Crimes committed by the prisoners in Bulgaria (2015 – 2022)

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

Database (2011 – 2022).xlsx

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total number of crimes	8139	8221	7978	7573	7115	6713	5834	6422
of which: drug-related crimes	485	550	612	620	666	620	683	605
% of total number of crimes	6.0	6.7	7.7	8.2	9.4	9.2	11.7	9.4
By Chapter (Article) of the Penal Code
CHAPTER II. Crimes against the person	1674	1696	1676	1652	1657	1578	1386	1604
CHAPTER III. Crimes against the rights of citizens	45	42	50	45	44	63	36	47
CHAPTER IV. Crimes against marriage, family and youth	26	24	24	33	26	31	16	13
CHAPTER V. Crimes against the property	4493	4013	3675	3293	2890	2741	2289	2336
CHAPTER VI. Crimes against the economy	281	320	324	319	276	209	220	238
of which: Art. 241-242а, Crimes against customs regime	111	128	121	129	127	104	88	102
CHAPTER VII. Crimes against the financial, tax and insurance systems	38	34	39	40	26	15	25	25
CHAPTER VIII. Crimes against the activity of state bodies, public organisations and persons performing public duties	153	174	134	84	98	62	72	203
CHAPTER IX. Documentary crimes	58	61	63	55	50	19	34	46
CHAPTER X. Crimes against order and the public peace	188	184	191	220	205	171	161	128
CHAPTER XІ. Generally dangerous crime	1182	1672	1801	1829	1842	1823	1592	1781
of which: Art. 342-343c, Crimes against the transport	474	911	973	980	953	980	730	885
of which: Art. 354а-354c, Drug-related crimes	485	550	612	620	666	620	683	605
CHAPTER ХIIІ. Military crimes	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: General Directorate Execution of Sentences, Ministry of Justice.