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.
6. Young men are nine times more likely to be
arrested for drug offences than young women
7. Number of persons aged 10-17 arrested for
drug offences by region, 2010/11
Total =
13,428
8. Number of persons aged 18-20 arrested
for drug offences by region, 2010/11
Total =
20,431
9. NB The following refers to all searches under section 1 of the
Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) and is not young people
specific
STOP AND SEARCH ON
SUSPICION OF DRUG OFFENCES
10. Stop and search carried out of people or
cars for drugs and subsequent arrests by
year
11. Searches and subsequent arrests
for drugs in 2010/11
Total =
565,237 searches
39,704 arrests
12. Data presented here comes from the Home
Office website
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/scien