Crimes of supply and
possession
Drug offences dealt with under the Misuse of
Drugs Act 1971 and related legislation account for just over 2% of all
recorded crime in England and Wales.
Recorded Crime Statistics 1998/9 - 2001/2
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs/100years.xls
|
Year |
Trafficking in
controlled drugs |
Possession of
controlled drugs |
Other drug offences |
Total drug offences
|
Total recorded crime
|
Drug crime as a % of
all crime |
|
1998/1999 |
21,788 |
112,576 |
1,581 |
135,945 |
5,109,089 |
2.7 |
|
1999/2000 |
19,956 |
100,598 |
1,312 |
121,866 |
5,301,187 |
2.3 |
|
2000/2001 |
19,820 |
92,716 |
922 |
113,458 |
5,170,843 |
2.2 |
|
2001/2002 |
19,583 |
100,944 |
805 |
121,332 |
5,527,082 |
2.2 |
Drug Seizure and Offender Statistics, United
Kingdom, 2000
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/hosb402.pdf
The number of
persons dealt with in Great Britain for supply offences (possession
with intent to supply unlawfully, unlawful supply, and import/export)
involving Class A drugs rose from 9,700 in 1999 to 12,100 in 2000 (an
increase of 25% compared to a rise of 20% in the previous twelve
months) and well above the target set of 10%.
Seizures within the
UK involving Class A drugs increased by 10.3% in 2000, against the
target set of 10%.
Drugs with a street
value of £789 million were seized by law enforcement agencies in 2000.
Seizures of drugs in the UK 2001: Home Office
Findings 202
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/r202.pdf
Nearly 56 kg of crack was
recovered, more than double the amount in 2000 (Table 1). Just under 4
tonnes of heroin was seized, a 16% increase on the previous year. The
number of doses/tablets of ecstasy-type drugs seized rose in 2001 to
7.7 million, an increase of 17%.
-
The overall number of
drug seizures in 2001 rose by just under 5% to about 131,000.
-
In 2001, seizures
involving Class A drugs increased by 10% to just under 38,000.
-
Cannabis seizures
accounted for 71% of all seizures.
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