Table 3.
Changes in Drug Convictions for Women in 1996 and 2006
| Drug type | Number of women
|
Percentage of women
|
% change
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2006 | 1996 | 2006 | 1996–2006 | |
| Powdered cocaine | 564 | 608 | 26.5 | 18.7 | −7.8 |
| Crack cocaine | 488 | 518 | 22.9 | 15.9 | −7.0 |
| Marijuana | 483 | 818 | 22.7 | 25.2 | 2.5 |
| Heroin | 290 | 252 | 13.6 | 7.8 | −5.8 |
| Methamphetamine | 219 | 748 | 10.3 | 23.0 | 12.7 |
| Other drugs | 85 | 306 | 4.0 | 9.4 | 5.4 |
| Total | 2,129 | 3,250 | 100 | 100 | |
Source: From Bush-Baskette (2010, p. 64). Copyright 2010 by Stephanie R. Bush-Baskette, JD, PhD. Reprinted with permission.