The requested information is shown in the following tables.
England and Wales Drug type and year Number of persons fined Total sentenced Fine rate (percentage) Cannabis 1998 15,503 22,616 68.5 1999 15,215 22,672 67.1 2000 13,638 20,799 65.6 2001 12,960 20,736 62.5 2002 14,123 23,627 59.8 2003 15,172 25,665 59.1 2004 6,972 13,302 52.4 2005 6,316 12,050 52.4 2006 6,368 12,452 51.1 2007 6,839 14,004 48.8 2008 8,694 17,831 48.8 Cocaine 1998 1,003 1,642 61.1 1999 1,243 2,035 61.1 2000 1,117 1,884 59.3 2001 1,107 1,977 56.0 2002 1,332 2,233 59.7 2003 1,411 2,455 57.5 2004 1,516 2,737 55.4 2005 1,731 3,161 54.8 2006 2,055 3,981 51.6 2007 2,307 4,882 47.3 2008 2,839 5,825 48.7 Crack Cocaine 1998 192 361 53.2 1999 246 483 50.9 2000 265 506 52.4 2001 281 626 44.9 2002 394 786 50.1 2003 381 862 44.2 2004 328 846 38.8 2005 386 921 41.9 2006 392 973 40.3 2007 409 1,211 33.8 2008 572 1,549 36.9 Ecstasy (MDMA) 1998 408 743 54.9 1999 681 1,253 54.3 2000 1,038 2,002 51.8 2001 1,201 2,485 48.3 2002 1,078 2,170 49.7 2003 1,023 2,001 51.1 2004 840 1,849 45.4 2005 761 1,672 45.5 2006 672 1,524 44.1 2007 618 1,571 39.3 2008 404 974 41.5 Heroin 1998 1,505 4,311 34.9 1999 1,660 4,836 34.3 2000 1,715 5,143 33.3 2001 1,856 5,436 34.1 2002 1,758 5,040 34.9 2003 1,541 4,563 33.8 2004 1,405 4,258 33.0 2005 1,230 3,942 31.2 2006 1,159 3,939 29.4 2007 1,335 4,628 28.8 2008 1,478 4,870 30.3 Notes: 1. These data are presented on the principal offence basis. Where an offender has been sentenced for more than one offence the principal offence is the one for which the heaviest sentence was imposed. Where the same sentence has been imposed for two or more offences the principal offence is the one for which the statutory maximum is most severe. 2. These figures have been drawn from administrative data systems. 3. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services, Ministry of Justice
England and Wales Drug type and year Number of persons fined Total sentenced Percentage of persons given fines Cannabis 1998 244 2,713 9.0 1999 197 2,316 8.5 2000 163 1,872 8.7 2001 100 1,401 7.1 2002 103 1,383 7.4 2003 111 1,462 7.6 2004 79 1,210 6.5 2005 62 950 6.5 2006 29 884 3.3 2007 32 910 3.4 2008 48 1,142 6.3 Cocaine 1998 9 332 2.7 1999 8 345 2.3 2000 10 350 2.9 2001 9 444 2.0 2002 13 538 2.4 2003 19 682 2.8 2004 14 796 1.8 2005 14 930 1.5 2006 9 986 0.9 2007 19 1,165 1.6 2008 11 1,530 0.7 Crack Cocaine 1998 3 85 3.5 1999 2 72 2.8 2000 1 90 1.1 2001 5 118 4.2 2002 2 161 1.2 2003 2 235 0.9 2004 3 232 1.3 2005 7 303 2.3 2006 3 298 1.0 2007 3 364 0.8 2008 0 451 0.0 Ecstasy (MDMA) 1998 11 291 3.8 1999 16 454 3.5 2000 20 736 2.7 2001 20 982 2.0 2002 22 843 2.6 2003 24 743 3.2 2004 10 603 1.7 2005 8 551 1.5 2006 10 419 2.4 2007 7 509 1.4 2008 0 348 0.0 Heroin 1998 13 830 1.6 1999 18 912 2.0 2000 8 943 0.8 2001 24 1,023 2.3 2002 9 945 1.0 2003 12 1,121 1.1 2004 3 1,145 0.3 2005 5 1,118 0.4 2006 8 1,101 0.7 2007 6 1,138 0.5 2008 3 1,331 0.2 Notes: 1. These data are presented on the principal offence basis. Where an offender has been sentenced for more than one offence the principal offence is the one for which the heaviest sentence was imposed. Where the same sentence has been imposed for two or more offences the principal offence is the one for which the statutory maximum is most severe. 2. These figures have been drawn from administrative data systems. 3. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services, Ministry of Justice