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Drugs In Cumbria:
Incidents, Crimes and
Offenders
By
Tommy Davies
13 04 2004
CuPS.Apr.04.035CDRPS
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Contents
Contents .......................................................................................................... 2
Index of Figures ............................................................................................... 3
Executive Summary ......................................................................................... 4
Incidents ................................................................................................... 4
Crime/Offences ......................................................................................... 4
Offenders .................................................................................................. 4
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 5
METHODOLOGY............................................................................................. 5
ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................... 7
Drug-related Incidents In Cumbria................................................................ 7
Drugs Offences/Crimes .............................................................................. 17
Possession of Drugs ............................................................................... 21
Supply of Drugs ...................................................................................... 29
Drug Offences Outcomes ....................................................................... 36
Drugs Possession ................................................................................... 36
Drug Supply ............................................................................................ 37
Profile of Offenders .................................................................................... 38
Offenders of Drug Possession ................................................................ 39
Occupation of drug possession offenders ............................................... 48
Offenders of Drug Supply ....................................................................... 49
Occupation of drug supply offenders ...................................................... 53
Drugs Offenders Population Pyramids ....................................................... 54
Geographical Distribution of Offenders ...................................................... 62
APPENDIX ................................................................................................. 64
CACI ACORN Groups ............................................................................ 64
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Index of Figures
Figure 1: Drug related Incident Types and result codes. ........................................................................................................................................... 5
Figure 2: Table to show the drugs offence types used to extract the Drugs Offences ............................................................................................. 6
Figure 3: Financial Year Count................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Figure 4: Bar Graph to show the Counts of Drug Related Incidents by Financial Year ............................................................................................. 7
Figure 5: Pie Chart to show the Distribution of the Drugs Result Codes from Drug Related Incidents. Date Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004. ... 8
Figure 6: Pie Chart to show the distribution of all Incident Types that occurred with the All Drug related Incidents (7250 Incidents).
Date
Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004. .................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Figure 7: Line Graph to Show the Distribution of Drug Related Incidents By Financial Quarter. Date Range: 01/04/2000 to 31/03/2004. ........... 11
Figure 8: Line Graph to show the Distribution of Drug Related Incidents Per Financial Quarter per District .......................................................... 12
Figure 9: Line graph to show the distribution of Drug related incidents per financial quarter per District per 1000 of the population .................... 13
Figure 10: Thematic Map to show the Distribution of Drug Related Incidents throughout Cumbria by Ward since 01/04/2000 ............................. 14
Figure 11: Thematic Map to show the distribution of drug related incidents throughout Cumbria by Ward per 1000 of population since 01/04/2000
...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Figure 12: Thematic Map to show the distribution of drug related incidents throughout Cumbria by 500m grids since 01/04/2000 ....................... 16
Figure 13:Table to show the drug offences by Drug and Financial Year ................................................................................................................. 17
Figure 14: Table to show the Drugs Offences by District and Financial Year .......................................................................................................... 18
Figure 15: Table to show Drugs Crimes by District and Drug Classification by Financial Quarter. ......................................................................... 18
Figure 16: Drugs Offences by District 2003/2004 .................................................................................................................................................... 19
Figure 17: Pie Chart to show the Drugs Offences by Financial Year and District per 1000 of the population. ........................................................ 20
Figure 18: Table to show the Possession of Drugs Offences by Drug and Financial Year ..................................................................................... 21
Figure 19: Table to show Drugs Possession Crimes by District and Drug Classification by Financial Quarter. ...................................................... 21
Figure 20: Graph to show the Drug Possession Offences by Financial Quarter for all Drug Types ........................................................................ 23
Figure 21: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the possession of Amphetamine by Financial Quarter ......................................................... 23
Figure 22: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the possession of Cannabis (Including Cannabis Resin) by Financial Quarter..................... 23
Figure 23:Graph to show the number of Crimes for the possession of Cocaine by Financial Quarter .................................................................... 24
Figure 24: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the possession of Crack by Financial Quarter ...................................................................... 25
Figure 25: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the possession of Ecstacy by Financial Quarter................................................................... 25
Figure 26: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the possession of Heroin by Financial Quarter..................................................................... 26
Figure 27:Graph to show the number of Crimes for the possession of LSD by Financial Quarter .......................................................................... 26
Figure 28: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the possession of Methadone by Financial Quarter ............................................................. 27
Figure 29: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the possession of Unspecified Drugs by Financial Quarter .................................................. 27
Figure 30: Graphs to show the number of Crimes for the possession of Anabolic Steroids by Financial Quarter ................................................. 27
Figure 31: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the possession of Other Drugs by Financial Quarter ........................................................... 28
Figure 32: Table to show the Supply of Drugs Offences by Drug Type and Financial Year. ................................................................................... 29
Figure 33: Table to show Drugs Supply Crimes by District and Drug Classification by Financial Quarter. ............................................................. 30
Figure 34: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the Supply of All Drugs by Financial Quarter........................................................................ 31
Figure 35: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the Supply of Ampthetamine by Financial Quarter ............................................................... 31
Figure 36: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the Supply of Cannabis (Including Cannabis Resin) by Financial Quarter........................... 32
Figure 37: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the Supply of Cocaine by Financial Quarter ......................................................................... 32
Figure 38: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the Supply of Ecstacy by Financial Quarter.......................................................................... 33
Figure 39: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the Supply of Heroin by Financial Quarter............................................................................ 33
Figure 40: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the Supply of LSD by Financial Quarter ............................................................................... 34
Figure 41: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the Supply of Unspecified Drugs by Financial Quarter ......................................................... 35
Figure 42: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the Supply of Other Drugs by Financial Quarter................................................................... 35
Figure 43: Table to show the Outcome of the Drugs Possession offences by Drug Type. ...................................................................................... 36
Figure 44: Table to show the Outcome of the Drugs Supply offences by Drug Type. ............................................................................................ 37
Figure 45:Table to show the Types of Drugs offences by Gender and Drug Type .................................................................................................. 38
Figure 46: Graph to show age ranges of Drugs Possession Offender's offences committed per 1000 Females of the population by District. Date
Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004. ................................................................................................................................................................ 41
Figure 47: Graph to show ages ranges of Drugs Possession Offender's offences committed per 1000 Males of the population by District. Date
Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004. ................................................................................................................................................................ 42
Figure 48: Graph to show age range of drugs possession offender's offences committed per 1000 Males of the population by District. Date
Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004. INCLUDES ONLY OFFENDERS WHO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT WHERE THE OFFENCE WAS
COMMITTED................................................................................................................................................................................................. 43
Figure 49: Graph to show age ranges of offender’s offences committed per 1000 Males of the population by District. Date Range: 01/04/2001
to 31/03/2004. INCLUDES ONLY OFFENDERS WHO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT WHERE THE OFFENCE WAS COMMITTED AND NOT
INCLUDING ALL CANNABIS. ....................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Figure 50: Table to show the average age drug possession offenders by Major Drugs Type and District. ............................................................ 45
Figure 51: Table to show the counts of drug possession offences offenders by Major Drugs Type and District. Date Range 01/04/2001 to
31/03/2004 .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Figure 52: Line Graph to show the distribution of Drug Possession Offenders by Age percentages and Major Drug Types ................................ 47
Figure 53: Table to show the occupation of drug possession offenders by Gender ............................................................................................... 48
Figure 54: Graph to show age ranges of Drugs Supply offences by offenders committed per 1000 females of the population by district. Date
Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004 ................................................................................................................................................................. 50
Figure 55: Graph to show age ranges of Drugs Supply offences by offenders committed per 1000 males of the population by district. Date
Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004 ................................................................................................................................................................. 51
Figure 56: Table to show the average age of drug supply offenders by Drug Type and District. ........................................................................... 52
Figure 57: Table to show the count of drug supply offender’s offences by Drug Type and District. Date Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004. ..... 52
Figure 58:Table to show the occupation and genders of Drug supply offenders ..................................................................................................... 53
Figure 59: Census 2001 Population Pyramid for Cumbria ...................................................................................................................................... 54
Figure 60: Drugs Offenders Population Pyramid for Cumbria ................................................................................................................................. 54
Figure 61: Drugs Offenders against Census 2001 Population Pyramid by percentages. ....................................................................................... 55
Figure 62: Census 2001 Population Pyramid for Allerdale ..................................................................................................................................... 56
Figure 63: Drugs Offenders Population Pyramid for Allerdale ................................................................................................................................ 56
Figure 64: Census 2001 Population Pyramid for Barrow in Furness ...................................................................................................................... 57
Figure 65: Drugs Offenders Population Pyramid for Barrow in Furness ................................................................................................................. 57
Figure 66: Census 2001 Population Pyramid for Carlisle ....................................................................................................................................... 58
Figure 67: Drugs Offenders Population Pyramid for Carlisle .................................................................................................................................. 58
Figure 68: Census 2001 Population Pyramid for Copeland .................................................................................................................................... 59
Figure 69: Drugs Offenders Population Pyramid for Copeland ............................................................................................................................... 59
Figure 70: Census 2001 Population Pyramid for Eden ........................................................................................................................................... 60
Figure 71: Drugs Offenders Population Pyramid for Eden ...................................................................................................................................... 60
Figure 72: Census 2001 Population Pyramid for South Lakeland .......................................................................................................................... 61
Figure 73: Drugs Offenders Population Pyramid for South Lakeland ..................................................................................................................... 61
Figure 74: Acorn Distribution of Offence Location and Offender Home Location for all Drugs offences ................................................................ 62
Figure 75: Acorn Distribution of Offence Location and Offender Home Location Drug Possession Offences ........................................................ 63
Figure 76: Acorn Distribution of Offence Location and Offender Home Location Drug Supply Offences ............................................................... 64
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Executive Summary
Incidents

Drug-related Incidents have decreased significantly over the 3 rd and 4th
quarter of 2003/4 (See Fig 7).

