Anybody Know the Statistics of Crime Caused by Drugs in Ireland?
Question by : Anybody know the statistics of crime caused by drugs in ireland?
I’m doing an essay for school that deals with the connection between crime and drugs. I just want to find out a few statistics to put into my essay. Like the percentage of crime caused by people taking drugs. Suicides because of the addiction.
Anything like that. I tried to look on the internet but I didnt find much.
Thank you for your help!
Best answer:
Answer by J G
It is hard to find any stats but these links might help you a bit.
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~wcjlen/WCJ/stats/ireland_stats_body.html
http://www.cso.ie/releasespublications/documents/statisticalyearbook/2010/Chapter%207%20Crime.pdf
In the second link go to page 5. There is a list of statistics related to drugs and crime.
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