Table DLO-1 part (ii). Number of reports for drug law offences, 1985 to 2003

Country

 

Study units

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Belgium

(1)

persons

3917

4646

6393

7000

6093

7051

10720

18179

19482

19467

18376

 

21569

14328

25540

19005

21750

26291

18683

Czech Republic

 

persons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

135

163

288

482

956

1152

1530

1765

2043

2160

2000

2357

Denmark

 

persons

5147

5262

7862

7031

7566

8915

9535

10290

12421

9536

9008

8678

8234

8900

9424

9899

9858

10021

 

Germany

 

offences

60941

68694

74894

84998

94000

103629

117046

123903

122240

132389

158477

187022

205099

216682

226563

244336

246518

250969

 

Estonia

 

offences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

617

765

3886

5458

4761

6384

Greece

(2)

persons

953

1734

2257

2471

2660

3081

3197

2966

2636

3340

4887

6961

9729

10973

10902

12543

15395

16045

16195

Spain

(3)

offences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17176

14991

13967

13430

17067

17380

17430

16755

France

 

persons

29750

30493

31105

31213

33510

34213

45063

54468

51657

59697

69432

77640

89285

91048

95910

100870

84533

96740

108141

Ireland

 

offences

1270

1163

1196

1333

1344

2071

3088

3494

3833

4443

3859

2885

4156

5984

7137

8395

8768

7976

 

Italy

(3) (4)

persons

15763

14857

19373

23320

20582

18343

22966

27617

23818

26449

32652

32985

32999

33179

34297

34322

33872

33106

29377

Cyprus

 

cases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

465

Latvia

 

not known

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

205

231

279

271

362

433

395

521

655

854

653

 

Lithuania

 

cases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

491

382

663

783

697

798

846

1029

Luxembourg

 

persons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

128

149

154

100

108

117

92

108

135

Hungary

(5)

offences

81

95

93

73

53

34

46

135

223

256

429

440

943

2068

2860

3445

4332

4775

3378

Malta

 

persons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

410

413

410

Netherlands

(6)

offences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12616

11675

11513

13558

15848

17087

Austria

(7)

offences

4932

4739

4778

4963

4474

4829

5392

7805

10915

12623

13093

16196

17868

17141

17597

18125

21862

22422

22245

Poland

 

offences

 

 

 

 

 

1105

2468

2442

5457

4000

4284

6780

7915

16432

15628

19649

29230

36178

47605

Portugal

(8)

persons

1471

2047

2192

1845

2534

3586

4667

6280

5197

4708

6380

9054

9333

11395

13020

14276

8736

5255

5318

Slovenia

 

offences

 

 

 

 

 

 

337

469

646

825

1249

1849

2737

2942

3410

4803

5889

5528

4843

Finland

 

offences

2323

1973

2221

1914

1889

2546

2491

3336

3976

5936

9052

7868

8323

9461

11647

13445

14890

13843

15058

Sweden

 

persons

6567

6426

6533

6697

7163

7676

8123

7974

7394

8604

9573

9307

10625

11490

10400

12545

13714

15300

16136

United Kingdom

  

persons

 

23905

26278

30515

38415

44922

47616

48927

68480

85693

93631

95199

114629

130643

121056

104390

100939

111152

 

Norway

 

persons

1941

1975

1936

2324

3057

3332

3577

3903

3790

3446

3938

4455

5188

6486

8002

9190

10746

 

 

Total

 

 

135056

168009

187111

205697

223340

245333

286332

322528

342559

381979

439201

486453

565744

619040

642440

665216

671742

697660

 

Notes:           

The general term 'reports for drug law offences' is used since definitions and study units differ widely between countries. For definitions of the term 'reports for drug law offences', please refer to [Methods and definitions - drug law offences] in this statistical bulletin.

(1) In 1998 and 1999 there is some double-counting as persons reported for two offences were counted twice in the total. From 2000, only the main offence is counted. However, a person could be counted several times if arrested several times during the same year. Since 2003 each offence is represented as one separate record in the database.

(2) Between 1985 and 1994, figures refer to a number of arrests made by the police of drug law offenders. From 1995, figures refer to a number of initial reports of individuals suspected of drug law offences by all law enforcement authorities.

(3) Data only include offences related to dealing/trafficking (offences related to drug use/possession are not considered as criminal offences).

(4) From 1985 to 1994, data include only persons under restriction. Since 1995, the figures include persons under restriction and at liberty.

(5) Data refer to the year during which criminial investigations were closed (vs. year during which offences were committed).

(6) Data refer to cases registered by the public prosecutor.

(7) The total number of reports for drug law offences includes reports for drug-related deaths until 1999, and reports for psychotropic substances and precursors since 1998.

(8) Since July 2001, reports for drug use/possession are no longer included in the table since these are not considered as criminal offences anymore.

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