Barrow has the highest rate of incidents per 1000 of the population
since quarter 1 in 2001/2002. This rate is now decreasing (See Fig 9).

Figures 10/11 show areas in Eden and South Lakes, including Penrith,
Windermere and Kendal wards, highlighted as problem areas for drugrelated incidents when standardised per 1000 of the population.
Crime/Offences

65% of offences were for Cannabis and 15% for Heroin. See Fig 13.

Barrow has the highest number of offences. See Fig 14.

Barrow has the highest number of Class A Drugs offences with 35% of
all drugs offences. Eden (20%) and South Lakes (17%) have the
lowest percentage of Class A drugs offences. See Fig 15.

Cocaine has had an increase in terms of possession offences (Fig 23).

Quarter 2 2003/4 had a major increase in Heroin supply offences in
Carlisle, probably due to police operations. See Figures 33 34, and 36.

Heroin has the highest percentage (72%) of offenders charged /
summoned in terms of drug possession offence outcomes. See Fig 43

98% of Heroin and 67% of Cannabis Resin supply offences were dealt
with by a charge / summons. See Figure 44.

Female offences for Heroin are well above the average. See Fig 45.
Offenders
 Eden has the highest rate of drugs possession offences per 1000 of
the population for the lowest age ranges (15-19). This is even the case
when only offenders who live in the District they offended in were used.
See Figures 46, 47, and 48.

Cannabis has the lowest mean age and Heroin the highest (Fig 50).

59% of possession and 69% of supply offenders are unemployed. See
Figures 53 and 58.
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
The population pyramids show that the Census population doesn’t
reflect the drug Offending population in any District. See Figures 59-73
INTRODUCTION
This report is a statistical analysis of Drugs in Cumbria using Cumbria Police
data and information. The report is split into three sections. The first section
studies the POLiS Incidents relating to Drugs, the second section analyses
the Drug offences/crimes and the final section analyses the profile of the
offenders of drug offences/crimes. The report splits the information into the
Districts and Drug types over a three-year timescale throughout all three
sections. This report is a refreshment of a previous report with the addition of
three months worth of data. Most of the detail may not have changed
dramatically, but the timelines will be extended.
METHODOLOGY
The date range for the timeline data analysed over a time period includes all
the data from 01/04/2000 to 31/03/2004. The date range for the data when
analysing crime patterns and offenders is 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004.
The location is Cumbria, with spatial detail mainly at District level.
The Data is extracted from the police systems using the following criteria:

Incidents were extracted from the POLiS Incidents System that
contained the following (see figure 1) drugs related incident types
and/or result codes.
Figure 1: Drug related Incident Types and result codes.
Polis Initial Clasification code
0010
Polis Explanation
Drugs
IncidentType
DRUGS
Result Code Incident Description
077
DRUGS OFFENCES (TRAFFICKING)
092
DRUGS-POSSESSION/SUPPLY
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TPI
093
DRUGS - OTHER
193
DRUGS - OFFENCES BY
PHARMACIST

Crimes and Offender details were extracted from the Oracle Crimes
System. Crimes with the following offence types (see figure 2) were
used to extract Drug offences. The Offenders were extracted by linking
the crimes to the offenders.
Figure 2: Table to show the drugs offence types used to extract the
Drugs Offences
Offence Code
CJ90004
CJ90005
IX85001
MD68001
MD71003
MD71009
MD71009A
MD71010
MD71010C
MD71020
MD71021
MD71022
MD71022C
MD71023
MD71023A
MD71023C
MD71026
MD71027
MD71029
MD71042
MD71043
MD71044
MD71045
MD71070
MD71101
MD71120
MD71130
MD71130C
MD71131
MD71131C
MD71132
MD71133
MD71133C
MD71139
MD71139A
MD71139C
MD71140
MD71140A
MD71141
MD71141A
MD71141C
MD71144
MD71144C
MD71151
MD71153
MD71161
MD71164
Offence Title
POSS CLASS A DRUG ON SHIP W/I TO SUPPLY
POSS CLASS B DRUG ON SHIP W/I TO SUPPLY
SUPPLY INTOXICATE SUBSTANCE TO UNDER 18
SELL MEDICINAL PRODUCT WITHOUT LICENCE
PRODUCE CONTROLLED DRUG/CLASS C OTHER
SUPPLY CONTROLLED DRUG/CLASS C/OTHER
ATT TO SUPPLY CLASS C DRUG/OTHER
SUPPLY CONTROLLED DRUG/CLASS UNSPECIFIED
CONSP SUPPLY CONTROL DRUG/CLASS UNSPECIF
POSSESS CONTROLLED DRUG - CLASS A
POSSESS CONTROLLED DRUG - CLASS B
POSSESS CONTROLLED DRUG/CLASS C OTHER
CONSP POSSESS CONT DRUG/CLASS C/OTHER
POSSESS CONTROL DRUG/CLASS UNSPECIFIED
ATT POSS CONTROL DRUG/CLASS UNSPECIFIED
CONS POSS CONTROL DRUG/CLASS UNSPECIFIED
POSS CONTROL DRUG W/I SUPP/CLASS C/OTHER
POSS CONT DRUG W/I SUP/CLASS UNSPECIFIED
CULTIVATE CANNABIS PLANT
PERMIT PREMISE PREPARE OPIUM FOR SMOKING
PERMIT PREMISES USED/SMOKING CANNABIS
PERMIT PREMISES USE/SMOKE CANNABIS RESIN
PERMIT PREMISE USED SMOKE PREPARED OPIUM
OBSTRUCTING POWERS OF SEARCH UNDER ACT
PRODUCE CONTROLLED DRUG/CLASS B/CANNABIS
CONCERNED PRODUCE DRUG/CLASS B/AMPHETAMI
SUPPLY CONTROLLED DRUG/CLASS A/COCAINE
CONSP TO SUPPLY CLASS A DRUG COCAINE
SUPPLY CONTROLLED DRUG/CLASS A/HEROIN
CONSPIRACY TO SUPPLY CLASS A DRUG/HEROIN
SUPPLY CONTROLLED CLASS A DRUG/LSD
SUPPLY CONTROLLED CLASS A DRUG/ECSTACY
CONSP TO SUPPLY CLASS A DRUG/ECSTACY
SUPPLY CONTROLLED DRUG/CLASS A/OTHER
ATT SUPPLY CONTROLLED DRUG/CLASS A/OTHER
CONSPIRACY TO SUPPLY DRUG/CLASS A/OTHER
SUPPLY CONTROL DRUG/CLASS B/AMPHETAMINE
ATTEMPT SUPPLY DRUG/CLASS B/AMPHETAMINE
SUPPLY CONTROLLED DRUG/CLASS B/CANNABIS
ATTEMPT TO SUPPLY DRUG/CLASS B/CANNABIS
CONSPIRE TO SUPPLY DRUG/CLASS B/CANNABIS
SUPPLY CLASS B DRUG/CANNABIS RESIN
CONSP SUPPLY CLASS B DRUG/CANNABIS RESIN
OFFER TO SUPPLY CLASS A DRUG/HEROIN
OFFER TO SUPPLY CLASS A DRUG/ECSTACY
OFFER TO SUPPLY CLASS B DRUG/CANNABIS
OFFER SUPPLY CLASS B DRUG/CANNABIS RESIN
Offence Code
MD71171
MD71173
MD71179
MD71180
MD71181
MD71184
MD71189
MD71191
MD71210
MD71210A
MD71211
MD71211A
MD71212
MD71213
MD71213A
MD71214
MD71215
MD71219
MD71220
MD71220A
MD71221
MD71221A
MD71221C
MD71224
MD71224A
MD71224C
MD71225
MD71230
MD71231
MD71231A
MD71232
MD71233
MD71239
MD71240
MD71241
MD71244
MD71244C
MD71245
MD71260
MD71261
MD71271
MD71291
MD71300
MD71301
MD71335
MD71339
MD71355
Offence Title
CONCERNED IN SUPPLY CLASS A DRUG/HEROIN
CONCERNED SUPPLY CLASS A DRUG/ECSTACY
CONCERNED SUPPLY DRUG/CLASS A/OTHER
CONCERNED SUPPLY DRUG/CLASS B/AMPHETAMIN
CONCERNED SUPPLY DRUG/CLASS B/CANNABIS
CONCERN SUPPLY/CLASS B/CANNABIS RESIN
CONCERNED SUPPLY DRUG/CLASS UNSPECIFIED
CONCERN OFFER SUPPLY CLASS A DRUG/HEROIN
POSSESS CONTROL DRUG/CLASS A/COCAINE
ATT POSSESS CONTROL DRUG/CLASS A/COCAINE
POSSESS CONTROL DRUG/CLASS A/HEROIN
ATT POSSESS CONTROL DRUG/CLASS A/HEROIN
POSSESS CONTROL DRUG/CLASS A/LSD
POSSESS CONTROL DRUG/CLASS A/ECSTACY
ATT POSSESS CONTROL DRUG/CLASS A/ECSTACY
POSSESS CONTROL DRUG/CLASS A/CRACK
POSSESS CONTROL DRUG/CLASS A/METHADONE
POSSESS CONTROL DRUG/CLASS A/OTHER
POSSESS CONTROL DRUG/CLASS B/AMPHETAMINE
ATT POSS CONTROL DRUG/CLASS B/AMPHETAMIN
POSSESS CONTROL DRUG/CLASS B/CANNABIS
ATT POSS CONTROL DRUG/CLASS B/CANNABIS
CONSPIRE POSSESS DRUG CLASS B/CANNABIS
POSS CONTROL DRUG/CLASS B/CANNABIS RESIN
ATT POSS CLASS B DRUG/CANNABIS RESIN
CONS POSSESS DRUG CLASS B/CANNABIS RESIN
POSSESS CONTROL DRUG/CLASS B/OTHER
POSSESS DRUG W/I SUPPLY/CLASS A/COCAINE
POSS DRUG W/I TO SUPPLY/CLASS A/HEROIN
ATT POSS DRUG W/I SUPPLY/CLASS A/HEROIN
POSSESS DRUG W/I SUPPLY/CLASS A/LSD
POSSESS DRUG W/I SUPPLY/CLASS A/ECSTACY
POSSESS DRUG W/I SUPPLY/CLASS A/OTHER
POSS DRUG W/I SUPPLY/CLASS B/AMPHETAMINE
POSSESS DRUG W/I SUPPLY/CLASS B/CANNABIS
POSS W/I SUPPLY/CLASS B/CANNABIS RESIN
CONS POSS DRUG W/I SUP/CLASS B/CAN.RESIN
POSSESS DRUG W/I SUPPLY/CLASS B/OTHER
PERMIT PREM PRODUCE CLASS B DRUG/AMPHETA
PERMIT PREM PROD CLASS B DRUG/CANNABIS
PERMIT PREM ATT PROD CLASS A DRUG/HEROIN
PERMIT PREM SUPPLY CLASS A DRUG/HEROIN
PERMIT PREM SUPPLY CLASS B DRUG/AMPHETAM
PERMIT PREM SUPPLY CLASS B DRUG/CANNABIS
POSSESS CLASS C DRUG/NABOLIC STEROID
PERM PREM PROD CLASS C DRUG/ANABOLIC STE
ASS ANOTHER/RETAIN BENEFIT/DRUG TRAFFICK

