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Drug Arrests

Drug arrests are arrests attributed to possession or sale of illegal drugs. These data include both juvenile and adult drug arrests.

Crime reporting provides standard definitions and a barometer of crime conditions in Florida and its counties.

In 2023, the rate per 100,000 of Drug Arrests in Alachua County was 319.4 compared to Florida at 390.7. 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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Drug Arrests, Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2023

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Drug Arrests, Rate Per 100,000 Population, Single Year
	Alachua				Florida
Data Year	Count	Denom	Rate	MOV	Count	Denom	Rate	MOV
2023	931	291,459	319.4^*	20.5	88,623	22,685,583	390.7	2.6
2022	843	290,623	290.1^*	19.6	83,452	22,329,178	373.7	2.5
2021	880	275,435	319.5^*	21.1	81,198	22,005,587	369.0	2.5
2020	729	270,405	269.6^*	19.5	73,299	21,640,766	338.7	2.4
2019	948	266,649	355.5^*	22.6	106,684	21,268,553	501.6	3.0
2018	1,162	263,753	440.6^*	25.3	124,381	20,957,705	593.5	3.3
2017	1,230	259,349	474.3^*	26.4	113,967	20,555,728	554.4	3.2
2016	1,228	257,478	476.9^*	26.6	103,461	20,231,092	511.4	3.1
2015	1,329	255,631	519.9	27.9	102,402	19,897,762	514.6	3.1
2014	1,554	251,760	617.3^*	30.6	108,022	19,579,871	551.7	3.3
2013	1,726	248,526	694.5^*	32.7	109,914	19,314,396	569.1	3.4
2012	1,661	246,893	672.8^*	32.2	111,814	19,118,938	584.8	3.4
2011	1,980	247,151	801.1^*	35.1	117,875	18,941,742	622.3	3.5
2010	2,026	247,669	818.0^*	35.5	129,344	18,820,280	687.3	3.7
2009	1,962	246,489	796.0^*	35.1	135,653	18,711,844	725.0	3.8
2008	2,136	244,664	873.0^*	36.9	152,573	18,636,837	818.7	4.1
2007	2,269	242,215	936.8^*	38.4	163,739	18,500,958	885.0	4.3
2006	2,183	238,704	914.5	38.2	166,209	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	2,149	229,846	935.0^*	39.3	145,015	17,476,489	829.8	4.3

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Data Source:Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

3/17/2025 8:38:03 PM

Data Note(s)

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, 2024. Crime data from 2001 to the most recent reporting year are updated annually to ensure accuracy.
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.

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 are 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.

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)

3/17/2025 8:37:57 PM

Data Note(s)

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, 2024. Crime data from 2001 to the most recent reporting year are updated annually to ensure accuracy.
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.

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 are 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.