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Official drug trends 2019
The proportion of young people using cocaine is the highest for a decade.
23rd September 2019
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The proportion of young people using cocaine is the highest for a decade.
The latest statistics reveal a complex picture with overall crime flat but concerns about a jump in homicides and increase in serious violent offences.
Around 1 in 29 (3.5%) of adults aged 16 to 59 had taken a Class A drug in the last year, equivalent to around 1.1 million people.
Latest ONS official statistics based on the Crime Survey for England and Wales reveal that 83% victims (83%) did not report their experiences to the police.
Latest ONS official statistics based on the Crime Survey for England and Wales reveal trends in domestic abuse and that nearly 2 million people were victims last year.
Latest crime figures show increasing conflict between different data sources but a worrying 8% annual rise in the number of homicides.
Latest official drug stats shows no major changes in patterns of consumption except for a drop in the use of New Psychoactive Substances.
Crime levels stable Last week (19 January 2017), the Office for National Statistics published the latest crime figures for England and Wales which cover the
Data from the Crime Survey show that people in the West Country are more than 1 1/2 times more likely to smoke cannabis that those in the East Midlands.
Interesting drug map finds that Welsh people use more amphetamines, West Country folk more cannabis and Londoners take twice as many Ecstasy tablets.
Latest HSCIC drug stats report reductions in use of illegal drugs but a worrying rise in drug related deaths.
There was a 7% increase in police recorded crime compared with the previous year, with 4.4 million offences recorded in the year ending December 2015. Most of this rise is thought to be owing to improved crime recording by the police leading to a greater proportion of reports of crime being recorded in the last year.
