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Table DRCrime-1. Number of reports for drug law offences, 1985-2002. Part (ii) 1985 onwards

Country   Study units 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002  
                                             
Belgium (2) persons 3917 4646 6393 7000 6093 7051 10720 18179 19482 19467 18376 na 21569 14328 25540 19005 21750 26291    
Czech Republic   persons na na na na na na na 135 163 288 482 956 1152 1530 1765 2043 2160 2247    
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   not known na na na na na na na na na na na na na 617 765 3886 5458 4799    
Greece (3) persons 953 1734 2257 2471 2660 3081 3197 2966 2636 3340 4887 6961 9729 10973 10902 12543 15395 16045    
Spain (4) offences na na na na na na na na na na na 17176 14991 13967 13430 17067 17380 17430    
France   persons 29750 30493 31105 31213 33510 34213 45063 54468 51657 59697 69432 77640 89285 91048 95910 100870 84533 96740    
Ireland   offences 1270 1163 1196 1333 1344 2071 3088 3494 3833 4443 3859 2885 4156 5631 7137 8395 8768 7568    
Italy (4)(6) persons 15763 14857 19373 23320 20582 18343 22966 27617 23818 26449 32652 32985 32999 33179 34297 34322 33872 33106    
Cyprus   - na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na    
Latvia   not known na na na na na na na 205 231 279 271 362 433 395 521 655 854 653    
Lithuania   cases na na na na na na na na na na na 491 382 663 783 697 798 846    
Luxembourg   persons na na na na na na na na na na 128 149 154 100 108 117 92 108    
Hungary   offences 81 95 93 73 53 34 46 135 223 256 429 440 943 2068 2860 3445 4332 4775    
Malta   - na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na    
Netherlands   offences na na na na na na na na na na na na na 12616 11675 11513 13558 15848    
Austria (5) offences 4932 4739 4778 4963 4474 4829 5392 7805 10915 12623 13093 16196 17868 17141 17597 18125 21862 22422    
Poland   offences na na na na na 1105 2468 2442 5457 4000 4284 6780 7915 16432 15628 19649 29230 36178    
Portugal (7) persons 1471 2047 2192 1845 2534 3586 4667 6280 5197 4708 6380 9054 9333 11395 13020 14276 8736 5260    
Slovenia   offences na na na na na na 337 469 646 825 1249 1849 2737 2942 3410 4803 5889 5528    
Slovakia   - na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na    
Finland   offences 2323 1973 2221 1914 1889 2546 2491 3336 3976 5936 9052 7868 8323 9461 11647 13445 14869 13857    
Sweden   persons 6567 6426 6533 6697 7163 7676 8123 7974 7394 8604 9573 9307 10625 11490 10400 12545 13714 15205    
United Kingdom   persons na 23905 26278 30515 38415 44922 47616 48927 68480 85693 93631 95199 114629 130643 121056 104390 na na    
Norway   persons 1941 1975 1936 2324 3057 3332 3577 3903 3790 3446 3938 4455 5188 6486 8002 9190 10746 na    
Total   - 135056 168009 187111 205697 223340 245333 286332 322528 342559 381979 439201 486453 565744 618687 642440 665216 na na    
                                             
Notes:                                            
na: data not available.                          
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.                        
(2) Belgium: 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.                          
(3) Greece: 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) Italy and Spain: the data only include offences related to dealing/trafficking (offences related to drug use/possession are not considered as criminal offences).                          
(5) Austria: 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.                          
(6) Italy: from 1985 to 1994, the figures include only persons under restriction. Since 1995, the figures include persons under restriction and at liberty.                          
(7) Portugal: since July 2001, reports for drug use/possession are no longer included in the table since these are not considered as criminal offences anymore.                          
                                             
Source: National focal points.                          

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