In 2022, more than 12 thousand drug offenders involving psychoactive drugs were recorded in South Korea. Psychoactive drugs have been the most commonly used drug in the country over the past five years, followed by cannabis.
Number of registered illegal drug offenders in South Korea from 2018 to 2022, by type of drug
(in 1,000s)
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Supreme Prosecutors´ Office. (July 5, 2023). Number of registered illegal drug offenders in South Korea from 2018 to 2022, by type of drug (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414250/south-korea-drug-crimes-by-drug-type/
Supreme Prosecutors´ Office. "Number of registered illegal drug offenders in South Korea from 2018 to 2022, by type of drug (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414250/south-korea-drug-crimes-by-drug-type/
Supreme Prosecutors´ Office. (2023). Number of registered illegal drug offenders in South Korea from 2018 to 2022, by type of drug (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414250/south-korea-drug-crimes-by-drug-type/
Supreme Prosecutors´ Office. "Number of Registered Illegal Drug Offenders in South Korea from 2018 to 2022, by Type of Drug (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414250/south-korea-drug-crimes-by-drug-type/
Supreme Prosecutors´ Office, Number of registered illegal drug offenders in South Korea from 2018 to 2022, by type of drug (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414250/south-korea-drug-crimes-by-drug-type/ (last visited October 08, 2024)
Number of registered illegal drug offenders in South Korea from 2018 to 2022, by type of drug (in 1,000s) [Graph], Supreme Prosecutors´ Office, July 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414250/south-korea-drug-crimes-by-drug-type/
