HL Deb 24 July 2000 vol 616 cc12-3WA
Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many people were convicted of drug-related crimes in Northern Ireland in each year from 1990ߝ1999. [HL3268]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

The table below shows numbers of persons convicted for drug-related offences in Northern Ireland. Please note that only figures for 1992ߝ1997 are available for all courts.

Year Numbers Convicted
1990ߝ1991 Data no longer held on accessible database format
1992 307
1993 423
1994 494
1995 671
Year Numbers Convicted
1996 666
1997 525
1998 1771
1999 Not available1
1Crown Court only. Court data for 1998 (Magistrates' Courts) and 1999 are not yet available due to changes in crime counting rules and the recent change to financial year recording of crime.