TABLE 1—
Demographic Characteristics of Individuals Arrested in a Southwest US County for Drug- and Alcohol-Related Charges: 2009–2018
| Demographic Characteristic | Drug- and Alcohol-Related Arrests (n = 24 467), Mean ±SD or No. (%) | Drug-Related Arrestsa (n = 8111), Mean ±SD or No. (%) | Alcohol-Related Arrestsa (n = 16 781), Mean ±SD or No. (%) |
| Age, yb | 30.3 ±12.0 | 29.2 ±10.9 | 30.9 ±12.5 |
| 18–24 | 11 428 (46.7) | 3 843 (47.4) | 7 715 (46.0) |
| 25–34 | 5 900 (24.1) | 2 294 (28.3) | 3 739 (22.3) |
| 35–44 | 3 580 (14.6) | 1 078 (13.3) | 2 574 (15.3) |
| 45–54 | 2 366 (9.7) | 607 (7.5) | 1 812 (10.8) |
| ≥ 55 | 1 193 (4.9) | 289 (3.6) | 941 (5.6) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 18 060 (73.8) | 6 274 (77.4) | 12 107 (72.1) |
| Female | 6 407 (26.2) | 1 837 (22.6) | 4 674 (27.9) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 8 434 (34.5) | 1 944 (24.0) | 6 659 (39.7) |
| Latino/Latina | 2 304 (9.4) | 933 (11.5) | 1 401 (8.3) |
| Black | 879 (3.6) | 516 (6.4) | 379 (2.3) |
| White | 12 586 (51.4) | 4 612 (56.9) | 8 179 (48.7) |
| Other/Unknown | 264 (1.1) | 106 (1.3) | 163 (1.0) |
a
Not mutually exclusive.
b
Age at first observed incarceration.