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Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2020-2021
Statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police in Scotland, split by crime or offence group and by local authority. This bulletin also includes a new chapter which presents an estimate of how many cyber-crimes were recorded in Scotland during 2019-20 and 2020-21.
Table A5: Drug crimes recorded by the police, Scotland, 2011-12 to 2020-21
| Crime category | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | % change 19-20 to 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illegal importation of drugs | 19 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 52 | 64 | 70 | 56 | 106 | 59 | -44 |
| Illegal cultivation of drugs | 1,242 | 1,251 | 1,185 | 1,066 | 1,036 | 822 | 780 | 622 | 610 | 710 | 16 |
| Possession of drugs with intent to supply | 5,423 | 3,861 | 3,594 | 3,700 | 3,976 | 3,531 | 3,877 | 3,973 | 3,841 | 3,953 | 3 |
| Possession of drugs | 28,326 | 29,150 | 30,451 | 31,632 | 29,929 | 27,766 | 27,171 | 29,843 | 30,469 | 30,344 | 0 |
| Drugs, other offences, money laundering | 147 | 402 | 359 | 417 | 486 | 458 | 501 | 337 | 277 | 344 | 24 |
| Total Drug crimes | 35,157 | 34,688 | 35,616 | 36,836 | 35,479 | 32,641 | 32,399 | 34,831 | 35,303 | 35,410 | 0 |
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