Table 4: Number of females arrested for drug offences by sex and police force area, England and Wales, 1999-2000 to 2007-08
Females
Force name
1999-2000( 1)
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
Avon and Somerset
248
328
317
340
305
269
267
247
300
Bedfordshire
101
129
119
116
116
104
86
53
83
Cambridgeshire
117
116
110
126
103
86
116
159
180
Cheshire
207
141
110
139
108
117
121
123
124
Cleveland
252
216
377
471
435
n/a
332
251
291
Cumbria
194
186
121
154
152
157
148
164
116
Derbyshire
173
137
170
163
229
220
149
128
172
Devon and Cornwall
407
344
485
554
485
352
381
341
398
Dorset
223
176
213
168
189
142
212
231
200
Durham
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
167
163
193
160
190
Essex
350
275
205
225
186
177
137
164
316
Gloucestershire
183
150
173
195
138
124
101
84
144
Greater Manchester
622
601
512
655
713
632
630
535
726
Hampshire
376
364
453
461
434
397
396
317
394
Hertfordshire
135
145
150
146
176
177
227
205
250
Humberside
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
284
258
212
210
259
Kent
499
316
337
377
368
305
315
331
389
Lancashire
434
373
418
594
483
422
432
413
508
Leicestershire
181
183
204
198
168
163
169
153
136
Lincolnshire
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
43
130
111
London, City of
n/a
n/a
28
36
58
41
33
29
32
Merseyside
504
463
488
667
632
347
188
380
603
Metropolitan Police
2,478
2,182
2,155
2,284
2,085
1,650
1,609
1,735
1,926
Norfolk
206
163
139
169
196
200
155
173
191
Northamptonshire
136
95
113
115
114
122
124
100
90
Northumbria
675
678
831
859
781
698
624
614
590
North Yorkshire
208
200
190
237
352
n/a
n/a
188
240
Nottinghamshire
264
251
255
258
349
301
n/a
307
413
South Yorkshire
602
551
483
506
595
447
428
415
459
Staffordshire
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
238
231
183
212
269
Suffolk
154
99
94
125
192
166
143
131
114
Surrey
153
178
172
169
144
145
156
139
161
Sussex
62
285
390
392
397
279
338
365
438
Thames Valley
522
518
506
516
613
571
624
582
579
Warwickshire
76
41
59
64
55
60
63
45
48
West Mercia
247
204
200
170
207
185
204
167
157
West Midlands
n/a
n/a
n/a
675
663
391
435
395
424
West Yorkshire
712
775
728
722
752
518
782
679
533
Wiltshire
122
90
95
69
63
62
72
64
75
Dyfed Powys
n/a
250
385
461
377
218
228
218
225
Gwent
n/a
n/a
n/a
185
130
71
86
92
96
North Wales
188
150
144
239
282
181
159
228
217
South Wales
99
443
656
640
529
387
434
445
523
England and Wales(1)
15,700
13,900
15,100
16,400
15,200
12,200
12,300
12,102
13,690
n/a = Data not available (1) Figures for England and Wales from 1999-2000 to 2005-06 are estimated to take account of missing data for some forces, additionally, data for 1999-2000 is of lower quality than subsequent years due to it being the first year data on arrests were collected.
