Crime & Safety
Mount Pleasant Releases Marijuana Arrest Data
White males arrested far more often for pot in Mount Pleasant than other ethnicities, data shows.
Mount Pleasant police in 2012Â arrested far more white males for marijuana possession and sale than any other ethnicity or gender, according to data made public Tuesday afternoon.
More than 65 percent of all Mount Pleasant marijuana arrests in 2012 were white males, according to the data. That translates to 162 actual arrests. Black males accounted for 18 percent of all pot arrests, or 45 actual police bookings.
Mount Pleasant's population is roughly 90 percent white and 5 percent black, according to 2011 U.S. Census Bureau data.Â
2012 Marijuana Arrest Data
Asian Males - 1 arrest -Â 0.4%
African American Females -Â 10 arrests -Â 3.93%
African American Males -Â 45 arrests -Â 17.7%
Caucasian Females -Â 32 arrests -Â 12.6%
Caucasian Males -Â 162 arrests -Â 65.4%
Find out what's happening in Mount Pleasantfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Charleston County Sheriff All Cannon disputes the group's claim, and says the ACLU study behind the number is biased.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.