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Australian Crime: Facts and Figures 2002

Drug-related statistics

Drug providers, 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

  • As with consumers, most providers are arrested for importing, producing, trafficking or selling cannabis.
  • In 2000-2001, cannabis accounted for 56% of all provider arrests. Heroin and amphetamines accounted for 18% and 16% of provider arrests, respectively.
  • Over the past five years there has been a substantial decline in the percentage of provider arrests related to cannabis offences. In 1995-1996, 82% of arrests against providers were for cannabis offences compared to 56% in 2000-2001.
  • The percentage of total provider arrests accounted for by amphetamine offences increased four-fold, from 4% in 1995-1996 to 16% in 2000-2001.

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