The available information is given in the following table.
Cornwall South west region England Drug offences Percentage recorded crime Drug offences Percentage recorded crime Drug offences Percentage recorded crime 1995 n/a n/a 1,938 0.5 19,750 0.4 1996 n/a n/a 1,842 0.5 20,596 0.4 1997 n/a n/a 1,705 0.5 21,627 0.5 1998-99 n/a n/a 9,471 2.4 126,196 2.6 1999-2000 n/a n/a 9,637 2.4 113,346 2.2 2000-01 n/a n/a 8,922 2.3 105,107 2.1 2001-02 1,287 4.4 9,628 2.3 111,968 2.1 2002-03 1,303 3.4 10,404 2.2 133,055 2.3 2003-04 1,363 3.6 10,997 2.4 134,002 2.3 2004-05 1,127 3.0 10,956 2.5 136,348 2.5 2005-06 1,130 3.3 13,184 3.0 168,992 3.2 Notes: 1. Prior to April 1998, ‘trafficking in controlled drugs’ was the only drug offence included in the recorded crime series. 2. Data for drug offences by Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships were not available prior to 2001-02. 3. The introduction of the revised counting rules in April 1998 expanded offence coverage. This included the addition of ‘possession of controlled drugs’ and ‘other drug offences’. These data are not comparable with earlier years. 4. Numbers on recorded crime were affected by changes in reporting and recording following the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard in April 2002. These data are not comparable with earlier years.