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Australian crime : facts and figures 2003
Drugs arrests
Number of consumers arrested as percentage of all drug arrests specific to each type of drug, 1995-1996 and 2001-2002
Number of providers arrested as percentage of all drug arrests specific to each type of drug, 1995-1996 and 2001-2002
* Other includes hallucinogens, steroids and other drugs (not defined elsewhere).
Sources
- Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence 2002, Australian illicit drug report 2000-01, ABCI, Canberra. <http://www.crimecommission.gov.au/html/pg_aidr2000_01.html>
- Australian Crime Commission 2003, Australian illicit drug report 2001-02, ACC, Canberra. <http://www.crimecommission.gov.au/html/pg_aidr2001_02.html>
What this chart shows
- The majority of people arrested for drug offences are consumers rather than providers, irrespective of drug type. Eighty per cent of all arrests for drug offences in 2001-2002 involved consumers, up from 75% in 1995-1996.
- Patterns vary by drug type. The percentage of arrests involving heroin and other drug consumers declined while the percentage involving providers increased.
- In 2001-2002, 17% of persons arrested for cannabis offences were providers, compared with 38% of arrests for heroin and cocaine offences.