Table DLO-1. Number of reports for drug law offences – Part (i) 1985 to 2004

Country

Study units

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Belgium

(1)

persons

3917

4646

6393

7000

6093

7051

10720

18179

19482

19467

18376

 

21569

14328

25540

19005

21750

26291

30170

33348

Czech Republic

 

persons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

135

163

288

482

956

1152

1530

1765

2043

2160

2000

2357

2100

Denmark

(2)

persons; cases

5147

5262

7862

7031

7566

8915

9535

10290

12421

9536

9008

8678

8234

8900

9424

9899

9858

12851

14272

16390

Germany

 

offences

60941

68694

74894

84998

94000

103629

117046

123903

122240

132389

158477

187022

205099

216682

226563

244336

246518

250969

255575

283708

Estonia

 

persons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

617

765

3886

5458

4761

6384

6970

Greece

(3)

persons

953

1734

2257

2471

2660

3081

3197

2966

2636

3340

4887

6961

9729

10973

10902

12543

15395

16045

16195

12823

Spain

 

offences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65705

78846

81599

89994

98369

129650

139264

135352

164460

France

 

persons

29750

30493

31105

31213

33510

34213

45063

54468

51657

59697

69432

77640

89285

91048

95910

100870

84533

96740

108141

121256

Ireland

 

offences

1270

1163

1196

1333

1344

2071

3088

3494

3833

4443

3859

2885

4156

5984

7137

8395

8768

7976

7150

 

Italy

(4)(5)

persons

15763

14857

19373

23320

20582

18343

22966

27617

23818

26449

32652

32985

77295

73584

77288

70981

69278

108479

98694

98836

Cyprus

 

cases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

156

183

245

285

250

292

399

442

475

515

Latvia

 

persons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

205

231

279

271

362

433

395

521

655

854

653

782

512

Lithuania

 

offences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

511

630

629

701

926

1039

937

1029

1402

Luxembourg

 

persons

555

623

688

1136

1001

1071

1276

1531

890

1174

1263

1368

1205

1170

1939

1758

1775

2218

2271

1880

Hungary

(6)

offences

81

95

93

73

53

34

46

135

223

256

429

440

943

2068

2860

3445

4332

4775

3378

6670

Malta

persons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

410

413

410

659

Netherlands

(7)

offences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12616

11675

11513

13558

15848

17087

21571

Austria

(8)

offences

4932

4739

4778

4963

4474

4829

5392

7805

10915

12623

13093

16196

17868

17141

17597

18125

21862

22422

22245

25215

Poland

 

offences

 

 

 

 

 

1105

2468

2442

5457

4000

4284

6780

7915

16432

15628

19649

29230

36178

47605

59356

Portugal

(9)

persons

1471

2047

2192

1845

2534

3586

4667

6280

5197

4708

6380

9054

9333

11395

13020

14276

11102

10835

11418

10529

Slovenia

 

offences

 

 

 

 

 

 

337

469

646

825

1249

1849

2737

2942

3410

4803

5889

5528

4843

3583

Slovakia

 

persons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1183

1326

1224

Finland

(10)

offences

2323

1973

2221

1914

1889

2546

2491

3336

3976

5936

9052

7868

8323

9461

11647

13445

14890

13857

15058

14486

Sweden

 

persons

6567

6426

6533

6697

7163

7676

8123

7974

7394

8604

9573

9307

10625

11490

10400

12545

13714

15300

16136

17040

United Kingdom

 

persons

 

23905

26278

30515

38415

44922

47616

48927

68480

85693

93631

95199

114629

130643

121056

104390

102896

113656

120503

 

Bulgaria

 

persons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7608

7826

7793

Romania

 

persons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1420

1487

1997

Turkey

(11)

persons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8360

10223

13986

Norway

 

persons

1941

1975

1936

2324

3057

3332

3577

3903

3790

3446

3938

4455

5188

6486

8002

9190

10746

 

 

 

Total

 

 

135611

168632

187799

206833

224341

246404

287608

324059

343449

383153

440492

536404

675439

728398

763994

785339

826064

927009

958392

928309

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', refer to Drug law offences – methods and definitions.

(1) In 2000 to 2002, data refer to a number of persons (only the main offence is counted), although the same person could be counted several times if arrested several times during the same year. Before 2000 and since 2003, data refer to a number of offences (each offence is represented as one separate record in the database). These changes are likely to affect comparability across time.

(2) Since 2002, the statistical unit has changed to cases (persons in previous years). This change is likely to affect comparability across time.

(3) 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.

(4) From 2002, persons for whom the substance is not known are also included in the total: they account to 34282 in 2002, 34256 in 2003 and 32608 in 2004; particular caution is required when analysing time trends as this change highly affects comparability of data across time.

(5) From 1985 to 1994, data include only persons under restriction (criminal offences); while from 1995, persons at liberty (criminal offences) are also included. From 1985 to 1996, figures include only criminal offences; while from 1997, non-criminal offences (sentenced by administrative sanctions) are also included. These changes are likely to affect comparability across time.

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

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

(8) 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.

(9) Since July 2001 drug use and possession for use have been decriminalised and are since then an administrative offence; consequently data on such offences, although included in this table, come from a different monitoring system. However, 2001 data should be taken with caution since this new monitoring system was been tested for the first time.

(10) Since 2002, data are provided by a different source; this change is likely to affect comparability across time.

(11) 2002 data refer only to police data, while after 2002 data refer to all data reported by the main prosecuting authorities (police, gendarmerie, customs); this change is likely to affect comparability across time.

See also 'General notes for interpreting data' on the Explanatory notes and help page.

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