NEW YORK (AP) - Arrests for the lowest-level marijuana possession crime in New York City over the years. The numbers reflect arrests of people charged as adults with lowest-level marijuana possession as the top or only charge:
1978: 2,699
1988: 1,861
1998: 32,936
2008: 40,390
2009: 46,493
2010: 50,385
2011: 50,688
2012: 39,230
2013: 28,644
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1st quarter 2013: 7,671
1st quarter 2014: 7,017
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Source: New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
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