FOI 395/25 Drug Arrests
Enquiry Reference: 395- 25
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.
1) How many arrests have been made in relation to drugs in the past five years? (possession, supply, production and importation)
(January 2024- December 2024, January 2023- December 2023, January 2022- December 2022, January 2021- December 2021, January 2020- December 2020)
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Grand Total |
|
|
Count of Year |
2745 |
2660 |
2710 |
2991 |
3072 |
14178 |
1A.) Of these arrests, how many offences relate to cannabis?
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2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Grand Total |
|
|
Count of Year |
800 |
747 |
796 |
695 |
724 |
3762 |
1B.) Of these, how many are specifically related to shatter cannabis or butane honey?
1C.) Of the arrests in response to question 1B, how many of these were for the production of shatter cannabis or butane honey?
1D.) Of the arrests in response to question 1B, how many of these were for supplying shatter cannabis or butane honey?
Answer
Having made enquiries within the Force we are not able to provide a breakdown of Shatter cannabis or butane honey.
2) Of the drug arrests in question one - in how many cases did the CPS decide to charge?
Answer
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Grand Total |
|
|
CHARGE |
1053 |
843 |
892 |
877 |
1142 |
4807 |
2A.) How many of those charges related to cannabis offences?
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Answer 2A |
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2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Grand Total |
|
|
CHARGE |
364 |
296 |
328 |
253 |
334 |
1575 |
2B.) How many of those charges specifically related to shatter cannabis or butane honey?
2C.) Of the charges in response to question 2B, how many of these were for the production of shatter cannabis or butane honey?
2D.) Of the charges in response to question 2B, how many of these were for supplying shatter cannabis or butane honey?
Answer
Having made enquiries within the Force we are not able to provide a breakdown of Shatter cannabis or butane honey.
3) How many perpetrators have there been in relation to drugs in the past five years? (possession, supply, production and importation)
(January 2024- December 2024, January 2023- December 2023, January 2022- December 2022, January 2021- December 2021, January 2020- December 2020)
Answer
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Grand Total |
|
|
Count of Year |
1633 |
1587 |
1581 |
1759 |
1791 |
8351 |
3A.) Of these, how many were perpetrators of cannabis related offences?
Answer
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Grand Total |
|
|
Count of Year |
513 |
463 |
491 |
432 |
438 |
2337 |
3B.) Of these, how many were perpetrators of offences relating to shatter cannabis or butane honey?
3C.) Of the perpetrators in response to question 3B, how many of these were perpetrators of the production of shatter cannabis or butane honey?
3D.) Of the perpetrators in response to question 3B, how many of these were perpetrators of supplying shatter cannabis or butane honey?
Answer
Having made enquiries within the Force we are not able to provide a breakdown of Shatter cannabis or butane honey.
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Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker