Report Summary
Issued 9 January 2023, this FOI response advises that information on numbers of arrests for drug related charges between 2019 and 2022 is not held by the Scottish Police Authority. Advice is provided that Police Scotland may hold information and a link provided to recorded crime statistics published by Scottish Government.
Request
1. How many arrests were made on drug-related charges, with a yearly breakdown of 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022? Of these arrests, please can you specify the 5 most common drugs related to the arrests and potential charges.
2. Of these arrests, could you please specify how many of these were related to drug dealing and how many were related to drug consumption, with the same yearly breakdown?
3. Of the individuals arrested on drug-related charges, could you please categorize, again by yearly breakdown, the age range from under 18, 18-25, 25-40, 40-55 and 55+?
