Profile and Projection of Drug Offences
In British Columbia
Figure 1. Number of adults charged with drug offences, by drug type, British Columbia, 1977-1998
Source : Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR), Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics
Description
Figure 1 above is a broken-line graph showing the number of adults charged with drug offences, by type of drug, 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 four broken lines: one (pale blue) showing the number of charges involving cannabis; one (pink) showing the number of charges involving cocaine; one (dark blue) showing the number of charges involving heroin; and one (yellow) showing the number of charges involving other drugs.
The number of charges in connection with cannabis shows a downward trend, from 7,126 in 1977 to 3,408 in 1998.
The number of charges in connection with cocaine increases from 1977 to 1998, from 205 to 2,741.
The numbers of charges in connection with heroin and other drugs are fairly similar, remaining low and stable. In 1998, the number of charges involving heroin increases slightly.
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