Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Crime

(asked on 17th March 2015) - View Source
Questioner
Lord Roberts of Llandudno Portrait
Lord Roberts of Llandudno
(Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people in each police authority were convicted of alcohol and drug offences in each of the last four years; and what are those figures as a percentage of the population in each police authority area.

Answered by
Lord Faulks Portrait
Lord Faulks
This question was answered on 25th March 2015

Alcohol and drug offences can have a very serious impact on individuals and wider communities, while also being a burden on our courts. This is why we have tough sentences in place for the most serious offences, including a life sentence for supply of Class A drugs.

Our approach on drugs remains clear. We must prevent drug abuse in our communities, help dependent individuals through treatment and wider recovery support, while ensuring law enforcement protects society by stopping the supply.

The number of people found guilty at all courts of alcohol and drug offences, by police force area, in England and Wales, and the figures as a percentage of the population in each police authority area, from 2009 to 2013 (the latest available) can be viewed in the table.

Court proceedings data for 2014 are planned for publication in May 2015.

Persons found guilty at all courts for alcohol related offences (1) and drug offences (2) for each police force area in England and Wales, 2009 to 2013 (3)(4)
Found guilty% of population (5)
2009201020112012201320092010201120122013
Alcohol related offences(1)
Avon and Somerset1,6191,3281,3841,3041,2190.099%0.081%0.085%0.080%0.075%
Bedfordshire6206045465274080.098%0.095%0.086%0.083%0.064%
Cambridgeshire8047826876406320.098%0.095%0.084%0.078%0.077%
Cheshire1,3881,2371,2151,1809130.134%0.120%0.117%0.114%0.088%
Cleveland7706355195084760.138%0.113%0.093%0.091%0.085%
Cumbria5614704344764090.113%0.094%0.087%0.096%0.082%
Derbyshire9918377918046550.096%0.081%0.077%0.078%0.064%
Devon and Cornwall1,7241,5121,4961,4531,2540.102%0.089%0.088%0.086%0.074%
Dorset7506356505676440.099%0.084%0.086%0.075%0.085%
Durham7146325605104340.115%0.102%0.090%0.082%0.070%
Essex2,0161,6131,4211,0951,2540.115%0.092%0.081%0.062%0.072%
Gloucestershire6235385534164280.103%0.089%0.091%0.069%0.071%
Greater Manchester3,1192,6322,3102,5002,1340.115%0.097%0.085%0.092%0.079%
Hampshire2,0261,9211,7671,5191,4330.105%0.100%0.092%0.079%0.074%
Hertfordshire1,3121,2231,0621,0278230.115%0.107%0.093%0.090%0.072%
Humberside9768538127736780.106%0.092%0.088%0.084%0.074%
Kent1,8151,5721,4851,2531,1970.103%0.089%0.084%0.071%0.068%
Lancashire1,8861,5541,3951,2991,1580.128%0.106%0.095%0.088%0.079%
Leicestershire9748868267507250.094%0.086%0.080%0.073%0.070%
Lincolnshire8397186937197010.116%0.099%0.096%0.099%0.097%
City of London(6)79108117--1.033%1.412%1.530%0.000%0.000%
Merseyside1,6051,2321,1721,0379330.116%0.089%0.085%0.075%0.067%
Metropolitan Police8,8117,5886,6675,5605,5780.105%0.090%0.079%0.066%0.066%
Norfolk7776846598256760.089%0.079%0.076%0.095%0.078%
Northamptonshire7457216977366370.105%0.102%0.099%0.104%0.090%
Northumbria1,7191,4101,3281,2791,1160.120%0.099%0.093%0.089%0.078%
North Yorkshire9858047187506940.122%0.100%0.089%0.093%0.086%
Nottinghamshire1,2291,0219169778450.111%0.092%0.083%0.088%0.076%
South Yorkshire1,5221,1511,0669358610.112%0.085%0.078%0.069%0.063%
Staffordshire1,2471,0059809778590.113%0.091%0.089%0.088%0.078%
Suffolk7345776086926070.100%0.078%0.083%0.094%0.082%
Surrey1,0688879439739240.093%0.077%0.082%0.084%0.080%
Sussex1,6011,4261,3611,2861,0980.098%0.087%0.083%0.079%0.067%
Thames Valley2,0461,9751,9601,9031,8390.088%0.085%0.085%0.082%0.079%
Warwickshire7235854344674550.132%0.107%0.079%0.085%0.083%
West Mercia1,3151,2331,2901,3101,1590.106%0.100%0.104%0.106%0.094%
West Midlands3,4992,3542,5652,2631,8220.126%0.085%0.092%0.081%0.065%
West Yorkshire2,3321,9101,6901,6921,5000.104%0.085%0.075%0.075%0.067%
Wiltshire4744824674974760.068%0.069%0.067%0.072%0.069%
Dyfed Powys5805285215434410.112%0.102%0.101%0.105%0.085%
Gwent7054905785134360.122%0.085%0.100%0.089%0.075%
North Wales9067656356676230.131%0.111%0.092%0.096%0.090%
South Wales1,8251,4471,4621,1491,1310.141%0.112%0.113%0.089%0.087%