Acorn Groupings Data from CACI is also used to analyse offenders.

Census 2001 data is also used in order to standardise crime rates
using the population of each District.
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ANALYSIS
Drug-related Incidents In Cumbria
Figure 3: Financial Year Count
Financial Year
2000/2001
2001/2002
2002/2003
2003/2004
Grand Total
Total
2014
2402
2461
2386
9263
Figure 4: Bar Graph to show the Counts of Drug Related Incidents by
Financial Year
Bar Graph to show the Counts of Drug Related Incidents by Financial Year
3000
Count of Incidents
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2000/2001
2001/2002
2002/2003
2003/2004
Financial Year
Figures 3 and 4 show that drugs incidents will have increased by just under a
quarter (447 incidents) in the three years from 2000/2001 to 2002/2003.
However, the last financial year 2003/2004 shows that drugs incidents have
decreased for the first time in four years. Drugs incidents in Cumbria have
decreased by 75 from 2002/2003 to 2003/2004
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Figure 5: Pie Chart to show the Distribution of the Drugs Result Codes
from Drug Related Incidents. Date Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004.
Pie chart to show the Distribution of the Drug Result Codes from Drug Related Incidents. Date Range
01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004
0%
1%
41%
DRUGS - OTHER
DRUGS-POSSESSION/SUPPLY
DRUGS OFFENCES (TRAFFICKING)
DRUGS - OFFENCES BY PHARMACIST
58%
This is from 13,508 result codes in 7,250 Drugs Related Incidents.
Drugs-Other is the most common drugs related incident result code with 58
percent out of the four drugs result codes. This is followed by DrugsPossession/Supply with 41 percent. Drugs-Offences by a Pharmacist and
Drug Offences (Trafficking) result codes are both very small percentages of
the drug-related result codes.
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Figure 6: Pie Chart to show the distribution of all Incident Types that
occurred with the All Drug related Incidents (7250 Incidents).
Date Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004.
1%
1%
1%
5%
2%
2%
2%
3%
DRUGS
OTHER - MISCELLANEOUS
SUSP INCD/CIRC/PERS/VEH
9%
OTHER CRIME
OTHER DISORDER/NUISANCE
DISORDER IN ST/PUB PL/LIC PREM
SICK/AGED PERSONS
TRAFFIC OFFENCE INVOLVED
DOMESTIC DISPUTE
THEFT - OTHER
10%
64%
VIOLENCE AGAINST PERSON
Figure 6 above shows that “Drugs” incidents type obviously accounts for the
highest number of incident types for Drugs related incidents. Interestingly
though, “Disorder in St/Pub Pl/Lic Prem” and “Domestic Disputes”, account for
2 percent and 1 percent respectively.
The following graph (Figure 7) shows that Drug-related incidents for the 3rd
and 4th financial quarters of 2003/2004 have decreased below the upward
trend line quite significantly. Drugs related incidents appear to be on the
decrease.
Figure 8 illustrates that Carlisle has more drug-related incidents than any
other District per quarter. However, the rate per 1000 of the population as
displayed in Figure 9 shows Barrow to have the highest incidents rate for
drugs per quarter. Figures 8 and 9 show that Eden has a declining rate of
incidents over the four-year period. South Lakes, Copeland and Carlisle rates
have stayed relatively similar over the same period. However, Allerdale and
Barrow have witnessed an increase over four years. It may be worth noting
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however, that Barrow and Carlisle experienced dramatic decreases in drugs
related incidents over the last two quarters 2003/2004.
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Figure 7: Line Graph to Show the Distribution of Drug Related Incidents By Financial Quarter. Date Range: 01/04/2000 to
31/03/2004.
Line Graph to Show the Distribution of Drug Related Incidents By Financial Quarter.
Date Range Quarter 1 2000/2001 to Quarter 4 2003/2004
700
500
400
300
200
100
2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
0
2000/2001 Q1
Count of Incidents
600
Financial Quarter
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Figure 8: Line Graph to show the Distribution of Drug Related Incidents Per Financial Quarter per District
Line Graph to show the Distribution of Drug Related Incidents Per Financial Quarter per District
180
160
120
100
80
60
40
20
2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
0
2000/2001 Q1
Count of Incidents
140
Financial Quarter
Allerdale
Barrow
Carlisle
12
Copeland
Eden
South Lakeland
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Figure 9: Line graph to show the distribution of Drug related incidents per financial quarter per District per 1000 of the
population
Line graph to show the distribution of Drug related incidents per financial quarter per District per 1000 of
the population
2.5
1.5
1
0.5
2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
0
2000/2001 Q1
Count of Incidents
2
Financial Quarter
Allerdale
Barrow
Carlisle
13
Copeland
Eden
South Lakeland
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Figure 10: Thematic Map to show the Distribution of Drug Related
Incidents throughout Cumbria by Ward. Date range: 01/04/2001 to
31/03/2004
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Figure 11: Thematic Map to show the distribution of drug related
incidents throughout Cumbria by Ward per 1000 of population. Date
range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004
Figure 11 highlights some areas with high rates of drug-related incidents per
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1000 of population. These areas are not the highest rates in the map without
population figures (Figure 10). These areas are in South Lakes and Eden
including Kendal, Penrith, Windermere, and Tebay wards.
Drugs problems are highlighted in these rural areas when the map (Figure 11)
is standardised with the rates per 1000 of the population.
Figure 12: Thematic Map to show the distribution of drug related
incidents throughout Cumbria by 500m grids Date range: 01/04/2001 to
31/03/2004.
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Drugs Offences/Crimes
Figure 13:Table to show the drug offences by Drug and Financial Year
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Drug Type
Amphetamine
Anabolic Steroid
Cannabis
Cocaine
Crack
Ecstacy
Heroin
LSD
Methadone
Other
Unspecified
Grand Total
2000/2001
34
0
667
6
0
90
120
1
4
12
10
944
2001/2002
51
0
594
28
0
81
163
2
1
18
15
953
2002/2003
63
1
691
44
2
79
140
0
3
18
2
1043
2003/2004 Grand Total
73
221
3
4
690
2642
51
129
0
2
77
327
183
606
0
3
0
8
32
80
7
34
1116
4056
Percentage
5%
0%
65%
3%
0%
8%
15%
0%
0%
2%
1%
100%
Figure 13 illustrates that Cannabis (Including Cannabis Resin) is the most
frequent drug type, which accounted for 65% of offences. Heroin was the
second most frequent with 15% of offences.
Figure 14: Table to show the Drugs Offences by District and Financial
Year
District
Allerdale
Barrow
Carlisle
Copeland
Eden
South Lakeland
Grand Total
2000/2001
131
154
173
81
165
239
944
2001/2002
153
207
161
104
120
207
953
2002/2003
209
254
172
104
108
196
1043
2003/2004 Grand Total
259
752
247
862
231
737
118
407
65
458
195
837
1116
4056
Barrow has the highest number of offences with 862 since April 2000 (Figure
14). This is closely followed by South Lakes with 837. The lowest number of
drug offences is in Copeland with only 407. Allerdale has experienced a great
increase in crimes over the last four years almost doubling the 2000/2001
figure of 131 drugs crimes with 259 crimes in 2003/2004. Eden has
experienced a major decrease in drugs crimes over the same period with a 60
percent reduction in drugs crimes. South Lakes has also had a decrease.
Barrow, Carlisle and Copeland have all had increases.
Figure 15: Table to show Drugs Crimes by District and Drug
Classification by Financial Quarter.
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Grand Total
2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
Class
A
B
C
Unspecified
All Types
A
B
C
Unspecified
All Types
A
B
C
Unspecified
All Types
A
B
C
Unspecified
All Types
A
B
C
Unspecified
All Types
A
B
C
Unspecified
All Types
A
B
C
Unspecified
All Types
2000/2001 Q1
District
Allerdale
Allerdale
Allerdale
Allerdale
Allerdale Totals
Barrow
Barrow
Barrow
Barrow
Barrow Totals
Carlisle
Carlisle
Carlisle
Carlisle
Carlisle Totals
Copeland
Copeland
Copeland
Copeland
Copeland Totals
Eden
Eden
Eden
Eden
Eden Totals
South Lakes
South Lakes
South Lakes
South Lakes
South Lakes Totals
Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria
7
9 11 12 10 10
9 16
7
7 17 18 10 11 25 21 200
25 28 17 21 25 28 38 16 28 33 41 56 36 53 53 36 534
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
6
2
5
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
32 37 28 34 35 38 47 33 35 41 59 74 47 70 80 62 752
19
9
5
8 23 20 28 22 19 16 20 33 11 22 30 15 300
41 35 20 15 30 19 27 37 41 39 47 33 45 45 44 33 551
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
8
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
60 45 26 23 54 39 55 59 62 58 68 66 58 67 74 48 862
9 16
8 21
7
5 15 15 10 15
8 17 14 58 14 13 245
24 24 28 35 25 24 27 30 18 23 39 40 30 39 29 32 467
