Possession of a Controlled Drug
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/24/006999/U
Version Date: 04/10/2024
The request relates to the time period June 2021 until June 2024.
How many people were arrested for having possession of a controlled drug (without intent to supply), including:
Class A - Powder Cocaine; Amphetamine
Class B - Cannabis and cannabis resin / Cannabinol / Cannabinol derivatives
Please categorise as follows:
People Proceeded Against for the Home Office Classification Code above broken down by Ethnic Appearance.
If the cost for this research is deemed too high, please reduce the time period to June 2022 until June 2024.
I would like to make a correction on the below request:
I am looking for the number of people proceeded against for having possession of the three controlled drugs listed in the email.
I am not looking for the number of people arrested.
I am also looking for a breakdown of the statistics based on ethnic appearance.
Further Clarification:
Please can you break it down the figures by proceedings type.
As a reference, please see the table below - it is very similar to what I am looking for.
The only difference between what I need and the table below, is the time period and the drugs involved.
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.
Time Frame for data:
01/06/2021 - 30/06/2024
Data Source:
Force Crime Recording System Niche
Data Processing:
QlikSense report Occurrence People Links (all) filtered on
Offence Group: Possession of Drugs
Person or Organisation: Person
Suspect or Offender: Yes
Data extracted to excel
Filtered in excel for
Outcome Date: 01/06/2021 - 30/06/2024
Offence Descriptions:
Possess methylamphetamine a class A controlled drug (recordable)
Possess class B controlled drug - cannabis (pre Feb 2004) (recordable)
Possess cannabis resin - class C (recordable)
Possess cannabis resin - class B controlled drug (pre Feb 2004) (recordable)
Possess cannabis - a class C (recordable)
Possess a controlled drug of Class B - cannabis resin (recordable)
Possess a controlled drug of Class B - Cannabis / Cannabis Resin (recordable)
Possess a controlled drug of Class B - cannabinoid receptor agonists (recordable)
Possess a controlled drug of Class B - Amphetamine (recordable)
Possess a controlled drug of Class A - MDMA (recordable)
Possess a controlled drug of Class A - Cocaine (recordable)
Permit use of premises for the supply or attempting / offering to supply of methylamphetamine a class A controlled drug (recordable)
Permit the use of premises for the supply of a controlled drug of Class B - Cannabis (recordable)
Permit production / attempted production on premises of a controlled drug of Class B - cannabis (recordable)
Attempt to possess a controlled drug of Class B - Cannabis / Cannabis Resin (recordable)
Aid abet the possession of a controlled drug of Class A - Cocaine (recordable)
Please note:
- One person can be charged with offences relating to the same drug multiple times during any given time period. For the purposes of this data, each person has been counted once per drug type and year.
- Cocaine offences include those of aid and abet possession.
- Cocaine offence does not include those of crack cocaine.
- Cannabis offences include those of attempt to possess.
- Where an outcome or ethnicity does not appear in a table, this indicates no data for these.
