Profile and Projection of Drug Offences
In British Columbia
Figure 2. Number of adults charged with drug offences, by offence type, British Columbia, 1977-1998
Source : Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR), Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics
Description
Figure 2 is a broken-line graph showing the number of adults charged with drug offences, by type of offence, in British Columbia from 1977 to 1998. The X axis shows the year; the Y axis shows the number of adults charged, in increments of 1,000, from 0 to 8,000. There are two broken lines: one (dark blue) showing the number of adults charged with drug possession; and one (pink) showing the number of adults charged with drug trafficking, importing and growing.
The number of adults charged with drug possession decreases throughout the period, from 6,796 in 1977 to 2,472 in 1998.
The number of adults charged with drug trafficking, importing and growing shows an upward trend, from 1,486 in 1977 to 4,597 in 1998.
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