FOI Drug Crimes (99-2024/25)

Request

Q1. Statistics showing the number of people, under the age of 30, who have been cautioned or arrested for possession of ketamine, from 2019-2023/4 (annual breakdown)
Q2. Statistics showing the number of people, under the age of 30, who have been cautioned or arrested for possession of cocaine, from 2019-2023/4 (annual breakdown)
Q3. Statistics showing the number of people, of all ages, who have been cautioned or arrested for possession of ketamine, from 2019-2023/4 (annual breakdown)
Q4. Statistics showing the number of people, of all ages, who have been cautioned or arrested for possession of cocaine, from 2019-2023/4 (annual breakdown)

Response

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.

Please see the table below which details the number of people arrested possession of Ketamine or cocaine from 01 January 2019 to 31 March 2024, broken down by year, age group and arrest reason.

Arrest Reason and Age Category	2019/2020	2020/2021	2021/2022	2022/2023	2023/2024	Total
Under 30
Possess a controlled drug of Class A - Cocaine (recordable)	30	18	25	32	56	161
Possess a controlled drug of Class B - Ketamine (recordable)	0	0	2	2	3	7
30 and over
Possess a controlled drug of Class A - Cocaine (recordable)	49	21	31	31	57	189
Total	79	39	58	65	116	357

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.