Heroin
(asked on 20th June 2019) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been charged with the distribution of heroin in each of the last five years.
The Home Office collects and holds data on crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales, and outcomes recorded for these crimes. The table below shows the number of charge/summons outcomes recorded for offences of the supply or intent to supply of heroin.
Table 1: Number of charged/summonsed outcomes recorded for offences involving supply or intent to supply with heroin; England & Wales | |||
Calendar Year | Supply | Possession with intent to supply | Total |
2014 | 884 | 1,263 | 2,147 |
2015 | 1,071 | 1,676 | 2,747 |
2016 | 873 | 1,646 | 2,519 |
2017 | 1,070 | 1,671 | 2,741 |
2018 | 714 | 1,307 | 2,021 |
Total | 4,612 | 7,563 | 12,175 |
Source: Home Office Data Hub | |||