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Table DRCrime-3. Drug types involved in reports for drug law offences: percentage of all reports for drug law offences in 2002/2001

             
Countries   Year Cannabis % Heroin % Cocaine %
             
Belgium   2002 67 8 7  
Czech Republic (2) 2002 37 8 1  
Denmark   - na na na  
Germany (2) (3) 2002 56 17 9  
Estonia   - na na na  
Greece   - na na na  
Spain (1) (4) 2002 52 7 33  
France (2) 2002 87 5 3  
Ireland (2) 2002 65 9 6  
Italy (1) (4) 2002 42 27 28  
Cyprus   - na na na  
Latvia   - na na na  
Lithuania (1) 2002 10 15 1  
Luxembourg (1) 2002 28 51 21  
Hungary (2) 2002 66 16 2  
Malta   - na na na  
The Netherlands (2) (5) 2002 37 58    
Austria (1) 2002 58 11 11  
Poland   - na na na  
Portugal (3) (4) (6) 2002 36 17 8  
Slovenia (1) 2002 82 10 2  
Slovakia   - na na na  
Finland   - na na na  
Sweden (1) (7) 2001 34 7 2  
UK (1) 2000 69 12 5  
Norway   - na na na  
             
             
Notes:            
na: data not available  
For definitions of reports for drug law offences, please refer to [Methods and definitions - Drug law offences] in this Statistical bulletin.  
Percentages are based on offences for all drug types and may not sum to 100%.  
(1) Based on number of mentions of cannabis among all drug mentions, whether alone or with other drugs.  
(2) Based on number of offences with cannabis as main drug.  
(3) Among all offences broken down by drug (for some offences, a breakdown by drug is not available).  
(4) Among offences for drug dealing/trafficking (since offences for drug use/possession for use are not criminalised).  
(5) Data under 'heroin' refer to 'hard drugs' (defined as drugs which pose unacceptable public health risks, such as heroin, cocaine, LSD and ecstasy). Some offences involve both cannabis and 'hard drugs' and are not included here.  
(6) The proportions are underestimated, since they represent offences for one drug alone - e.g. offences for cannabis do not include offences for cannabis + other drug(s).  
(7) Among persons given a summary fine by the prosecutor or sentenced by a court.  
             
Source: Reitox national focal points  
             

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