Suspected drug deaths in Scotland: April to June 2021

This new report focusses on Police Scotland management information as a key indicator of recent drug death trends in Scotland.


Annex A: Police Scotland suspected drug deaths by police division

Table 2: Police Scotland suspected drug deaths by police division by calendar quarter, January 2020 to June 2021
Police Division Jan to Mar 2020 Apr to Jun 2020 Jul to Sep 2020 Oct to Dec 2020 Jan to Mar 2021 Apr to Jun 2021
A: North East 21 25 18 24 33 26
C: Forth Valley 10 32 20 22 17 19
D: Tayside 24 42 15 31 30 34
E: Edinburgh City 20 19 16 23 40 24
G: Greater Glasgow 83 111 82 103 92 95
J: The Lothians & Scottish Borders 20 20 19 24 31 17
K: Renfrewshire and Inverclyde 27 30 27 23 19 16
L: Argyll & West Dumbartonshire 13 10 13 10 15 5
N: Highlands & Islands 15 8 11 16 10 15
P: Fife 18 21 26 14 18 13
Q: Lanarkshire 28 53 38 36 38 29
U: Ayrshire 33 31 25 32 35 25
V: Dumfries & Galloway 6 11 6 6 15 11
Total 318 413 316 364 393 329

Source: Police Scotland

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