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Drug Seizure and Offender Statistics, United Kingdom, 1998: Area Tables

NCJ Number
183531
Author(s)
John M. Corkery
Date Published
2000
Length
34 pages
Annotation
Statistical information is presented on seizures of controlled drugs in the United Kingdom between 1988 and 1998, quantities and types of controlled drugs seized, and persons found guilty of drug offenses.
Abstract
The data cover drug seizures per million population, yearly changes in the number of drug seizures, drug seizures by police forces and other organizations, rates of drug seizures, and drug types and quantities. The data also reflect persons found guilty of, cautioned for, or given a fiscal fine for drug offenses and the proportion of drug offenders sentenced to immediate custody by police force area in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Data on drug types are presented for cocaine, crack, heroin, LSD, Ecstasy, methadone, amphetamines, cannabis, anabolic steroids, and other drugs. 13 tables and 4 maps

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