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Figure 9.2 Number of Opium Act cases registered with the Public Prosecutor, by hard <strong>and</strong> soft<br />

drugs II , 2002-2008<br />

25000<br />

Number<br />

22500<br />

20000<br />

17500<br />

15000<br />

12500<br />

10000<br />

7500<br />

5000<br />

2500<br />

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008<br />

All drug cases<br />

- Hard drugs<br />

- Soft drugs<br />

- Hard & soft drugs<br />

- Unknown<br />

16617 18233 21947 20195 20306 19392 18785<br />

9502 10307 11972 9922 9907 9471 9086<br />

6613 7283 9248 9497 9542 9188 8977<br />

455 612 695 716 822 677 651<br />

47 31 32 60 35 56 71<br />

I. More than one case may be registered per accused. II. A small number of Opium Act cases cannot be<br />

allocated to any of the categories. These cases have not been included in the figures. Source: OMDATA,<br />

WODC.<br />

Table 9.4 <strong>Drug</strong> law cases (in %) registered with the Public Prosecution Department, by hard <strong>and</strong> soft<br />

drugs, 2002-2008 I 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008<br />

Total criminal offences<br />

(against all laws)<br />

254<br />

912<br />

274<br />

390<br />

275<br />

696<br />

269<br />

038<br />

270<br />

210<br />

274<br />

649<br />

Percentage Opium Act offences 7% 7% 8% 8% 8% 7% 7%<br />

263<br />

821<br />

Opium Act offences by drug type<br />

- Hard drugs 57% 57% 55% 49% 49% 49% 48%<br />

- Soft drugs 40% 40% 42% 47% 47% 47% 48%<br />

- Hard <strong>and</strong> soft drugs 3% 3% 3% 4% 4% 3% 3%<br />

Unknown 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%<br />

I. More than one case may be registered per accused. Source: OMDATA, WODC.<br />

204 <strong>Netherl<strong>and</strong>s</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Drug</strong> <strong>Monitor</strong> - NDM Annual Report 2009

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