In 2022, the number of arrests for drug-related offenses amounted to approximately 9.9 thousand cases, increasing from around 7.6 thousand cases in the previous year. Overall, drug-related arrest cases showed an increasing trend as the years passed.
Number of arrests for drug-related crime in South Korea from 2011 to 2022
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KOSIS. (August 7, 2023). Number of arrests for drug-related crime in South Korea from 2011 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/629382/south-korea-drug-related-arrests/
KOSIS. "Number of arrests for drug-related crime in South Korea from 2011 to 2022." Chart. August 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629382/south-korea-drug-related-arrests/
KOSIS. (2023). Number of arrests for drug-related crime in South Korea from 2011 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629382/south-korea-drug-related-arrests/
KOSIS. "Number of Arrests for Drug-related Crime in South Korea from 2011 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629382/south-korea-drug-related-arrests/
KOSIS, Number of arrests for drug-related crime in South Korea from 2011 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629382/south-korea-drug-related-arrests/ (last visited December 08, 2023)
Number of arrests for drug-related crime in South Korea from 2011 to 2022 [Graph], KOSIS, August 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/629382/south-korea-drug-related-arrests/