Police Powers 2010-11
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Police Powers and Procedures England and Wales 2010/11
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What young people (10-17) get arrested for
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ARRESTS FOR DRUG OFFENCES
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Over
35,000 young people between the ages of 10 and 20
were arrested for drug offences in England between April 2010 and March 2011
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Arrests of young people for drug offences 2009/10 and 2010/11
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Young men are nine times more likely to be arrested for drug offences than young women
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Number of persons aged 10-17 arrested for drug offences by region, 2010/11
Total = 13,428
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Number of persons aged 18-20 arrested for drug offences by region, 2010/11
Total = 20,431
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STOP AND SEARCH ON SUSPICION OF DRUG OFFENCES
NB The following refers to all searches under section 1 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) and is not young people specific
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Stop and search carried out of people or cars for drugs and subsequent arrests by
year
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Searches and subsequent arrests for drugs in 2010/11
Total = 565,237 searches39,704 arrests
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Data presented here comes from the Home Office website
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/science-research-statistics/research-statistics/police-research/police-powers-procedures-201011/
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