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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 gender and type of drug, 2000-2001
*'Other' includes hallucinogens, steroids and other drugs (not defined elsewhere).
Drug providers, number of arrests as a percentage of total drug arrests by gender and type of drug, 2000-2001
*'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 these charts show
- Irrespective of drug type, males accounted for four in five arrests of both consumer and provider offences.