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Australian Crime: Facts and Figures 2002

Drug-related statistics

Drug consumers, number of arrests as a percentage of total drug arrests by type of drug, 1995-1996 and 2000-2001
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*'Other' includes hallucinogens, steroids and other drugs (not defined elsewhere).

Source: Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence 2002, Australian illicit drug report 2000-2001, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.

What this chart shows

  • Arrests for cannabis, heroin and amphetamines accounted for 92% of all consumer arrests in 2000-2001.
  • Consumers were most likely to be arrested for a cannabis offence in both 1995-1996 and 2000-2001. However, there has been some change in the past six years, with a decrease in the percentage of arrested cannabis users from 79% to 74%.
  • Between 1995-1996 and 2000-2001 there was an increase in the percentage of consumers arrested for amphetamine offences, from 4% to 11%.

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