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Number of people with an outcome issued by Devon and Cornwall Police for possession of amphetamine offences, between 01/06/2021 - 30/06/2024. |
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|
Outcome and Offender's Ethnicity |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
1: Charged |
5 |
9 |
13 |
3 |
30 |
|
White - North European |
5 |
9 |
12 |
3 |
29 |
|
White - South European |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
8 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
22 |
|
Asian |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
White - North European |
8 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
20 |
|
10: Police - formal action not in public interest |
5 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
13 |
|
Unknown |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
5 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
12 |
|
12: Named suspect too ill to prosecute |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
White - North European |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
White - North European |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
|
Unknown |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
|
18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
6 |
34 |
0 |
1 |
41 |
|
Unknown |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
White - North European |
5 |
33 |
0 |
1 |
39 |
|
2: Youth caution |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
2: Youth conditional caution |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
White - North European |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
5 |
9 |
11 |
6 |
31 |
|
Unknown |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
5 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
29 |
|
White - South European |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, not in public interest to take further action |
1 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
13 |
|
Unknown |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
1 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
|
3: Adult caution |
9 |
17 |
13 |
6 |
45 |
|
Black |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
9 |
16 |
12 |
6 |
43 |
|
White - South European |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
5: Offender has died |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
8: Community resolution |
4 |
13 |
11 |
6 |
34 |
|
Unknown |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
White - North European |
4 |
12 |
8 |
5 |
29 |
|
White - South European |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
46 |
101 |
63 |
41 |
251 |
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Number of people with an outcome issued by Devon and Cornwall Police for possession of cannabis offences, between 01/06/2021 - 30/06/2024. |
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|
Outcome and Offender's Ethnicity |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
1: Charged |
81 |
73 |
129 |
92 |
375 |
|
Asian |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
|
Black |
3 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
15 |
|
White - North European |
75 |
68 |
118 |
89 |
350 |
|
White - South European |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
|
1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
89 |
141 |
53 |
39 |
322 |
|
Arabic or North African |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Asian |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
Black |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
|
Chinese,Japanese,SE Asian |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Unknown |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
White - North European |
82 |
133 |
46 |
37 |
298 |
|
White - South European |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
10: Police - formal action not in public interest |
37 |
39 |
93 |
94 |
263 |
|
Arabic or North African |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Asian |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
Black |
1 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
|
Chinese,Japanese,SE Asian |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Unknown |
2 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
10 |
|
White - North European |
32 |
30 |
83 |
83 |
228 |
|
White - South European |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
|
12: Named suspect too ill to prosecute |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
|
White - North European |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
|
14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
78 |
80 |
8 |
8 |
174 |
|
Asian |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Black |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
Unknown |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
|
White - North European |
72 |
73 |
8 |
7 |
160 |
|
White - South European |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
0 |
3 |
173 |
102 |
278 |
|
Arabic or North African |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Asian |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Black |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
|
Unknown |
0 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
11 |
|
White - North European |
0 |
3 |
158 |
94 |
255 |
|
White - South European |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
White - North European |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
17: Suspect identified but prosecution time limit expired |
2 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
12 |
|
White - North European |
2 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
12 |
|
18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
209 |
883 |
5 |
6 |
1103 |
|
Arabic or North African |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Asian |
2 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
|
Black |
9 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
|
Unknown |
6 |
47 |
0 |
0 |
53 |
|
White - North European |
187 |
777 |
5 |
6 |
975 |
|
White - South European |
5 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
|
1A: Alternate offence charged |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Asian |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
1A: Alternate offence summonsed/postal requisition |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Black |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
2: Youth caution |
7 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
20 |
|
Unknown |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
6 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
19 |
|
2: Youth conditional caution |
9 |
12 |
4 |
2 |
27 |
|
Asian |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Black |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
White - North European |
9 |
11 |
2 |
2 |
24 |
|
20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy |
5 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
15 |
|
Unknown |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
White - North European |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
|
White - South European |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
153 |
103 |
234 |
168 |
658 |
|
Arabic or North African |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Asian |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Black |
4 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
23 |
|
Chinese,Japanese,SE Asian |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Unknown |
5 |
2 |
12 |
11 |
30 |
|
White - North European |
140 |
94 |
209 |
144 |
587 |
|
White - South European |
4 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
13 |
|
22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, not in public interest to take further action |
45 |
62 |
41 |
54 |
202 |
|
Black |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Unknown |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
