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Drugs: Crime

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 2 April 2025UIN 41022

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of people charged with drug trafficking in the last 12 months.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The Home Office collects and publishes official statistics on the number of charge or court summons recorded by the police in England and Wales on a quarterly basis, which can be accessed here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables

This includes drug trafficking offences.

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