In 2022/23 there were 42,560 drug offences recorded by the police in London, compared with 45,730 in the previous year.
Number of police recorded drug offences in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 20, 2023). Number of police recorded drug offences in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/864747/drug-offences-in-london/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of police recorded drug offences in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23." Chart. July 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/864747/drug-offences-in-london/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of police recorded drug offences in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/864747/drug-offences-in-london/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Police Recorded Drug Offences in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/864747/drug-offences-in-london/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of police recorded drug offences in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/864747/drug-offences-in-london/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Number of police recorded drug offences in London from 2015/16 to 2022/23 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/864747/drug-offences-in-london/