{ "culture": "en-US", "name": "", "guid": "", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "In the District of Columbia, the laws related to the recreational use and possession of marijuana have changed at two milestones: the effective dates of the Marijuana Possession Decriminalization Amendment Act of 2014 on July 17, 2014, and of Initiative 71 on February 26, 2015 (https://mpdc.dc.gov/marijuana).\n\nAdditionally, in September 2018, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) issued policy that MPD officers shall issue a violation citation to make non-custodial arrests for \u201cPublic Consumption of Marijuana\u201d whenever arrestees are eligible. When a violation citation (known as a PD Form 61D) is issued, the individual will not be taken into custody at that time, but will report to a police station within 15 days to process the arrest (https://mpdc.dc.gov/61D).", "description": "

The data represents individuals arrested with a marijuana charge, regardless of whether there was a more serious secondary charge. If an arrestee was charged with multiple marijuana charges, the arrest is only counted once under the more serious charge type (Manufacture/Cultivation > Distribution > Possession with Intent to Distribute > Possession > Public Consumption). The category of \u201cManufacture or Cultivation\u201d was added in the 2019 data and for future years, but is not utilized in prior years.<\/SPAN><\/P>

MPD collects race and ethnicity data according to the United States Census Bureau standards (<\/SPAN>https://www.census.gov/topics/population/race/about.html<\/SPAN><\/A>). Hispanic, which was previously categorized under the Race field prior to August 2015, is now captured under Ethnicity. All records prior to August 2015 have been updated to \u201cUnknown (Race), Hispanic (Ethnicity).\u201d Data on race and ethnicity prior to November 9, 2018 was based on officer observation; on and after November 9, 2018, the data is based on the arrestee\u2019s response.<\/SPAN><\/P>

MPD cannot release exact addresses to the general public unless proof of ownership or subpoena is submitted. The GeoX and GeoY values represent the block location (approximately 232 ft. radius) as of the date of the arrest. Due to the Department\u2019s redistricting efforts in 2012 and 2019, data may not be comparable in some years.<\/SPAN><\/P>

Arrestee age is calculated based on the number of days between the self-reported or verified date of birth (DOB) of the arrestee and the date of the arrest; DOB data may not be accurate if self-reported or if the arrestee refused to provide it.<\/SPAN><\/P>

Due to the sensitive nature of juvenile data and to protect the arrestee\u2019s confidentiality, any arrest records for defendants under the age of 18 have been coded as \u201cNA\u201d for the following fields:<\/SPAN><\/P>

\u2022 Arrest Hour<\/SPAN><\/P>

\u2022 CCN<\/SPAN><\/P>

\u2022 Age<\/SPAN><\/P>

\u2022 Offense Location Block GeoX/Y<\/SPAN><\/P>

\u2022 Defendant Race<\/SPAN><\/P>

\u2022 Defendant Ethnicity<\/SPAN><\/P>

\u2022 Defendant Sex<\/SPAN><\/P>

\u2022 Arrest Location Block Address<\/SPAN><\/P>

\u2022 Arrest Location Block GeoX/Y<\/SPAN><\/P>

This data may not match other marijuana data requests that may have included all law enforcement agencies in the District, or only the most serious charge. Figures are subject to change due to record sealing, expungements, and data quality audits.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "summary": "In the District of Columbia, the laws related to the recreational use and possession of marijuana have changed at two milestones: the effective dates of the Marijuana Possession Decriminalization Amendment Act of 2014 on July 17, 2014, and of Initiative 71 on February 26, 2015 (https://mpdc.dc.gov/marijuana).\n\nAdditionally, in September 2018, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) issued policy that MPD officers shall issue a violation citation to make non-custodial arrests for \u201cPublic Consumption of Marijuana\u201d whenever arrestees are eligible. When a violation citation (known as a PD Form 61D) is issued, the individual will not be taken into custody at that time, but will report to a police station within 15 days to process the arrest (https://mpdc.dc.gov/61D).", "title": "MPD Marijuana Arrests", "tags": [ "Open Data", "District of Columbia", "DCGIS", "DC GIS", "mpd", "marijuana", "arrest", "Washington", "DC" ], "type": "", "typeKeywords": [], "thumbnail": "", "url": "", "minScale": 150000000, "maxScale": 5000, "spatialReference": "", "accessInformation": "Metropolitan Police Department", "licenseInfo": "