Accused persons and persons convicted in 2022 for drug-related crimes (Art. 354a – 354c of the Penal Code)

Prevalence of psychoactive substance use
Prevalence of medication use
Prevalence of drug use
Drug prevention
Treatment supply
Treatment demand
Health consequences
Harm reduction
Drug-related crimes
Drug market
Drug use and prison
Monitoring of publications
Attitudes to legal framework changes
Number of accused persons for drug-related crimes (Art. 354a – 354c)2444
with proceeding finished with:
sentence1230
conditional sentence1183
acquittal28
suspension3
release from penalty
Number of persons convicted (total)24047
Number of persons convicted for drug-related crimes (Art. 354a – 354c)2413
proportion (%) to the number of persons convicted (total)10,03
for one crime2065
for two crimes305
for three or more crimes43
sex:
males2215
females198
age:
14-17 years old73
18-24 years old596
25-29 years old450
30-39 years old876
40-49 years old 308
50-59 years old79
60 and over years old31
Source: National Statistical Institute