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
6
0
2
1
3
4
2
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
19
33 42 38 60 37 31 47 46 29 39 47 57 44 97 44 46 737
7
1 13
5
8
9
7
5 10
4
7 10 10
4
3
4 107
20 13
5 16 10 19 29 14 30 10 20 11 21 24 19 24 285
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
1
2
4
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
28 14 18 21 18 30 36 20 40 16 27 21 32 29 25 32 407
10
9
8
9
6
9
2
6
8
1
2
8
3
6
4
4
95
36 35 21 36 24 27 23 20 29 13 16 29 13 13
7 12 354
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
4
46 45 29 45 30 37 25 28 38 14 18 38 17 19 11 18 458
11 11
5
1 14 12 10 14 12
5
7 10 11 10
6
8 147
70 46 52 40 37 33 41 42 37 39 44 40 52 44 39 24 680
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
5
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
82 57 58 42 52 46 52 57 50 44 51 51 63 54 45 33 837
63 55 50 56 68 65 71 78 66 48 61 96 59 111 82 65 1094
216 181 143 163 151 150 185 159 183 157 207 209 197 218 191 161 2871
1
1
1
3
2
4
1
3
5
6
1
2
3
7
4 11
55
1
3
3
3
5
2
5
3
0
1
1
0
2
0
2
2
33
281 240 197 225 226 221 262 243 254 212 270 307 261 336 279 239 4053
Figure 15 shows that 35% of the total number of drugs crimes in Barrow and
33% in Carlisle involve Class “A” drugs. In South Lakes and Eden this figure
is as low as 17 and 20 percent respectively of all drugs crimes involving Class
A drugs.
Figure 16: Drugs Offences by District 2003/2004
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Drugs Offences by District Financial Year 2003/2004
South Lakeland
17%
Allerdale
23%
Eden
6%
Copeland
11%
Barrow
22%
Carlisle
21%
This pie chart (Figure 16) shows that Allerdale has the highest percentage of
drugs offences for financial year 2003/4 with 23 percent of all drugs offences.
Barrow accounts for 22 percent, Carlisle accounts for 21 percent, South Lakes
for 19 percent, Copeland 10 and Eden 6 percent of all drugs offences for
financial year 2003/4.
To standardise the counts of drug offences by district the Census 2001
population figures were used to produce a rate per 1000 of the population for
the County and each district. These are illustrated in figure 17.
Figure 17: Pie Chart to show the Drugs Offences by Financial Year and
District per 1000 of the population.
District
Allerdale
Barrow
Carlisle
Copeland
Eden
South Lakeland
Grand Total
2000/2001
1.40
2.14
1.72
1.17
3.31
2.34
1.94
2001/2002
1.64
2.88
1.60
1.50
2.41
2.02
1.95
2002/2003
2.24
3.53
1.71
1.50
2.17
1.92
2.14
2003/2004 Grand Total
2.77
8.04
3.43
11.98
2.29
7.32
1.70
5.87
1.31
9.20
1.91
8.18
2.29
8.32
Using rates per 1000 of the population it becomes apparent that Barrow are
well above the average rates for Cumbria in terms of drugs offences.
The rate per 1000 population of drugs offences in Allerdale was the second
lowest in 2000/2001 where as in 2003/2004 it is the second highest at 2.77
drugs crimes per 1000 people in 2003/2004.
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Possession of Drugs
Figure 18: Table to show the Possession of Drugs Offences by Drug and
Financial Year
Drug Type
Amphetamine
Anabolic Steroid
Cannabis
Cocaine
Crack
Ecstacy
Heroin
LSD
Methadone
Other
Unspecified
Grand Total
2000/2001
31
0
624
6
0
79
95
0
4
12
9
860
2001/2002
50
0
567
24
0
69
148
2
1
17
14
892
2002/2003
63
0
647
29
2
74
124
0
3
13
1
956
2003/2004 Grand Total
72
216
3
3
660
2498
44
103
0
2
70
292
108
475
0
2
0
8
32
74
2
26
991
3699
Percentage
6%
0%
68%
3%
0%
8%
13%
0%
0%
2%
1%
100%
Drugs possession offences have increased from 860 to 991 in Cumbria from
financial year 2000/2001 to the year 2003/2004.
The most frequent drug type in possession offences was Cannabis, with 2498
offences over the period. Heroin was the second most frequent drug type with
475 offences, followed by Ecstacy with 292 and Amphetamine with 216
offences.
Figure 19: Table to show Drugs Possession Crimes by District and Drug
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Grand Total
2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
Class
A
B
C
All Types
A
B
C
Unspecified
All Types
A
B
C
Unspecified
All Types
A
B
C
All Types
A
B
C
Unspecified
All Types
A
B
C
Unspecified
All Types
A
B
C
Unspecified
All Types
2000/2001 Q2
District
Allerdale
Allerdale
Allerdale
Allerdale Totals
Barrow
Barrow
Barrow
Barrow
Barrow Totals
Carlisle
Carlisle
Carlisle
Carlisle
Carlisle Totals
Copeland
Copeland
Copeland
Copeland Totals
Eden
Eden
Eden
Eden
Eden Totals
South Lakes
South Lakes
South Lakes
South Lakes
South Lakes Totals
Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria
2000/2001 Q1
Classification by Financial Quarter.
7
8
9
9 10
8
9 15
7
7 10
9 10 10 11
7 146
24 26 17 21 25 27 36 16 26 30 41 52 33 51 53 34 512
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
6
2
5
16
31 34 26 31 35 35 45 32 33 37 52 61 43 67 66 46 674
13
7
4
5 18 16 24 20 15 16 18 30 10 20 22 10 248
36 32 20 14 27 19 24 36 37 35 44 31 42 41 44 29 511
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
5
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
49 40 25 19 46 35 48 56 52 52 63 61 54 61 66 39 766
8 15
8 14
6
5 15 15
9 14
8 17 14 15 14 13 190
22 22 27 35 25 23 27 29 17 23 37 39 29 38 29 32 454
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
6
0
2
1
2
4
2
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
18
30 39 37 52 36 30 47 45 27 38 45 56 43 53 44 46 668
7
1
7
4
7
8
5
5
9
4
5
9 10
4
3
3
91
20 12
5 15 10 16 26 11 30
9 20 10 21 22 18 23 268
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
4
12
28 13 12 19 17 25 31 17 39 14 25 19 32 27 23 30 371
8
9
7
9
6
9
2
5
6
1
2
7
3
6
4
4
88
34 31 21 31 24 27 23 20 25 13 16 28 12 12
6 12 335
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
42 41 28 40 30 37 25 27 32 14 18 36 15 18 10 18 431
11 11
5
1 12 12 10
9 12
5
7
7 10 10
6
8 136
64 44 47 37 37 30 37 42 32 38 39 40 51 44 37 23 642
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
5
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
76 55 53 39 49 43 48 52 45 43 46 48 61 54 43 31 786
54 51 40 42 59 58 65 69 58 47 50 79 57 65 60 45 899
200 167 137 153 148 142 173 154 167 148 197 200 188 208 187 153 2722
1
1
1
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
1
2
3
7
4 11
49
1
3
3
2
4
2
5
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
26
256 222 181 200 213 205 244 229 228 198 249 281 248 280 252 210 3696
Eden and South Lakes have seen major decreases in levels of Class B drugs
possession offences. Allerdale, Barrow, and Carlisle have all experienced
major increases in Class B drugs offences. Allerdale has had little change in
the levels of Class A drugs possession offences, it is the Class B drugs that
have increased dramatically from 2000/1 to 2003/4.
Barrow has by the far the largest number of Class A drug possession offences
with 248. Copeland and South Lakes have experienced little change in the
levels of Class A drugs offences, where as Carlisle has seen a relatively small
increase over four years. Eden is the only District to have experienced a
decrease with almost half the number (17) in 2003/4 compared to 33 in
2000/1. There has been a 18% increase in Class A drugs possession
offences across Cumbria from 187 in 2000/2001 to 227 in 2003/2004.
The following graphs illustrate Drug Possession by Drug type by financial
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quarter from 2000/1 to 2003/4.
Figure 20: Graph to show the Drug Possession Offences by Financial
Quarter for all Drug Types
All Drug Types Possession by Quarter - County
300
250
Offences
200
150
100
50
2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
2000/2001 Q1
0
Quarter
All drugs possession offences show a decrease over the last two quarters of
2003/4, despite an overall increase comparing 2002/3 with 2003/4.
Figure 21: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the possession of
Amphetamine by Financial Quarter
Amphetamine Possession by Quarter - County
30
25
Offences
20
15
10
5
Quarter
According to Figure 21, crimes for possession of amphetamine are showing
an increase since the first financial quarter 2000/2001. However, there has
been a sharp decrease in the third quarter and fourth quarters of 2003/2004.
Figure 22: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the possession of
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2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
2000/2001 Q1
0
Cannabis (Including Cannabis Resin) by Financial Quarter
All Cannabis Possession by Quarter - County
200
180
160
Offences
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
2000/2001 Q1
0
Quarter
According to Figure 22 crimes for possession of Cannabis have decreased
during 2000/1, increased during 2001/2 and 2002/3 but the last two quarters
of the year 2003/4 show a marked decrease in possession offences.
Figure 23:Graph to show the number of Crimes for the possession of
Cocaine by Financial Quarter
Cocaine Possession by Quarter - County
16
14
12
Offences
10
8
6
4
2
Quarter
Figure 23 shows that crimes for the possession of Cocaine show a general
increase.
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2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
2000/2001 Q1
0
Figure 24: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the possession of
