Table DRCrime-3. Drug types involved in reports for drug law offences: percentage of all reports for drug law offences in 2002/2001


Countries		Year	Cannabis %	Heroin %	Cocaine %

Belgium		2002	67	8	7
Czech Republic	⁽²⁾	2002	37	8	1
Denmark		-	na	na	na
Germany	^{(2) (3)}	2002	56	17	9
Estonia		-	na	na	na
Greece		-	na	na	na
Spain	^{(1) (4)}	2002	52	7	33
France	⁽²⁾	2002	87	5	3
Ireland	⁽²⁾	2002	65	9	6
Italy	^{(1) (4)}	2002	42	27	28
Cyprus		-	na	na	na
Latvia		-	na	na	na
Lithuania	⁽¹⁾	2002	10	15	1
Luxembourg	⁽¹⁾	2002	28	51	21
Hungary	⁽²⁾	2002	66	16	2
Malta		-	na	na	na
The Netherlands	^{(2) (5)}	2002	37	58
Austria	⁽¹⁾	2002	58	11	11
Poland		-	na	na	na
Portugal	^{(3) (4) (6)}	2002	36	17	8
Slovenia	⁽¹⁾	2002	82	10	2
Slovakia		-	na	na	na
Finland		-	na	na	na
Sweden	^{(1) (7)}	2001	34	7	2
UK	⁽¹⁾	2000	69	12	5
Norway		-	na	na	na


Notes:
na: data not available
For definitions of reports for drug law offences, please refer to [Methods and definitions - Drug law offences] in this Statistical bulletin.
Percentages are based on offences for all drug types and may not sum to 100%.
(1) Based on number of mentions of cannabis among all drug mentions, whether alone or with other drugs.
(2) Based on number of offences with cannabis as main drug.
(3) Among all offences broken down by drug (for some offences, a breakdown by drug is not available).
(4) Among offences for drug dealing/trafficking (since offences for drug use/possession for use are not criminalised).
(5) Data under 'heroin' refer to 'hard drugs' (defined as drugs which pose unacceptable public health risks, such as heroin, cocaine, LSD and ecstasy). Some offences involve both cannabis and 'hard drugs' and are not included here.
(6) The proportions are underestimated, since they represent offences for one drug alone - e.g. offences for cannabis do not include offences for cannabis + other drug(s).
(7) Among persons given a summary fine by the prosecutor or sentenced by a court.

Source: Reitox national focal points

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