In 2022/23 there were 26,443 drug offences recorded by the police in Scotland. Between 2002/03 and 2022/23 the number of drug offences in Scotland has fluctuated, peaking in 2005/06 at 44,247 and falling to it's lowest figure in the most recent year.
Number of drug offences recorded in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2022/23
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Scottish Government. (June 20, 2023). Number of drug offences recorded in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/328079/drug-crime-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Number of drug offences recorded in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2022/23." Chart. June 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/328079/drug-crime-scotland/
Scottish Government. (2023). Number of drug offences recorded in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/328079/drug-crime-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Number of Drug Offences Recorded in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/328079/drug-crime-scotland/
Scottish Government, Number of drug offences recorded in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/328079/drug-crime-scotland/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Number of drug offences recorded in Scotland from 2002/03 to 2022/23 [Graph], Scottish Government, June 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/328079/drug-crime-scotland/