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Graph showing the percent change in women's and men's drug-related arrests compared to their 1985 baseline arrest numbers.

Data Source: Calculated by the Prison Policy Initiative using data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (showing data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Program). (Graph: Tiana Herring, 2020)

This graph originally appeared in Since you asked: What role does drug enforcement play in the rising incarceration of women?.

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