Number of arrests for drug offences in England and Wales 2015-2023
In 2022/23 there were approximately 60,705 arrests for drug offences in England and Wales, compared with 60,373 in the previous year.
Number of persons arrested for drug offences in England and Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23
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UK Home Office, & GOV.UK. (September 26, 2023). Number of persons arrested for drug offences in England and Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/377448/arrests-drug-offenses-england-and-wales-time-series/
UK Home Office, und GOV.UK. "Number of persons arrested for drug offences in England and Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23." Chart. September 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377448/arrests-drug-offenses-england-and-wales-time-series/
UK Home Office, GOV.UK. (2023). Number of persons arrested for drug offences in England and Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377448/arrests-drug-offenses-england-and-wales-time-series/
UK Home Office, and GOV.UK. "Number of Persons Arrested for Drug Offences in England and Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377448/arrests-drug-offenses-england-and-wales-time-series/
UK Home Office & GOV.UK, Number of persons arrested for drug offences in England and Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377448/arrests-drug-offenses-england-and-wales-time-series/ (last visited November 29, 2023)
Number of persons arrested for drug offences in England and Wales from 2015/16 to 2022/23 [Graph], UK Home Office, & GOV.UK, September 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/377448/arrests-drug-offenses-england-and-wales-time-series/