Crack by Financial Quarter
Crack Possession by Quarter - County
1.2
1
Offences
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
2000/2001 Q1
0
Quarter
Figure 25: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the possession of
Ecstacy by Financial Quarter
Ecstacy Possession by Quarter - County
30
25
Offences
20
15
10
5
Quarter
Figure 23 shows that crimes for possession of Ecstacy have remained fairly
similar since April 2000, but with fluctuations throughout the four-year period.
The last two financial quarters of year 2003/2004 show a decrease in
possession offences for this drug.
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2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
2000/2001 Q1
0
Figure 26: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the possession of
Heroin by Financial Quarter
Heroin Possession by Quarter - County
50
45
40
Offences
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
2000/2001 Q1
0
Quarter
Heroin possession crimes decreased in financial year 2000/2001, increased in
financial year 2001/2002, then decreased in 2002/2003 until the last quarter
with a sharp increase. This financial year has seen a decrease. This can be
due to intermittent police operations varying the number of people caught.
Figure 27:Graph to show the number of Crimes for the possession of
LSD by Financial Quarter
LSD Possession by Quarter - County
2.5
Offences
2
1.5
1
0.5
Quarter
The number of crimes for possession of “LSD”, “methadone”, “Anabolic
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2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
2000/2001 Q1
0
Steroids”, “other drugs”, and “unspecified drugs” are too low in order to make
comment on the timeline distribution.
Figure 28: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the possession of
Methadone by Financial Quarter
Methadone Possession by Quarter - County
4.5
4
3.5
Offences
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
2000/2001 Q1
0
Quarter
Figure 29: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the possession of
Unspecified Drugs by Financial Quarter
Unspecified Possession by Quarter - County
6
5
Offences
4
3
2
1
Quarter
Figure 30: Graphs to show the number of Crimes for the possession of
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2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
2000/2001 Q1
0
28
Quarter
13/04/2004
2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
2000/2001 Q1
Offences
2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
2000/2001 Q1
Offences
Anabolic Steroids by Financial Quarter
Anabolic Steroids Possession by Quarter - County
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
Quarter
Figure 31: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the possession of
Other Drugs by Financial Quarter
Other Drugs Possession by Quarter - County
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Supply of Drugs
Figure 32: Table to show the Supply of Drugs Offences by Drug Type
and Financial Year.
Drugs Type
Amphetamine
Cannabis
Cannabis Resin
Cocaine
Ecstacy
Heroin
LSD
Other
Unspecified
Grand Total
2000/2001
3
23
11
0
11
24
1
0
1
74
2001/2002
1
16
4
4
12
15
0
1
1
54
2002/2003
0
30
8
15
5
16
0
5
1
80
2003/2004 Grand Total
1
5
25
94
4
27
7
26
7
35
75
130
0
1
0
6
4
7
123
331
The number of Supply offences in 2003/4 has increased to 123 from 74 in
2000/1. Of those 123 supply offences, 75 of the these were for Heroin.
The most frequent drug type in supply offences was Heroin, with 130 supply
offences over the four years. Cannabis was the second most frequent drug
type with 94 supply offences.
The increase in Heroin supply offences could be due to intermittent police
operations increasing the numbers of people arrested. This has greatly
affected the graph for all drug types supply offences (figure 39).
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2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q4
0 1 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 7 9 0
1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 3 1 3 0 3 1 1 2 4 7 12 4
6 2 1 3 5 4 4 2 4 0 2 3 1
4 3 0 1 3 0 2 0 3 4 2 1 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 5 1 4 8 4 6 2 9 5 4 4 4
1 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 1 8 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 1
0 0 6 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 0
0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 6 1 1 3 4 2 1 2 2 2 0
2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 2 2
0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 1
6 2 4 3 0 3 4 0 5 1 3 0 1
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 2 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 1 3 3 2
9 4 9 14 9 7 6 9 8 1 11 17 2
14 11 5 7 3 6 9 3 15 9 7 7 9
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
23 15 14 22 13 14 15 12 25 13 18 24 13
1
2
0
0
3
2
4
0
0
6
43
1
0
44
0
2
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
46
10
0
0
56
14
0
0
0
14
8
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
2
22
4
0
1
27
14 53
2 20
0
1
0
1
16 75
5 52
3 33
0
2
0
1
8 88
0 55
0 13
0
1
0 69
1 16
1 12
0
2
0
1
2 31
0
7
0 13
0
1
0 21
0 11
1 35
0
1
1 47
20 194
7 126
0
5
0
6
27 331
For the financial year 2003/4 there were three times more Class A drugs
supply offences than Class B drugs supply offences. 88 out of these 90
supply offences for 2003/4 occurred in Allerdale, Barrow and Carlisle. Carlisle
has had a huge increase in Class A drug supply offences in Quarter 2 2003/4
with 43 offences. This could well have been a police operation in the Carlisle
area targeted at Heroin suppliers as shown in the graph, figure 39.
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Grand Total
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
Class
A
B
C
Unspecified
All Types
A
B
C
Unspecified
All Types
A
B
Unspecified
All Types
A
B
C
Unspecified
All Types
A
B
Unspecified
All Types
A
B
Unspecified
All Types
A
B
C
Unspecified
All Types
2000/2001 Q2
District
Allerdale
Allerdale
Allerdale
Allerdale
Allerdale Totals
Barrow
Barrow
Barrow
Barrow
Barrow Totals
Carlisle
Carlisle
Carlisle
Carlisle Totals
Copeland
Copeland
Copeland
Copeland
Copeland Totals
Eden
Eden
Eden
Eden Totals
South Lakes
South Lakes
South Lakes
South Lakes Totals
Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria
2000/2001 Q1
Figure 33: Table to show Drugs Supply Crimes by District and Drug
Classification by Financial Quarter.
The following graphs illustrate Drug Supply by Drug type by financial quarter
since 2000/2001.
Figure 34: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the Supply of All
Drugs by Financial Quarter
All Drugs Supply by Quarter
60
50
Offences
40
30
20
10
Quarter
The rise of supply offences for all drugs is related to the rise in Heroin
offences as shown in figures 33 and 39.
Figure 35: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the Supply of
Ampthetamine by Financial Quarter
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2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
2000/2001 Q1
0
Amphetamine Supply by Quarter - County
1.2
1
Offences
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
2000/2001 Q1
0
Quarter
Figure 36: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the Supply of
Cannabis (Including Cannabis Resin) by Financial Quarter
Cannabis Supply by Quarter - County
16
14
12
Offences
10
8
6
4
2
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
2000/2001 Q1
0
Quarter
The supply of Cannabis has been fairly sporadic over the 16 quarters since
2000/2001. The low figures base means that analysis of the distribution trend
would be largely invalid.
Figure 37: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the Supply of
Cocaine by Financial Quarter
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33
Offences
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
2000/2001 Q1
2003/2004 Q4
Ecstacy Supply by Quarter - County
2003/2004 Q4
Figure 38: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the Supply of
Ecstacy by Financial Quarter
2003/2004 Q3
Quarter
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
2000/2001 Q1
Offences
Cocaine Supply by Quarter - County
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Quarter
Figure 39: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the Supply of Heroin
by Financial Quarter
13/04/2004
Heroin Supply by Quarter - County
50
45
40
Offences
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
2000/2001 Q1
0
Quarter
Figure 39 shows a huge increase in the number of Heroin supply offences for
the Quarter 2 in 2003/4. 44 offences related to Heroin supply in this quarter.
This is due to 46 Class A supply offences as shown in figure 33, This most
likely the result of a police operation inthe Carlisle area as opposed to an
increase in suppliers.
Figure 40: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the Supply of LSD
by Financial Quarter
LSD Supply by Quarter - County
1.2
1
0.6
0.4
0.2
Quarter
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2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
0
2000/2001 Q1
Offences
0.8
35
Quarter
13/04/2004
2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
