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Arresting Agencies

Table 3.3 presents overall urinalysis results by arresting agency in both Maricopa and Pima Counties.  In Maricopa County marijuana use was most frequently detected among Chandler Police Department arrestees and least frequently detected among Department of Public Safety and Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department arrestees.  Cocaine and opiates were detected most often among Phoenix Police Department arrestees and least often among Scottsdale Police Department arrestees.  Methamphetamine was most prevalent among Scottsdale, Mesa, and Glendale Police Department arrestees and least often among Department of Public Safety arrestees.

In Pima County, marijuana, cocaine, and opiates were found most often among Tucson Police Department arrestees.  Drug usage was fairly similar among arrestees from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and Department of Public Safety except for methamphetamine.  Methamphetamine usage was most frequently detected among Department of Public Safety arrestees and least frequently among Tucson Police Department arrestees.
 

Table 3.3: Percent of Arrestees with Positive Urinalysis by Drug and Arresting Agency

 

Marijuana

Cocaine

Opiates

Methamphetamine

 

 

 

 

 

 Maricopa County Agencies

 

 

 

 

DPS – Maricopa County

24.4%

17.8%

2.2%

11.1%

Maricopa County Sheriff’s Dept.

24.8

18.8

6.3

21.8

Chandler Police Department

42.9

25.7

2.9

24.3

Glendale Police Department

31.5

19.2

6.5

27.8

Mesa Police Department

33.4

30.7

5.4

26.1

Phoenix Police Department

35.4

36.5

7.9

21.9

Scottsdale Police Department

28.4

13.5

2.1

28.4

Tempe Police Department

35.4

29.9

6.1

21.2

 

 

 

 

 

 Pima County Agencies

 

 

 

 

DPS – Pima County

35.8

32.1

5.7

15.1

Pima County Sheriff’s Dept.

39.3

27.0

4.9

9.9

Tucson Police Department

42.9

46.0

12.2

4.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

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