246,34590.6*27.4
Gilchrist7718,027427.1*95.2
Glades6413,230483.7*118.2
Gulf7214,716489.3*112.7
Hamilton6714,618458.3*109.5
Hardee19827,571718.1*99.7
Hendry31840,594783.4*85.8
Hernando1,073192,189558.3*33.3
Highlands353104,384338.235.2
Hillsborough3,0281,481,163204.4*7.3
Holmes26220,1841,298.1*156.2
Indian River962158,238607.9*38.3
Jackson9047,171190.8*39.4
Jefferson7214,831485.5*111.9
Lafayette138,721149.1*81.0
Lake1,458368,828395.3*20.3
Lee1,293756,912170.8*9.3
Leon721300,519239.9*17.5
Levy15941,634381.9*59.2
Liberty2308,7742,621.4*334.3
Madison3819,254197.4*62.7
Manatee1,097397,727275.8*16.3
Marion2,060367,247560.9*24.2
Martin503161,017312.427.3
Monroe47976,280627.9*56.1
Nassau51087,389583.6*50.5
Okaloosa1,794204,326878.0*40.5
Okeechobee29742,187704.0*79.8
Orange4,4771,426,631313.89.2
Osceola840388,132216.4*14.6
Palm Beach2,9651,469,904201.7*7.3
Pasco1,555539,769288.1*14.3
Pinellas3,462986,400351.0*11.7
Polk3,916707,191553.7*17.3
Putnam48173,355655.7*58.4
St. Johns559266,128210.0*17.4
St. Lucie892316,620281.7*18.5
Santa Rosa816183,633444.4*30.4
Sarasota1,355434,853311.616.6
Seminole729480,417151.7*11.0
Sumter799133,310599.4*41.4
Suwannee19046,028412.8*58.6
Taylor15222,654671.0*106.3
Union2815,493180.7*66.9
Volusia2,731546,612499.6*18.7
Wakulla14033,394419.2*69.3
Walton25372,528348.842.9
Washington20625,252815.8*110.9
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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.

  • 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 population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.