FOI 2507-25 U18s PWITS 2022

Request to Northamptonshire Police

For the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, please can you tell me:

Question 1 - The TOTAL number of arrests for possession with intent to supply and supplying drugs.

Question 2 - And the TOTAL number of arrests of under-18s for possession with intent to supply and supplying drugs.

Question 3 - Ideally, I wish for the LATTER to be broken down by year, age (i.e. 17, 16...), the type of drugs being confiscated and/or substance the suspect is accused of possessing with intent to supply and supplying (e.g. heroin, cannabis, etc.), and provided in a spreadsheet format.

Response

Question 1

Total number of arrests for the offences of possession with intent to supply and drugs supply for the years 2022 – 2024: - Total Count 1031

Question 2

Total number of arrests for the offences of possession with intent to supply and drugs supply for the years 2022 – 2024 for people aged under 18: - Total Count 167

Question 3

The numerical data presented in this response is an un-audited snapshot of un-published data sourced from "live" systems and is subject to the interpretation of the original request by the individual extracting the data. The figures provided are therefore our best interpretation of relevance of data to your request, but you should be aware that the collation of figures for ad hoc requests may have limitations, and this should be taken into account when the data is used.

Due to the different methods of recording information across 43 forces, a specific response from one constabulary should not be seen as an indication of what information could be supplied (within cost) by another. Systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. For this reason, responses between forces may differ and should not be used for comparative purposes.