UK: Arrest statistics 2002 - 2005

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Hansard

Thursday 09 Feb 2006

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The number of people found guilty or cautioned for drug possession offences*

Type of offence 2004^(21) Percentage of custodial sentences 2003
Percentage of custodial Sentences 2002 Percentage of custodial sentences
Offences under Drugs Acts:

A 45500 3 5,450 8 20,900 13
B 5230 8 82,950 3 83,540 3
C 45,500 3 560 4 630 3

Type of offence

Offences under Drugs Acts: 2001 Percentage of custodial sentences
2000 Percentage of custodial sentences
A 18,520 16 19,990 14
B 73,180 3 75,976 4
C 410 15 14 <0.5

^(21) Cannabis was reclassified in January 2004. There were 45,390
cannabis possession offences in 2004 where the offenders were found
guilty of cautioned as compared with 77,500 in 2003. However, there were
27,520 street warnings for cannabis possession since the street warnings
were introduced nationally in April 2004 and this is likely to have
reduced cautioning figures for cannabis possession.

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*Mr. Malins: *To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how
many people were convicted of possession of /(a)/ a Class A, /(b)/ a
Class B and /(c)/ a Class C drug with intent to supply in each of the
last five years; and what percentage received a custodial sentence in
each case. [44143]

/9 Feb 2006 : Column 1436W/

*Hazel Blears: *The number of people who have been convicted for
possession with intent to supply a class A, B and C drugs in the last
five years is shown in the table. The table includes the percentage of
people given a custodial sentence for the possession offences.

*The number of people found guilty or cautioned for drug possession with
intent to supply offences*

Class 2004 Percent receiving custodial sentences 2003 Percentage of
custodial sentences 2002 Percentage of custodial sentences
A 2,200 39 440 66 3,730 77
B 520 63 2,940 43 2,900 45
C 2,200 39 0 0 10 0

Class 2001 Percentage of custodial sentences 2000 Percentage of
custodial sentences
A 3,230 77 3,634 68
B 3,020 49 4,365 44
C 0 0 0 0

Note:
Cannabis was reclassified in January 2004. There were 2,200 possession
with intent to supply cannabis offences in 2004 and 2,500 in 2003.

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