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Table DLO-4. Drug law offences related to drug use or possession for use, 2003–11

Part (i) Number and percentage

Country	Offence type	2003		2004		2005		2006		2007		2008		2009		2010		2011
Country	Offence type	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%
Belgium	1	17480	75.6	22503	76.6	21472	61.7	21580	61.5	23923	63.2	25655	63.6	26655	64.2	23458	59.7	22791	63.7
Bulgaria	A	:	:	:	:	3105	55.0	2883	56.9	2654	61.7	2269	54.2	2767	53.7	4077	62.0	3716	60.3
Czech Republic	A	1268	26.9	1221	30.2	1167	30.7	1280	32.9	1330	34.7	861	24.7	1171	30.6	1509	32.5	1712	34.2
Denmark	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Germany	A	177494	69.4	200378	70.6	194444	70.3	178841	70.1	171496	69.1	169386	70.6	169689	72.0	165880	71.8	170297	72.0
Estonia	1	:	:	5870	98.2	4438	81.2	4906	84.0	5991	85.1	6528	85.1	3352	79.0	2278	76.5	2999	78.5
Ireland	M	:	:	:	:	:	:	10945	76.0	13932	77.8	:	:	10096	73.9	8283	69.1	:	:
Greece	A	12825	77.4	10400	76.5	13186	70.0	10599	67.2	7806	51.2	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Spain	1	123249	88.0	150193	90.2	173096	91.4	218656	92.9	253559	90.9	303068	92.0	372230	93.6	336308	93.2	391649	94.3
France	M	90630	83.8	101278	83.5	101047	84.0	93817	84.9	112923	84.1	147909	84.2	137594	86.3	135447	86.1	:	:
Italy	M	43494	59.7	45064	58.9	40456	56.2	47829	69.7	50146	69.4	48067	57.6	42212	53.6	39620	50.3	30646	45.4
Cyprus	M	263	56.7	341	66.2	385	62.9	511	78.1	693	78.9	596	76.5	560	77.6	669	78.6	792	84.6
Latvia	1	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	2974	75.0	3814	74.6	3267	72.5	3520	73.1	4692	81.0
Lithuania	A	:	:	:	:	:	:	966	57.7	965	55.7	1042	56.7	1313	60.0	1318	59.4	1240	54.9
Luxembourg	1	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	1081	72.7	1030	70.8	2382	72.5	1218	76.9
Hungary	A	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	4048	83.8	4952	85.5	5231	87.3
Malta	M	306	74.6	505	76.6	516	81.6	431	78.8	478	80.2	467	73.5	462	74.2	285	64.0	259	66.8
Netherlands	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Austria	A	19290	86.7	22588	89.6	22733	87.8	20340	84.7	20492	84.8	17121	85.4	19735	86.8	20306	85.1	21884	84.5
Poland	A	27229	57.2	36166	60.9	41055	60.8	46386	66.1	41006	65.1	39233	68.4	46123	67.5	46847	64.7	50086	67.2
Portugal	M	6100	53.4	5370	51.0	6260	52.9	6216	53.4	6744	56.5	6543	54.7	7549	54.3	7315	53.6	6898	52.8
Romania	M	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	43	9.5	78	11.5	76	10.6	59	6.9
Slovenia	A	4123	85.1	2944	82.2	2575	83.4	3197	81.7	3018	81.1	3520	77.8	3224	76.0	3707	74.2	3691	65.7
Slovakia	A	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	454	57.8	521	57.1	620	57.5	629	55.4	626	52.0
Finland	A	9217	57.6	9310	60.7	9393	61.3	8604	60.2	10406	63.8	9933	60.1	11268	60.7	12185	61.6	12121	59.2
Sweden	A	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	73279	89.4	79134	87.9	80919	88.0
United Kingdom	1	:	:	:	:	80664	68.4	86528	69.8	93703	69.1	99861	66.9	97538	66.4	98304	64.5	99118	65.0
Croatia	1	:	:	:	:	:	:	5860	70.2	5513	69.3	5004	63.5	4690	66.4	5132	65.9	5269	67.8
Turkey	1	3568	34.9	3454	24.7	6350	48.0	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	72826	88.9	58204	86.7
Norway	A	19080	52.1	19289	51.8	19329	51.4	21262	51.0	20368	50.0	19191	52.2	19899	51.7	22787	50.9	22116	52.5

Notes:

For definitions of reports for drug law offences, refer to Drug law offences — methods and definitions.

For methods of % calculation, please refer to Table DLO-2 part (ii).

For methodological information, please refer to Table DLO-4 part (ii) and Table DLO-0.

(1) Refer to part (ii)

(M) Main offence, where main offences correspond to the number of offenders

(A) All drug offences.

Source:

Reitox national focal points.

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