Over 35,000 young people between the ages of 10 and 17 were arrested for drug offenses in England between April 2010 and March 2011. Young men are nine times more likely to be arrested for drug offenses than young women. A total of 13,428 persons aged 10-17 and 20,431 persons aged 18-20 were arrested for drug offenses by region in 2010/2011, with the highest numbers in London.