2000/2001 Q1
Offences
2003/2004 Q4
2003/2004 Q3
2003/2004 Q2
2003/2004 Q1
2002/2003 Q4
2002/2003 Q3
2002/2003 Q2
2002/2003 Q1
2001/2002 Q4
2001/2002 Q3
2001/2002 Q2
2001/2002 Q1
2000/2001 Q4
2000/2001 Q3
2000/2001 Q2
2000/2001 Q1
Offences
Figure 41: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the Supply of
Unspecified Drugs by Financial Quarter
LSD Supply by Quarter - County
1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
Quarter
Figure 42: Graph to show the number of Crimes for the Supply of Other
Drugs by Financial Quarter
Unspecified Supply by Quarter - County
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
Drug Offences Outcomes
Outcome information is extracted from the Oracle Crimes System. The
clearance description on the Oracle Crimes system illustrates if the offender
has been cautioned or charged/summons for an offence.
Drugs Possession
Figure 43: Table to show the Outcome of the Drugs Possession offences
by Drug Type.
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72 132 12 216
1
2
0
3
578 556 62 1195
664 569 69 1302
42
59
2 103
0
2
0
2
125 161
6 292
121 341 13 475
0
2
0
2
0
8
0
8
23
45
6
74
13
10
3
26
1639 1887 173 3699
33%
33%
48%
51%
41%
0%
43%
25%
0%
0%
31%
50%
44%
61%
67%
47%
44%
57%
100%
55%
72%
100%
100%
61%
38%
51%
Other/Unknown (%)
CHARGED/SUMMONS (%)
CAUTION (%)
Grand Total
Other/Unknown
CHARGED/SUMMONS
CAUTION
Amphetamine
Anabolic Steroid
Cannabis
Cannabis Resin
Cocaine
Crack
Ecstacy
Heroin
LSD
Methadone
Other
Unspecified
Grand Total
6%
0%
5%
5%
2%
0%
2%
3%
0%
0%
8%
12%
5%
Overall 44% of drug possession offenders received a caution and 51% were
charged/summons. Figure 43 also illustrates that the percentage of cautions
and charged/summons differs by drug type. 48% of Cannabis possession and
51% of Cannabis Resin possession offenders were cautioned, 25% of Heroin
possession offenders were cautioned and 33% of Amphetamine offenders
were cautioned.
Drug Supply
Figure 44: Table to show the Outcome of the Drugs Supply offences by
Drug Type.
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Other/Unknown (%)
0%
1%
0%
0%
3%
1%
0%
17%
0%
1%
CAUTION (%)
0
5 0% 100%
1 94 24% 72%
0 27 33% 67%
0 26 8% 92%
1 35 6% 91%
1 130 1% 98%
0
1 100% 0%
1
6 0% 83%
0
7 0% 100%
4 331 11% 87%
Grand Total
CHARGED/SUMMONS (%)
0
5
23 68
9 18
2 24
2 32
1 128
1
0
0
5
0
7
38 287
Other/Unknown
CHARGED/SUMMONS
CAUTION
Amphetamine
Cannabis
Cannabis Resin
Cocaine
Ecstacy
Heroin
LSD
Other
Unspecified
Grand Total
87 percent of all Drug Supply offences resulted in charged/summons. Only 1
percent of Heroin Suppliers were cautioned, and 33 percent of Cannabis
Resin suppliers were cautioned.
Profile of Offenders
Figure 45:Table to show the Types of Drugs offences by Gender of
offenders and Drug Type
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Offence Type
Unpsecified
Unpsecified
Unpsecified
Obstruction
Possession
Possession
Possession
Possession
Possession
Possession
Possession
Possession
Possession
Possession
Possession
Possession
Supply
Supply
Supply
Supply
Supply
Supply
Supply
Supply
Grand Total
Drug Type
Female
Male
Unspecified Grand Total
Anabolic Steroid
0
1
0
1
Cannabis
2
8
0
10
Cannabis Resin
3
2
0
5
Unspecified
0
1
0
1
Amphetamine
43
136
2
181
Anabolic Steroid
0
3
0
3
Cannabis
85
822
5
912
Cannabis Resin
95
891
10
996
Cocaine
9
89
2
100
Crack
0
2
0
2
Ecstacy
26
188
3
217
Heroin
95
298
1
394
LSD
0
2
0
2
Methadone
0
4
1
5
Other
15
47
0
62
Unspecified
1
16
0
17
Amphetamine
1
1
0
2
Cannabis
15
56
1
72
Cannabis Resin
4
12
0
16
Cocaine
1
33
0
34
Ecstacy
7
22
0
29
Heroin
38
90
1
129
Other
2
4
0
6
Unspecified
1
4
1
6
All
443
2732
27
3202
The majority of offenders are Male (84%). In terms of Heroin, 68 percent of
possession offences are by males, and 58 percent of supply offences are by
males. This means that female’s possession and supply of Heroin is well
above the average compared to other Drugs.
Offenders of Drug Possession
This section profiles the offenders of drug possession. The four graphs below
illustrate the age distribution of males and females. To standardise the counts
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of drugs offences by District the Census 2001 population figures were used to
produce a rate per 1000 population for each District. The graphs also split the
Districts into the Census age groupings. So the graphs show the number of
possession offences that occurred per 1000 of the population per Census age
grouping and gender for each District.
This level of detail allows us to see that the Allerdale and Eden District’s have
the highest rate of drug possession offences in the age grouping 15-19 for
females (see Figure 46). For males (see Figure 47) Eden and South Lakes
have the highest rate of drug possession offences in the age grouping 15-19.
Barrow has by far the highest rate for any age grouping with female
possession (between the ages of 20 and 24). Barrow also has the highest
rate for this age group for males aged 20-24.
In order to provide an illustration of offenders who live in the District they
offend in figure 45 has been produced as an example. This uses all the data
for male possession offenders who live and offended in the same District. It is
clear that Eden remains the highest for Drug offences in the 15-19 ages per
1000 of the population closely followed by South Lakes. Barrow has the
highest rates for the 20-24 and 25-29 age ranges.
Despite the theory that much of the drug problem in Eden can be accounted
for by offenders from outside the District using the M6 and A66, Eden clearly
has a high number of drug offences committed by people who live in Eden
between the age range 15-19.
Using this detail of offenders who live in the District they offend and also
removing all Cannabis possession offences will also provide further
information about the District that have more serious drug offences over the
same age groups for males. It becomes clear that Allerdale, Barrow, and
Carlisle all have higher rates of possession of more serious drugs offences
over the age ranges 15-19 and 20-24.
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Figure 46: Graph to show age ranges of Drugs Possession Offender's offences committed per 1000 Females of the
population by District. Date Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004.
Graph to show age ranges of Drugs Possession Offender's offences committed per 1000 Females of the
population by District. Date Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004.
25.00
Crimes per 1000 Population
20.00
15.00
10.00
5.00
0.00
0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
Age Range
Allerdale
Barrow-in-Furness
Carlisle
41
Copeland
Eden
South Lakeland
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Figure 47: Graph to show ages ranges of Drugs Possession Offender's offences committed per 1000 Males of the
population by District. Date Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004.
Graph to show ages ranges of Drugs Possession Offender's offences committed per 1000 Males of the
population by District. Date Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004.
120.00
Crimes per 1000 Population
100.00
80.00
60.00
40.00
20.00
0.00
0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
Age Range
Allerdale
Barrow-in-Furness
Carlisle
42
Copeland
Eden
South Lakeland
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Figure 48: Graph to show age range of drugs possession offender's offences committed per 1000 Males of the population
by District. Date Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004. INCLUDES ONLY OFFENDERS WHO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT WHERE
THE OFFENCE WAS COMMITTED
Graph to show age range of drugs possession offender's offences committed per 1000 Males of the
population by District. Date Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004. INCLUDES ONLY OFFENDERS WHO LIVE
IN THE DISTRICT WHERE THE OFFENCE WAS COMMITTED
120.00
Crimes per 1000 Population
100.00
80.00
60.00
40.00
20.00
0.00
0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
Age Range
Allerdale
Barrow-in-Furness
Carlisle
43
Copeland
Eden
South Lakeland
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Figure 49: Graph to show age ranges of offender’s offences committed per 1000 Males of the population by District. Date
Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004. INCLUDES ONLY OFFENDERS WHO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT WHERE THE OFFENCE WAS
COMMITTED AND NOT INCLUDING ALL CANNABIS.
Age ranges of drug possession offender’s offences committed per 1000 Males of the population by
District. Date Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004. INCLUDES ONLY OFFENDERS WHO LIVE IN THE
DISTRICT WHERE THE OFFENCE WAS COMMITTED NOT INCLUDING CANNABIS
120.00
Crimes per 1000 Population
100.00
80.00
60.00
40.00
20.00
0.00
0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
Age Range
Allerdale
Barrow-in-Furness
Carlisle
44
Copeland
Eden
South Lakeland
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Figure 50: Table to show the average age of drug possession offenders
by Major Drugs Type and District.
Drug Type
Amphetamine
Anabolic Steroid
Cannabis
Cannabis Resin