|
White - North European |
40 |
59 |
41 |
51 |
191 |
|
White - South European |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
3: Adult caution |
79 |
119 |
103 |
56 |
357 |
|
Asian |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Black |
3 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
|
Unknown |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
White - North European |
75 |
111 |
99 |
53 |
338 |
|
White - South European |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
3: Adult conditional caution |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
White - North European |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
5: Offender has died |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
|
Unknown |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
|
6: Penalty notice for disorder |
3 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
|
Black |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
3 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
|
7: Cannabis warning |
5 |
21 |
3 |
2 |
31 |
|
Black |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
5 |
20 |
3 |
2 |
30 |
|
8: Community resolution |
357 |
599 |
523 |
263 |
1742 |
|
Arabic or North African |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
Asian |
6 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
23 |
|
Black |
7 |
18 |
11 |
5 |
41 |
|
Chinese,Japanese,SE Asian |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Unknown |
19 |
39 |
34 |
17 |
109 |
|
White - North European |
314 |
515 |
459 |
230 |
1518 |
|
White - South European |
11 |
18 |
10 |
5 |
44 |
|
8: Youth restorative disposal |
0 |
1 |
24 |
10 |
35 |
|
Black |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Unknown |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
0 |
1 |
22 |
10 |
33 |
|
9: CPS - prosecution not in public interest |
0 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
|
Black |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
|
Not Recorded |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Unknown |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Pending CSU Outcome |
0 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
17 |
|
White - North European |
0 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
16 |
|
White - South European |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
1164 |
2183 |
1428 |
911 |
5686 |
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Number of people with an outcome issued by Devon and Cornwall Police for possession of cocaine offences, between 01/06/2021 - 30/06/2024. |
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|
Outcome and Offender's Ethnicity |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
1: Charged |
20 |
21 |
84 |
33 |
158 |
|
Arabic or North African |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Asian |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Black |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
|
Unknown |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
17 |
18 |
78 |
31 |
144 |
|
White - South European |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
1: Summonsed/postal requisition |
19 |
24 |
22 |
18 |
83 |
|
Asian |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Black |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
Unknown |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
19 |
23 |
19 |
16 |
77 |
|
10: Police - formal action not in public interest |
2 |
3 |
19 |
31 |
55 |
|
Unknown |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
2 |
3 |
19 |
30 |
54 |
|
11: Named suspect below age of criminal responsibility |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
12: Named suspect too ill to prosecute |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
14: Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
15: CPS - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
4 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
|
Black |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
4 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
|
15: Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
0 |
0 |
50 |
43 |
93 |
|
Black |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
Unknown |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
0 |
0 |
46 |
41 |
87 |
|
White - South European |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
16: Victim declines/withdraws support - named suspect identified |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
17: Suspect identified but prosecution time limit expired |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
18: Investigation complete no suspect identified |
19 |
104 |
3 |
1 |
127 |
|
Arabic or North African |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Asian |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Black |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
|
Unknown |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
White - North European |
18 |
88 |
1 |
1 |
108 |
|
White - South European |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
2: Youth caution |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
White - North European |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
2: Youth conditional caution |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
20: Other body/agency has investigation primacy |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
White - North European |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
21: Police - named suspect, investigation not in the public interest |
9 |
12 |
56 |
30 |
107 |
|
Asian |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
Black |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Unknown |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
White - North European |
7 |
11 |
47 |
29 |
94 |
|
White - South European |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
|
22: Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, not in public interest to take further action |
10 |
18 |
14 |
13 |
55 |
|
Black |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Unknown |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
White - North European |
10 |
15 |
13 |
12 |
50 |
|
White - South European |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
3: Adult caution |
28 |
38 |
52 |
36 |
154 |
|
Arabic or North African |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
Asian |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Black |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
Unknown |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
26 |
36 |
45 |
35 |
142 |
|
White - South European |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
|
3: Adult conditional caution |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
White - North European |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
3A: Alternate offence adult caution |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
5: Offender has died |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
White - North European |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
8: Community resolution |
29 |
46 |
55 |
31 |
161 |
|
Arabic or North African |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Asian |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Black |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Unknown |
2 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
10 |
|
White - North European |
27 |
42 |
48 |
29 |
146 |
|
White - South European |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
8: Youth restorative disposal |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Unknown |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
White - North European |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Pending CSU Outcome |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
White - North European |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
Total |
142 |
278 |
371 |
245 |
1036 |