Drug supply offences
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/24/6379
Version Date: 30/04/2024
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information:
Data Source
- Crimes recorded on crime information system - UNIFI
Data Processing:
Force custody recording system - NSPIS/NICHE Custody
Qliksense Report: Detainee Management
Filtered by date: January 1st to December 31st 2023
Age at arrest: 0-16
Arrest for relevant Offences:
How many arrests have your police force made for the offences of supplying controlled drugs or possession with intent to supply controlled drugs in the last year (2023 calendar year) for young persons aged sixteen or under?
There were 14 arrests made for the offence of ‘supply or offering to supply a controlled drug’.
There were 19 arrests made for the offence of ‘Possession with intent to supply a controlled drug’ (PWITS).
Please provide if possible the figures for each age group i.e. ten, eleven, twelve etc and also broken down by gender for each of the two offences, breaking the alleged offences down by Class A and Class B drugs.
By gender of detainee
|
Offence group |
Offence |
Female |
Male |
Total |
|
Supply
|
Supply - Class A |
1 |
8 |
9 |
|
Supply - Class B |
1 |
4 |
5 |
|
|
Supply Total |
|
|
|
14 |
|
PWITS
|
Possess with intent to supply - Class A |
1 |
5 |
6 |
|
Possess with intent to supply - Class B |
1 |
12 |
13 |
|
|
PWITS Total |
|
|
|
19 |
By age of detainee
|
Offence group |
Offence |
14 |
15 |
16 |
Total |
|
Supply
|
Supply - Class A |
2 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
|
Supply - Class B |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
|
|
Supply Total |
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
PWITS
|
Possess with intent to supply - Class A |
0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
|
Possess with intent to supply - Class B |
1 |
3 |
9 |
13 |
|
|
PWITS Total |
|
|
|
|
19 |
For those children who were arrested AND were aged 13 or under please provide specific details on the charge they were arrested on and the exact type and class of drug they were alleged to have been involved with as well as their age.
No children aged 13 or under were arrested for these offences in the Force area in 2023