Drug offences for under 16s 575/2022
FOI Reference: 575/2022
Request:
I write under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act to request the number of under 16's who were arrested for drug offences (including possession and intent to supply) between 2014 and June 2022.
As part of this request, I would like the information to be broken down into the following;
- The number of under 16's arrested for drug offences, broken down into years (e.g. 2014, 2015, 2016 etc) and a grand total;
- The number of under 16's arrested for drug offences, broken down into offence type (e.g. possession, intent to supply);
- Out of the grand total, how many under 16's were arrested for possession and supply of Class A substances, and how many under 16's were arrested for supply of Class A substances
- Out of the grand total, how many under 16's were arrested for possession and supply of Class C substances, and how many under 16's were arrested for supply of Class C substances;
- The youngest under 16 to be arrested for drug possession, and the youngest under 16 to be arrested for supplying;
Further clarification received:
I would also like data on how many under 16's were arrested for possession and supply of Class B substances, and how many under 16's were arrested for supply of Class B substances within said time frame.
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:
|
Year |
Under 16 Drug Arrests |
|
2014 |
16 |
|
2015 |
13 |
|
2016 |
6 |
|
2017 |
8 |
|
2018 |
12 |
|
2019 |
8 |
|
2020 |
4 |
|
2021 |
3 |
|
2022* |
2 |
|
Grand Total |
72 |
* Up to June 2022
Response 2 – 4:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:
|
Drug offence and class of drug |
Total |
|
Concerned in production of a controlled drug of Class B |
1 |
|
Concerned in the supply of a class A drug |
1 |
|
Possess a class C controlled drug |
1 |
|
Possess a controlled drug of Class A |
3 |
|
Possess a controlled drug of Class B |
43 |
|
Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class A |
6 |
|
Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class B |
10 |
|
Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class C |
1 |
|
Supply a controlled drug of Class A |
3 |
|
Supply a controlled drug of Class B |
2 |
|
Supply a controlled drug of Class C |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
72 |
Response 5:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:
|
Question 5 |
Age |
|
Youngest individual under 16 to be arrested for drug possession |
13 years old |
|
Youngest individual under 16 to be arrested for supplying |
13 years old |
It should be noted that owing to the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such matters the information provided may or may not be accurate. Police Forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recoding criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted that for these reasons this Force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 09/08/22)