high-rate county · Sep 2, 2026

Marijuana Arrests in Waller County, Texas (2025)

Waller County reported 393 marijuana arrests in 2025. Its rate of 562.6 per 100,000 ranked #9 among eligible Texas counties.

393Reported arrests
392Possession arrests
562.6Calculated per 100,000
#9Texas rate rank

Waller County sits near the top of the rate table

Population changes how this record reads. Waller County reported 393 marijuana arrests in 2025, equal to 562.6 arrests per 100,000 residents. That put the county at #9 among the 163 counties with at least 10,000 residents.

How the county record has moved

YearTotal recordsPossessionRate per 100k
2023140140217.7
2024157157237.5
2025393392562.6

Possession drives the total

392 of the 393 reported arrests were classified as possession (99.7%). The remaining 1 records were grouped as other marijuana offenses under the published definition. Since 2023, the reported count has moved from 140 to 393, a change of +180.7%.

How many marijuana arrest records did Waller County report in 2025?

The Texas DPS Computerized Criminal History table contains 393 marijuana-coded arrest records for Waller County in arrest year 2025. This is a count of records, not necessarily unique people or arrest events. The calculated rate is 562.6 records per 100,000 residents.

How should Waller County's rate be interpreted?

It was 327.8% above the statewide rate of 131.5 per 100,000. The county ranked #9 among 163 counties with at least 10,000 residents.

How many records were classified as possession?

392 possession-coded records matched the Ledger's definition. They account for 99.7% of the county total. Another 1 records were classified as other marijuana offenses.

What changed over this three-year series?

The count changed from 140 records in 2023 to 393 in 2025, 180.7% higher. These files do not establish the cause.

Put this county’s record in context: Texas possession statistics, the statewide annual trend, and the enforcement-data guide.

Sources, dates and corrections

Source: Texas DPS Computerized Criminal History county/offense workbook, published January 13, 2026; arrest years 2023, 2024, 2025. Population: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 county estimates. Dataset assembled 2026-09-02; page reviewed .

Counts represent marijuana-coded arrest records, not necessarily unique people or arrest events. Missing source rows remain distinct from reported zero counts. Read definitions and limitations. Download the normalized CSV.

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