There were 17,321 controlled drug offences reported in the Republic of Ireland in 2022, one of the highest number recorded in a single year during the provided time period. Between 2003 and 2022, the year with the fewest drug offences was 2003, when there were 9,297, with offences peaking in 2008, at 23,354.
Number of controlled drug offences in the Republic of Ireland from 2003 to 2022
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Central Statistics Office Ireland. (March 30, 2023). Number of controlled drug offences in the Republic of Ireland from 2003 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/945327/drug-offences-in-ireland/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. "Number of controlled drug offences in the Republic of Ireland from 2003 to 2022." Chart. March 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/945327/drug-offences-in-ireland/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. (2023). Number of controlled drug offences in the Republic of Ireland from 2003 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/945327/drug-offences-in-ireland/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. "Number of Controlled Drug Offences in The Republic of Ireland from 2003 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/945327/drug-offences-in-ireland/
Central Statistics Office Ireland, Number of controlled drug offences in the Republic of Ireland from 2003 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/945327/drug-offences-in-ireland/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Number of controlled drug offences in the Republic of Ireland from 2003 to 2022 [Graph], Central Statistics Office Ireland, March 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/945327/drug-offences-in-ireland/