Cocaine
Crack
Ecstacy
Heroin
LSD
Methadone
Other
Unspecified
Grand Total
Allerdale
Barrow
29
20
23
24
28
0
23
28
0
24
23
0
24
Carlisle
29
36
25
26
29
36
26
28
0
27
27
28
26
Copeland
29
0
25
23
27
0
25
31
30
0
27
23
26
Eden
32
0
25
24
31
29
25
30
0
0
29
0
27
25
0
24
22
28
0
24
29
0
0
25
18
24
South Lakeland Grand Total
30
29
0
31
22
24
23
24
28
28
0
33
23
24
31
29
0
30
31
28
29
26
39
24
24
25
Eden Allerdale and South Lakes have the lowest average age for Drug
possession offenders with 24 and Copeland has the highest at 26 years old.
The lowest average age by drug type is Cannabis and Cannabis Resin at 24
years old. From the major drug types with large sample sizes Heroin has the
highest average age at 29 years old.
Figure 51 below shows that Barrow has the highest number of Heroin
possession offences by offenders with 134. This is 74 offences more than the
next highest District: Carlisle
Figure 51: Table to show the counts of drug possession offences
offenders by Major Drugs Type and District. Date Range 01/04/2001 to
31/03/2004
Drug Type
Amphetamine
Anabolic Steroid
Cannabis
Cannabis Resin
Cocaine
Crack
Ecstacy
Heroin
LSD
Methadone
Other
Unspecified
Grand Total
Allerdale Barrow
Carlisle
Copeland Eden
South Lakeland Grand Total
53
20
51
26
17
14
181
1
2
0
0
0
0
3
136
220
165
68
72
251
912
232
159
134
124
144
202
996
20
24
30
10
4
12
100
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
54
49
48
15
9
41
217
47
134
60
52
42
59
394
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
2
5
17
6
16
10
7
6
62
0
1
14
0
1
1
17
561
618
520
306
296
588
2891
The following graph (Figure 52) shows how Cannabis (including Cannabis
Resin) possession begins in the teenage years of offenders before any other
drug, and has the highest counts for the mid-teens. The highest age percent
for the possession of Ecstacy offenders was 18 where it peaks dramatically
and then remains fairly high through the early twenties. Cocaine has a fairly
sporadic age distribution beginning in the early twenties whereas Heroin
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climbs from the late teens and peaks in the mid twenties.
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Figure 52: Line Graph to show the distribution of Drug Possession Offenders by Age percentages and Major Drug Types
Line Graph to show the Distribution of Drug Possesion Offenders by age perentages and Major Drug
Types. Date Range 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004
16%
14%
Standarised Percentage
12%
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
44
46
48
50
52
55
58
Age
Amphetamine
Cannabis
Cannabis Resin
47
Cocaine
Ecstacy
Heroin
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Occupation of drug possession offenders
The table below demonstrates the occupation types of offenders for
possession of drugs split by gender.
Figure 53: Table to show the occupation of drug possession offenders
by Gender
Occupation
UNEMPLOYED
SCHOOLBOY
STUDENT
CHEF
LABOURER
PROCESS WORKER
JOINER
ROOFER
SCHOOLGIRL
ELECTRICIAN
CLEANER
KITCHEN WORKER
HOUSEWIFE
MECHANIC
BAR STAFF
BUILDER
SHOP EMPLOYEE
SALES ASSISTANT
DRIVER
All Other Occupations
Grand Total
Female Male
Unspecified Total
Percenatge
235
1333
3
1571
59%
1
252
2
255
10%
12
120
1
133
5%
1
46
1
48
2%
0
43
0
43
2%
0
31
0
31
1%
0
26
0
26
1%
0
26
0
26
1%
24
1
0
25
1%
0
24
0
24
1%
8
15
0
23
1%
0
18
0
18
1%
17
0
0
17
1%
0
17
0
17
1%
4
11
0
15
1%
0
15
0
15
1%
5
10
0
15
1%
8
5
0
13
0%
0
10
0
10
0%
36
301
3
340
13%
351
2304
10
2665
100%
A total of 59% of all drug possession offenders were unemployed, 10% were
schoolboys and 5% were students, 2% were chefs.
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Offenders of Drug Supply
This section profiles the offenders of drug supply. The two graphs below
illustrate the age distribution of males and females. To standardise the counts
of drugs offences by District the Census 2001 population figures were used to
produce a rate per 1000 population for each District. The graphs also split the
Districts into the Census age groupings. So the graphs show the number of
supply offences that occurred per 1000 of the population per Census age
grouping and gender for each District. However, it must be noted that due to
the low numbers base the graph can accentuate the real picture of drug
supply.
Barrow and Carlisle seem to have a consistently high rate of supply offence
problems in the age ranges between 20 and 34 for females. The highest rate
for women is nearly five supply offences per 1000 people in Barrow between
the ages of 20 and 24.
Figure 55 shows male supply offences. Barrow has the highest rate at ages
15-19 followed by Allerdale. Barrow has the highest rate of any age range for
men with nearly twelve offences per 1000 people in Barrow between the ages
of 20 and 24.
Across the age ranges 15-29 Barrow has the highest rate, followed by
Allerdale. For age range 30-34, Allerdale has the highest rate of drug supply
offences by offenders.
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Figure 54: Graph to show age ranges of Drugs Supply offences by offenders committed per 1000 females of the
population by district. Date Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004
Graph to show age ranges of Drugs Supply offences by offenders committed per 1000 Females of the
population by District. Date Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004.
6.00
Crimes per 1000 Population
5.00
4.00
3.00
2.00
1.00
0.00
0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
Eden
South Lakeland
45-49
50-54
55-59
Age Range
Allerdale
Barrow-in-Furness
Carlisle
50
Copeland
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Figure 55: Graph to show age ranges of Drugs Supply offences by offenders committed per 1000 males of the population
by district. Date Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004
Graph to show age ranges of Drugs Supply offences by offenders committed per 1000 Males of the
population by District. Date Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004.
16.00
14.00
Crimes per 1000 Population
12.00
10.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
0.00
0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
Age Range
Allerdale
Barrow-in-Furness
Carlisle
51
Copeland
Eden
South Lakeland
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The tables below illustrate average age and total number of drug supply
offenders by drug type.
Figure 56: Table to show the average age of drug supply offenders by
Drug Type and District.
Drug Type
Amphetamine
Cannabis
Cannabis Resin
Cocaine
Ecstacy
Heroin
Other
Unspecified
Grand Total
Allerdale
Barrow
31
24
15
24
21
34
24
43
28
Carlisle
0
30
23
24
23
27
13
22
26
Copeland
36
30
19
0
0
31
34
35
31
Eden
0
28
26
32
24
36
36
19
28
South Lakes
0
35
18
0
17
27
0
39
27
0
22
30
36
25
29
0
38
26
Grand Total
34
27
23
26
23
31
26
33
28
For drug suppliers the average (mean) ages for the drugs with a high figures
base or high count of crimes are as follows in ascending order; Cannabis
Resin and Ecstacy (23 years old), Cocaine (26) Cannabis (27), Heroin (31),
Amphetamine (34).
Figure 57: Table to show the count of drug supply offender’s offences
by Drug Type and District. Date Range: 01/04/2001 to 31/03/2004.
Drug Type
Allerdale
Amphetamine
Cannabis
Cannabis Resin
Cocaine
Ecstacy
Heroin
Other
Unspecified
Grand Total
Barrow
1
16
1
20
3
27
1
1
70
Carlisle
0
21
5
9
10
37
2
1
85
Copeland
1
5
2
0
0
54
1
1
64
Eden
0
8
1
2
8
4
2
1
26
South Lakes
0
5
3
0
3
3
0
1
15
Grand Total
0
17
4
3
5
4
0
1
34
Figure 57 above shows that Heroin has by far the most drug supply offences
with 129 offences. 54 of those offences were in Carlisle.
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2
72
16
34
29
129
6
6
294
Occupation of drug supply offenders
The table below demonstrates the occupation types of supply offenders split
by gender.
Figure 58:Table to show the occupation and genders of Drug supply
offenders
Occupation
UNEMPLOYED
SCHOOLBOY
STUDENT
BRICKLAYER
SCAFFOLDER
SCHOOLGIRL
PROCESS WORKER
CONCRETE/CEMENT WORKER
SELF EMPLOYED
CHEF
FARMER WORKER
GAS FITTER
LABOURER
MECHANIC
ROOFER
SALES ASSISTANT
SHOP EMPLOYEE
BAR STAFF
CARE ASSISTANT
COMPANY DIRECTOR
DRIVER
ELECTRICAL WORKER
ENGINEER
FORK LIFT DRIVER
GARDENER
INVALIDITY
JOINER
LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
MANUFACTURING EMPLOYEE
PAINTER
PLASTERER
RESIDENTIAL CARE WORKER
SHEET METAL WORKER
TAXI DRIVER
WAITRESS
Grand Total
Female
50
3
Male Unspecified
139
11
2
8
7
5
5
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
65
206
3
Total
189
13
11
7
5
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
274
Percantage
69%
5%
4%
3%
2%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
A total of 69% of drug suppliers are unemployed. The second most frequent
are Schoolboys with 5%, then students with 4%. These are the same top
three occupations for supply as for possession offences.
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Drugs Offenders Population Pyramids
Figure 59: Census 2001 Population Pyramid for Cumbria
Census 2001 Population Pyramid for Cumbria
90 and over
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
Population Count
Males
Females
