Table DLO-6. Cannabis-related offences, 2001 to 2008 [see all tables in this series...]

Part (i) Number and percentage of all drug law offences

Country	2001		2002		2003		2004		2005		2006		2007		2008
Country	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%
Belgium	15191	68.1	18247	67.1	15532	67.1	20696	70.4	22244	64.5	22640	63.9	25044	65.2	26348	65.3
Bulgaria	4254	49.3	4971	55.6	5141	57.5	5526	59.2	2793	52.4	2481	51.8	2062	52.2	1789	46.8
Czech Republic	:	:	748	37.4	892	37.8	763	36.3	682	32.0	638	29.5	569	28.5	746	32.5
Denmark	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Germany	131836	54.4	139082	56.4	148973	59.4	174649	63.3	166144	63.7	148667	61.0	141391	60.0	132519	58.8
Estonia	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Ireland	5143	60.3	5500	64.6	3891	57.6	4305	62.1	7756	58.9	7015	49.0	9126	51.4	:	:
Greece	:	:	:	:	8540	51.5	6527	48.0	8648	45.9	8564	54.3	7504	49.2	9093	50.5
Spain	87037	67.1	90991	65.3	101091	72.2	134209	74.3	152168	72.2	191260	74.8	204665	73.4	259564	78.8
France	72287	85.5	83999	86.8	94268	87.2	105375	86.9	103834	86.3	94922	85.9	110614	82.8	152845	87.0
Italy	43776	63.2	47042	63.4	46246	63.4	46325	60.5	41501	57.6	44440	64.8	44579	63.5	41813	62.7
Cyprus	:	:	333	78.4	349	75.2	327	65.5	428	69.9	432	66.1	676	77.3	575	73.8
Latvia	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	216	21.0	161	12.0
Lithuania	65	8.1	85	9.9	129	13.5	265	19.0	158	14.3	163	26.2	185	21.4	237	22.6
Luxembourg	39	28.1	35	28.2	78	43.1	50	22.9	69	31.1	93	33.0	:	:	836	51.5
Hungary	2774	64.0	3152	66.0	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Malta	140	34.1	:	:	159	38.8	250	37.9	266	42.1	166	33.4	:	:	:	:
Netherlands	5059	37.3	5832	36.8	6156	36.0	9312	41.8	9480	47.2	9542	47.1	9187	47.5	8975	48.0
Austria	19760	58.5	19939	57.6	17706	53.0	20252	54.1	20900	54.1	19021	54.0	19063	53.8	15063	54.0
Poland	:	:					35200	61.1	39530	60.4	40320	58.6	34662	56.0	35386	63.0
Portugal	4026	38.9	4953	49.2	6274	58.6	5801	58.2	6523	57.8	6477	59.1	6247	55.4	6607	58.5
Romania	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Slovenia	4898	81.5	4542	82.2	3910	80.7	2727	76.1	2279	74.2	2772	70.9	2622	70.5	:	:
Slovakia	:	:	721	53.9	918	62.9	797	56.8	1150	57.2	:	:	380	59.0	437	53.3
Finland	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Sweden	6432	33.6	7369	34.3	7619	33.8	7940	35.0	8634	35.7	9402	36.1	:	:	:	:
United Kingdom	74850	70.9	83152	71.2	85768	71.6	82845	69.0	54813	53.5	55984	51.9	55563	48.8	:	:
Croatia	:	:	5615	75.0	4374	76.9	3170	68.2	2967	70.4	4704	62.9	4820	66.4	4154	58.0
Turkey	:	:	6231	74.5	7708	75.4	9796	70.0	9330	70.5	8366	79.4	9477	80.4	12690	82.2
Norway	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:

Notes:

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

For information on the way percentages were calculated, please refer to Table DLO-6 part (ii).

Sources:

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