HC Deb 27 June 1997 vol 296 c667W
Mr. Leigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by type of drug the number of persons for each

Number of persons proceeded against for possession of drugs by type of drugs offence and police force
Police force All drugs1 Cocaine Heroin LSD MDMA Methadone Amphetamines Cannabis Other
Number of persons proceeded against in all courts (1994)
Central 316 0 2 13 3 0 35 284 7
Dumfries and Galloway 183 0 3 10 1 0 29 146 14
Fife 176 0 0 1 0 0 18 167 3
Grampian 679 1 19 25 21 2 103 583 17
Lothian and Borders 809 4 2 43 31 4 153 648 60
Northern 199 0 2 2 2 0 24 182 2
Strathclyde 2,076 13 91 69 37 7 262 1,703 96
Tayside 366 0 0 13 12 2 53 325 24
Scotland 4,804 18 119 176 107 15 677 4,038 223
Persons proceeded against in solemn courts (1994)
Central 23 0 1 4 1 0 5 20 0
Dumfries and Galloway 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 2
Fife 7 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Grampian 26 0 4 6 4 0 5 17 2
Lothian and Borders 40 4 0 11 5 1 15 22 11
Northern 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Strathclyde 133 4 19 12 7 2 27 79 10
Tayside 17 0 0 3 3 0 8 14 2
Scotland 253 8 24 38 20 3 65 165 27
Persons proceeded against in all courts (1995)
Central 163 1 2 6 2 0 15 146 4
Dumfries and Galloway 156 0 4 2 1 0 22 139 6
Fife 262 0 4 4 10 0 36 237 2
Grampian 808 8 34 20 34 2 136 674 45
Lothian and Borders 149 0 0 3 5 0 6 140 3
Northern 126 0 0 2 1 0 12 113 2
Strathclyde 2,389 11 155 47 87 11 326 1,913 87
Tayside 264 0 5 2 11 2 42 226 12
Scotland 4,317 20 204 86 151 15 595 3,588 161
Persons proceeded against in solemn courts (1995)
Central 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Dumfries and Galloway 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Fife 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Grampian 17 1 2 1 3 0 7 12 2
Lothian and Borders 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0
Northern 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0
Strathclyde 118 3 23 12 11 3 25 66 15
Tayside 15 0 4 1 3 2 3 12 3
Scotland 176 4 30 15 21 5 40 111 21

Note:

1Columns cannot be added together since a person may be dealt with for more than one type of drug.

Source:

Home Office Research and Statistics Directorate.