Figure 60: Drugs Offenders Population Pyramid for Cumbria
Drugs Offenders Population Pyramid for Cumbria
90 and over
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Population Count
Males
Females
Cumbria has a high percentage of people between the ages of 15 to 24 who
have been arrested for drug offences. There are far more males than females
arrested. This is the case for all Districts below.
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Figure 61: Drugs Offenders against Census 2001 Population Pyramid by
percentages.
Drugs Offenders against Census 2001 Population Pyramid by percentages.
90 and over
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
Number of People
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
-30%
-25%
-20%
-15%
-10%
-5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Census Age Grouping
Census 2001 Population Cumbria
Drugs Offenders Population
The age ranges with highest percentage of people for the Population of
Cumbria are between 30 and 68. The highest percentage of Drugs offenders
are between the ages of 16 and 24.
The Population of Cumbria is quite evenly spread. However, the population of
Drugs offenders is concentrated around the age groups between ages 10 to
49. There is a similar picture for all the Districts as the following graphs
illustrate.
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Figure 62: Census 2001 Population Pyramid for Allerdale
Census 2001 Population Pyramid for Allerdale
90 and over
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
Population Count
Male
Female
Figure 63: Drugs Offenders Population Pyramid for Allerdale
Drugs Offenders Population Pyramid for Allerdale
90 and over
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
175
150
125
100
75
50
25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
Population Count
Male
Female
The age range with the highest counts of drug offending in Allerdale is 20-24,
which is the highest for both males and females.
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Figure 64: Census 2001 Population Pyramid for Barrow in Furness
Census 2001 Population Pyramid for Barrow-in-Furness
90 and over
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
Population Count
Males
Females
Figure 65: Drugs Offenders Population Pyramid for Barrow in Furness
Drugs Offenders Population Pyramid for Barrow-in-Furness
90 and over
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
175
150
125
100
75
50
25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
Population Count
Males
Females
Barrow-in-Furness has the highest number of drugs offences between the age
ranges 20 and 29 years old. However, these age ranges are very low in
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terms of the population make up of Barrow.
Figure 66: Census 2001 Population Pyramid for Carlisle
Census 2001 Population Pyramid for Carlisle
90 and over
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
Population Count
Males
Females
Figure 67: Drugs Offenders Population Pyramid for Carlisle
Drugs Offenders Population Pyramid for Carlisle
90 and over
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
150
125
100
75
50
25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
Population Count
Males
Females
The age range 15-19 has the most number of offenders in Carlisle.
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Figure 68: Census 2001 Population Pyramid for Copeland
Census 2001 Population Pyramid for Copeland
90 and over
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
Population Count
Males
Females
Figure 69: Drugs Offenders Population Pyramid for Copeland
Drugs Offenders Population Pyramid for Copeland
90 and over
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Population Count
Males
Females
Drugs offenders in Copeland are mostly male. The age range 20-24 has the
highest number of drugs offenders.
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70
Figure 70: Census 2001 Population Pyramid for Eden
Census 2001 Population Pyramid for Eden
90 and over
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
Population Count
Males
Females
Figure 71: Drugs Offenders Population Pyramid for Eden
Drugs Offenders Population Pyramid for Eden
90 and over
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
125
100
75
50
25
0
25
50
75
100
125
Population Count
Males
60
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In Eden there are far more drugs offenders between the ages of 15-19 and
20-24 than any other age range.
Figure 72: Census 2001 Population Pyramid for South Lakeland
Census 2001 Population Pyramid for South Lakeland
90 and over
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
175
200
Population Count
Males
Females
Figure 73: Drugs Offenders Population Pyramid for South Lakeland
Drugs Offenders Population Pyramid for South Lakeland
90 and over
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
200
175
150
125
100
75
50
25
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
Population Count
Males
Females
In South Lakeland there are also far more offenders between the ages of 15
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and 24 than any other age ranges.
Geographical Distribution of Offenders
This section provides an analysis on the 'Home Location' of the offender,
which was extracted from the Oracle Crimes System. These addresses/geocodes were mapped and the counted into specific geographies for further
analysis.
See Appendix for Acorn 2003 Groupings.
The Figures 74 to 76 illustrate the ACORN distribution of where offences were
committed (“offence”) and where the offenders live (“home”). Figure 70
illustrates the distribution of all drug offences/offenders. The blue bars
represent where offences took place, and the red bars represent where the
offenders live. In the case of ACORN group 8: Better-off executives, inner-city
areas, in most cases the town centre/retail/night-time economy areas, the
percentage of offences are at 7%. When looking at the 'home location' of
offenders there are only 2% of offenders, therefore there is a net import of
offenders into these areas. ACORN groups 14: Council estates, better off
homes, and 16: Council estates, greatest hardship have a net export of
offenders illustrated by the fact that there are fewer offences than offenders.
Figure 74: Acorn Distribution of Offence Location and Offender Home
Location for all Drugs offences
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Acorn Distribution of Offence Location and Offender Home Location for all
drug offences
Percentage of Acorn location
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Acorn Grouping
Home %
All Offences %
Figure 75: Acorn Distribution of Offence Location and Offender Home
Location Drug Possession Offences
Acorn Distribution of Offence Location and Offender Home Location Drug
Possession Offences
Percentage of Acorn location
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Acorn Grouping
Home
Offence
Figures 75 and 76 show that for possession and supply in groups 2 and 12
there are far more offences than offenders. This means that there is a net
import of offenders into Acorn areas: 2 (Affluent Greys, Rural Communities)
and 12 (White collar workers, Better-off multi-ethnic areas).
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Figure 76: Acorn Distribution of Offence Location and Offender Home
Location Drug Supply Offences
Acorn Distribution of Offence Location and Offender Home Location Drug
Supply Offences
45%
Percentage of Acorn location
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Acorn Grouping
Home
Offence
APPENDIX
CACI ACORN Groups
The geo-demographic marketing company CACI produces ACORN (A
Classification of Residential Neighbourhoods) categories based upon the
‘average’ type of household for each of the 1.7million postcodes in the UK.
These groupings are widely used in the British Crime Survey and elsewhere.
These are aggregated into 55 categories and then into 17 groups. It allows
families of neighbourhoods to be compared and concentrations of population
and activity to be identified at Postcode Sector Level.
The 17 groups are described and illustrated below:
Group
1
2
3
4
5
Group Name
Wealthy achievers, suburban areas
Affluent greys, rural communities
Prosperous pensioners, retirement areas
Affluent executives, family areas
Well-off workers, family areas
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Thriving
Thriving
Thriving
Expandin
Expandin
g
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6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Affluent urbanites, town and city
7 ‘Prosperous professionals, metropolitan
Better-off executives, inner-city areas
Comfortable
middle agers, mature home
areas
Skilled workers, home owning areas
New
home
owners, mature communities
owning
areas
White collar workers, better off multi-ethnic
Older people, less prosperous areas
Council
estates, better off homes
area
Council estates, high unemployment
Council estates, greatest hardship
Multi-ethnic, Low income areas
65
Rising
Rising
Rising
Settling
Settling
Aspiring
Aspiring
Striving
Striving
Striving
Striving
Striving
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