FOI Number of people arrested for possession of cannabis 2018-2022 (0843-2022/23)
Request
Q1. Can you please tell me how many people were arrested by your force for possession of Cannabis in each of the following years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022?
Q2. Can you please tell me how many people were issued with warnings/cautions by your force for possession of Cannabis in each of the following years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022?
Q3. Can you please tell me how many people were issued with on-the-spot fines by your force for possession of Cannabis in each of the following years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022?
Q4. Can you please tell me how many people were arrested by your force for possession of Cannabis with intent to supply in each of the following years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022?
Response
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Q1. Please see the below table which shows the number of people arrested for possession of cannabis by North Yorkshire Police from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2022, broken down by year.
|
Possession of Cannabis |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Total |
|
Arrestees |
420 |
436 |
385 |
382 |
306 |
1929 |
Q2. Please see the below table which shows the number of people cautioned for possession of cannabis by North Yorkshire Police from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2022, broken down by year.
|
Possession of Cannabis |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Total |
|
Cautions |
126 |
105 |
99 |
93 |
17 |
440 |
Q3. Please see the below table which shows the number of people who were issued with a fixed penalty for possession of cannabis by North Yorkshire Police from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2022, broken down by year.
|
Possession of Cannabis |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Total |
|
Fixed Penalty Notice |
14 |
20 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
83 |
Q4. Please see the below table which shows the number of people arrested for possession of cannabis with intent to supply by North Yorkshire Police from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2022, broken down by year.
|
Possession of Cannabis with Intent to Supply |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Total |
|
Arrestees |
131 |
139 |
132 |
142 |
119 |
663 |
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