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Recorded crime in Scotland: 2018-2019

Statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the police in Scotland, split by crime or offence group and by local authority.

Crime category	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	% change 17-18 to 18-19
											Number & Percentage
Illegal importation of drugs	17	30	19	24	27	21	52	64	70	56	-20
Illegal cultivation of drugs	753	964	1,242	1,251	1,185	1,066	1,036	822	780	622	-20
Possession of drugs with intent to supply	9,131	6,144	5,423	3,861	3,594	3,700	3,976	3,531	3,877	3,973	2
Possession of drugs	29,179	26,960	28,326	29,150	30,451	31,632	29,929	27,766	27,171	29,843	10
Drugs, other offences, money laundering	328	249	147	402	359	417	486	458	501	337	-33
Total Drug crimes	39,408	34,347	35,157	34,688	35,616	36,836	35,479	32,641	32,399	34,831	8

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