England and Wales62,05452,56549,44046,35142,2850.109%0.092%0.087%0.081%0.074%
All Drug Offences including Summary Drug Offences (2)
Avon and Somerset1,1131,3281,5971,8271,7580.068%0.081%0.098%0.112%0.108%
Bedfordshire3884814924704300.061%0.076%0.078%0.074%0.068%
Cambridgeshire5705996535865920.069%0.073%0.080%0.071%0.072%
Cheshire7248017287937530.070%0.077%0.070%0.077%0.073%
Cleveland1,0201,0239228108230.182%0.183%0.165%0.145%0.147%
Cumbria6406467936416030.128%0.130%0.159%0.129%0.121%
Derbyshire6878349058138240.067%0.081%0.088%0.079%0.080%
Devon and Cornwall1,2121,4261,4871,0691,0100.072%0.084%0.088%0.063%0.060%
Dorset5775554764384290.076%0.074%0.063%0.058%0.057%
Durham4284603363143100.069%0.074%0.054%0.051%0.050%
Essex1,1611,2551,3611,0171,2160.066%0.072%0.078%0.058%0.069%
Gloucestershire5244944034204460.087%0.082%0.067%0.069%0.074%
Greater Manchester3,1973,8303,8873,3472,9850.118%0.141%0.143%0.123%0.110%
Hampshire1,7141,8171,7361,8481,8600.089%0.094%0.090%0.096%0.097%
Hertfordshire9851,1681,1501,1741,1150.086%0.102%0.101%0.103%0.098%
Humberside7267368728788760.079%0.080%0.095%0.095%0.095%
Kent1,2931,4311,3281,1881,3120.073%0.081%0.075%0.067%0.074%
Lancashire1,6551,9121,6731,7401,4600.113%0.130%0.114%0.118%0.099%
Leicestershire5386775665524740.052%0.066%0.055%0.053%0.046%
Lincolnshire4564524683874160.063%0.062%0.065%0.053%0.057%
City of London(6)7897120--1.020%1.268%1.569%0.000%0.000%
Merseyside3,8444,1713,8653,5603,0070.277%0.301%0.279%0.257%0.217%
Metropolitan Police12,69513,92413,76412,72213,3790.151%0.166%0.164%0.151%0.159%
Norfolk5806797107077230.067%0.078%0.082%0.081%0.083%
Northamptonshire3355074344194980.047%0.072%0.061%0.059%0.070%
Northumbria1,4601,5471,9191,8431,5610.102%0.108%0.134%0.129%0.109%
North Yorkshire5766166155264880.072%0.077%0.076%0.065%0.061%
Nottinghamshire1,0191,1871,2039428750.092%0.107%0.109%0.085%0.079%
South Yorkshire1,3641,5201,5471,5081,5440.100%0.112%0.114%0.111%0.114%
Staffordshire6267016517258430.057%0.063%0.059%0.065%0.076%
Suffolk5344154825516340.073%0.056%0.065%0.075%0.086%
Surrey6106207499769140.053%0.054%0.065%0.085%0.079%
Sussex1,4201,4201,4141,2911,2140.087%0.087%0.087%0.079%0.074%
Thames Valley1,9161,9291,7141,8391,8680.083%0.083%0.074%0.079%0.081%
Warwickshire2052991842152100.037%0.054%0.034%0.039%0.038%
West Mercia6066056216766190.049%0.049%0.050%0.055%0.050%
West Midlands3,1712,9402,9992,7622,5290.114%0.106%0.108%0.099%0.091%
West Yorkshire2,1052,4342,3402,2411,9650.093%0.108%0.104%0.100%0.087%
Wiltshire4073283173204070.059%0.047%0.046%0.046%0.059%
Dyfed Powys7058287979389950.136%0.160%0.154%0.182%0.193%
Gwent5425376316286270.094%0.093%0.109%0.108%0.108%
North Wales5376195534584900.078%0.089%0.080%0.066%0.071%
South Wales1,8912,1332,1961,9661,9050.146%0.165%0.170%0.152%0.147%
England and Wales56,83461,98161,65858,12556,9870.100%0.109%0.108%0.102%0.100%
-' =- Nil
(1) Includes offences under sections 6(2B)(2C) of Licensing Act 1902, and sections 137,138,141,142,145,146,147,149(1)(3)(4)7A, 7B,150,151,152,153,156,157 of Licencing Act 2003 ,Confiscation of Alcohol (Young Persons) Act 1997 S.1,Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc) Act 1985 SS.1(4), 1A(4),2(1)(2),ss5B(3),5C(4), 5D(3)1(2)(3),1A(2)(3),3(10)5B(2)5C(3)5D(2)5C(5),6(2), Policing and Crime Act 2009 S.30, Road Traffic Act 1988 S.5(1)(a)(b),Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 S.12,Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 Sch.12 P.5
(2) Includes Sections 12, 13, 19(a), (b) Criminal Justice Co-Operation Act 1990, RR.6(5), 7, 8, & 9(2) Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors)(Community External Trade) Regs 2008, Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (SS.50(2), (3) & (5), 68 (2) & (4) & 170(1), (2), (3) & (4) & Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 SS 327-330, 333, 334 (1,2) & 336 (5) & (6)
(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.
(4) The conviction statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.
(5) Population estimates mid 2013 England and Wales.
(6) City of London Local Justice Area abolished on 31 December 2011, and merged into Central London Local Justice Area. These data recorded under Metropolitan Police henceforth
Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.
Ref: PQs HL5791

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