There were around 8,872 drug offences recorded in Northern Ireland in 2023/24, an increase on the previous year when there were approximately 8,974. In this time period, drug crime has increased in Northern Ireland from just under 2,000 offences in 2002/03 to the peak seen in the most recent reporting year.
Number of drug offences recorded in Northern Ireland from 2002/03 to 2023/24
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Police Service of Northern Ireland. (May 16, 2024). Number of drug offences recorded in Northern Ireland from 2002/03 to 2023/24 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/941580/drug-offences-in-northern-ireland/
Police Service of Northern Ireland. "Number of drug offences recorded in Northern Ireland from 2002/03 to 2023/24." Chart. May 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/941580/drug-offences-in-northern-ireland/
Police Service of Northern Ireland. (2024). Number of drug offences recorded in Northern Ireland from 2002/03 to 2023/24. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/941580/drug-offences-in-northern-ireland/
Police Service of Northern Ireland. "Number of Drug Offences Recorded in Northern Ireland from 2002/03 to 2023/24." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/941580/drug-offences-in-northern-ireland/
Police Service of Northern Ireland, Number of drug offences recorded in Northern Ireland from 2002/03 to 2023/24 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/941580/drug-offences-in-northern-ireland/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Number of drug offences recorded in Northern Ireland from 2002/03 to 2023/24 [Graph], Police Service of Northern Ireland, May 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/941580/drug-offences-in-northern-ireland/
