2022/25006 - drug offences
REQUEST
- Can you confirm the number of drug offences recorded in schools? Please give a breakdown for the following years, i) 2018, ii) 2019, iii) 2020, iv) 2021, v) 2022 to the present date?
- Can you give details in each case? i) of the type and amount of drug involved? ii) total monetary value? iii) type of school, primary or secondary for example? details of who it was seized from, their age and whether they were a pupil or member of staff?
RESPONSE
- Can you confirm the number of drug offences recorded in schools? Please give a breakdown for the following years, i) 2018, ii) 2019, iii) 2020, iv) 2021, v) 2022 to the present date?
There is no filter to identify which offences took place within schools. Therefore, a keyword search was completed in the crime summaries and the address where each offence took place using the term ‘school’. A manual trawl was then completed to identify which offences had taken place within school grounds. Please note therefore that the figures rely on the word ‘school’ being includes within the short crime summary or within the address. These figures don’t include separate offences for separate people, but instead shows the number of instances and is based off recorded date.
- Can you give details in each case? i) of the type and amount of drug involved? ii) total monetary value? iii) type of school, primary or secondary for example? details of who it was seized from, their age and whether they were a pupil or member of staff?
The data pertaining to the offender and that of the offence originate from different data sets. The information regarding the offence is based off recorded offences, whereas data about the age of the offender and whether they were a pupil is based on committed date and where the offender has been identified. Therefore, rather than providing data on a case by case basis, aggregate figures have been provided.
Type of drug involved
The Analysis and Research team do not have access to the information regarding the exact amount and value of the drugs. However, the type of drugs involved in the offences mentioned in question 1 have been listed in the table below.
|
Type of drug |
Number of offences |
|
Cannabis |
40 |
|
Cannabis and 'spice' |
3 |
|
Diazepam |
1 |
|
Ecstasy |
1 |
|
Gabapentin |
1 |
|
Heroin |
1 |
|
Ketamine and MDMA |
1 |
|
Mirtazapine and Valium |
1 |
|
Not identified |
3 |
|
Solpadol |
2 |
|
Grand Total |
54 |
Type of School
This data was collected from the same data set as question 1.
|
Type of school |
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|
Year |
3 - 18 School |
Comprehensive School |
Infant/ Nursery School |
Primary School |
Pupil Referral Unit |
Grand Total |
|
2018 |
1 |
19 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
25 |
|
2019 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
|
2020 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
2021 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
|
2022 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
Grand Total |
1 |
44 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
54 |
Age of offender
This data is based on where an offender has been identified. Please note that there may be more than one offender, and so the figure may differ from the number of offences identified in question 1.
|
Age Range |
Total number of offences |
|
10 - 17 Years |
49 |
|
18 - 25 Years |
7 |
|
26 - 35 Years |
2 |
|
46 - 55 Years |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
59 |
Type of offender
This data is based on where an offender has been identified. Please note that there may be more than one offender, and so the figure may differ from the number of offences identified in question 1. Although the offence may have taken place in the school grounds, the offence may not have been undertaken by a student or staff and so an option of ‘other’ has been included for those who are not a pupil or staff member at the school.
|
Type of offender |
Total number of offences |
|
Other |
11 |
|
Pupil |
48 |
|
Grand Total |
59 |