In 2021/22 there were 45,730 drug offences recorded by the police in London, compared with 49,984 in the previous year, which was also the year with the highest number of drug offences in this provided time period.
Number of police recorded drug offences in London from 2015/16 to 2021/22
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 21, 2022). Number of police recorded drug offences in London from 2015/16 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/864747/drug-offences-in-london/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of police recorded drug offences in London from 2015/16 to 2021/22." Chart. July 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/864747/drug-offences-in-london/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Number of police recorded drug offences in London from 2015/16 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/864747/drug-offences-in-london/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Police Recorded Drug Offences in London from 2015/16 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/864747/drug-offences-in-london/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of police recorded drug offences in London from 2015/16 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/864747/drug-offences-in-london/ (last visited June 10, 2023)
Number of police recorded drug offences in London from 2015/16 to 2021/22 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/864747/drug-offences-in-london/