Drug-related crimes finished with sentence over the period 2013 – 2024 by classification under the Penal Code

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Drug-related crimes finished with sentence over the period 2013 – 2024 by classification under the Penal Code (total)

	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Crimes finished with sentence (total)	31301	28880	26423	28119	26753	25165	24962	23640	25988	26088	25169	23831
Drug-related crimes (total)	1692	1594	1772	2118	2433	2382	2865	2795	3326	2979	3377	3293
proportion (%) to the crimes finished with sentence (total)	5.41	5.52	6.71	7.53	9.09	9.47	11.60	11.82	12.80	11.42	13.42	13.82
Classification under the Penal Code
Art. 242, para. 2-3 (contraband of drugs)	30	39	33	39	31	22	31	17	28	41	36	35
Art. 242, para. 2  (narcotic substances)	26	33	23	37	28	22	30	14	27	40	36	35
Art. 242, para. 3 (preqursors or equipment)	4	6	10	2	3		1	3	1	1
Art. 354a-354c (drug-related crimes)	1662	1555	1739	2079	2402	2360	2834	2778	3298	2938	3341	3258
Art. 354a, para. 1, (risk narcotic substances)	66	34	40	13	7	58	8	1	1		20	27
Art. 354a, para. 1, (high-risk narcotic substances)	337	317	413	440	520	452	647	612	719	641	628	628
Art. 354a, para. 1, (preqursors or equipment)	11	19	15	19	39	28	26	26	40	46	29	38
Art. 354a, para. 2, (1) (order of organised criminal group)	28	30	12	13	68	57	55	33	14	29	32	32
Art. 354а, para. 2, (2) (by a doctor or pharmacist)	1		1								1	1
Art. 354а, para. 2, (3) (by an educator, teacher)			1			1	3	1	2			3
Art. 354a, para. 2, (4) (dangerous relapse)	50	36	65	47	85	55	70	79	102	101	102	91
Art. 354a, para. 2 (particularly large activities)	83	48	58	44	49	44	47	50	61	39	52	75
Art. 354a, para. 3, (1) (high-risk narcotic substances)	591	587	644	921	948	944	1096	1113	1320	1118	1310	1236
Art. 354a, para. 3, (2) (risk narcotic substances)	12	9	6	8	4	12	12	8	12	9	13	10
Art. 354а, para. 4 (violation of the rules)		1	1
Art. 354a, para. 5 (minor cases)	269	261	281	411	464	557	689	673	821	747	917	950
Art. 354b, para. 1 (inclining or assisting)				1	1					2	3
Art. 354b, para. 2, (1) (minor, juvenile persons)	2	6	2
Art. 354b, para. 2, (2) (more than two children)	1		1									1
Art. 354b, para. 2, (3) (by doctor, teacher)		1	1
Art. 354b, para. 2, (4) (in public place)									1
Art. 354b, para. 2, (5) (through mass media)	1
Art. 354b, para. 2, (6) (dangerous relapse)											1
Art. 354b, para. 4 (provision of premises)			3								2
Art. 354b, para. 5 (prescription with violation of the rules)			1				1	1	3		1
Art. 354c			1
Art. 354c, para. 1 (planting or growing)	194	179	182	155	203	145	168	166	196	201	213	148
Art. 354c, para. 2 (organising, leading or financing an organised criminal group)	2	1				1					3
Art. 354c, para. 3 (participation in an organised criminal group)	4	3	1		1	2					3	8
Art. 354c, para. 5 (minor cases)	10	11	10	7	13	4	12	15	6	5	11	10
Art. 354а-354c		12

Drug-related crimes finished with sentence over the period 2013 – 2024 by classification under the Penal Code (committed by males)

	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Crimes finished with sentence (total)	28754	26414	24095	25112	24637	23138	23021	21621	23910	23928	23219	21852
Drug-related crimes (total)	1584	1495	1615	1983	2284	2215	2684	2600	3079	2748	3116	3021
proportion (%) to the crimes finished with sentence (total)	5.51	5.66	6.70	7.77	9.27	9.57	11.66	12.03	12.88	11.48	13.42	13.82
Classification under the Penal Code
Art. 242, para. 2-3 (contraband of drugs)	28	35	30	35	31	22	30	16	27	36	34	32
Art. 242, para. 2  (narcotic substances)	24	30	20	34	28	22	29	13	26	36	34	32
Art. 242, para. 3 (preqursors or equipment)	4	5	10	1	3		1	3	1
Art. 354a-354c (drug-related crimes)	1556	1460	1585	1948	2253	2193	2654	2584	3052	2712	3082	2989
Art. 354a, para. 1, (risk narcotic substances)	63	32	34	13	6	55	8	1	1		20	25
Art. 354a, para. 1, (high-risk narcotic substances)	306	299	369	413	488	410	592	557	642	575	571	571
Art. 354a, para. 1, (preqursors or equipment)	11	17	14	19	39	27	25	25	37	43	24	36
Art. 354a, para. 2, (1) (order of organised criminal group)	26	29	12	13	64	56	49	31	14	27	28	31
Art. 354а, para. 2, (2) (by a doctor or pharmacist)	1		1								1	1
Art. 354а, para. 2, (3) (by an educator, teacher)			1			1	3	1	2			3
Art. 354a, para. 2, (4) (dangerous relapse)	49	35	61	44	83	52	70	79	98	101	98	89
Art. 354a, para. 2 (particularly large activities)	82	47	49	42	48	42	47	45	56	36	49	70
Art. 354a, para. 3, (1) (high-risk narcotic substances)	556	550	592	858	881	875	1033	1034	1227	1023	1209	1136
Art. 354a, para. 3, (2) (risk narcotic substances)	11	7	6	8	4	11	11	7	11	7	10	8
Art. 354а, para. 4 (violation of the rules)		1	1
Art. 354a, para. 5 (minor cases)	259	254	273	401	442	532	650	634	774	709	848	868
Art. 354b, para. 1 (inclining or assisting)				1	1						3
Art. 354b, para. 2, (1) (minor, juvenile persons)	2	6	2
Art. 354b, para. 2, (2) (more than two children)	1		1									1
Art. 354b, para. 2, (3) (by doctor, teacher)		1	1
Art. 354b, para. 2, (4) (in public place)									1
Art. 354b, para. 2, (5) (through mass media)	1
Art. 354b, para. 2, (6) (dangerous relapse)											1
Art. 354b, para. 4 (provision of premises)			3								2
Art. 354b, para. 5 (prescription with violation of the rules)							1		2		1
Art. 354c			1
Art. 354c, para. 1 (planting or growing)	173	156	154	129	184	125	154	156	182	186	200	134
Art. 354c, para. 2 (organising, leading or financing an organised criminal group)	2	1				1					3
Art. 354c, para. 3 (participation in an organised criminal group)	4	3	1		1	2					3	8
Art. 354c, para. 5 (minor cases)	9	10	9	7	12	4	11	14	5	5	11	8
Art. 354а-354c		12

Drug-related crimes finished with sentence over the period 2013 – 2024 by classification under the Penal Code (committed by females)

	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Crimes finished with sentence (total)	2547	2466	2328	2607	2116	2027	1941	2019	2078	2160	1950	1979
Drug-related crimes (total)	108	99	157	135	149	167	181	195	247	231	261	272
proportion (%) to the crimes finished with sentence (total)	4.24	4.01	6.74	5.18	7.04	8.24	9.33	9.66	11.89	10.69	13.38	13.74
Classification under the Penal Code
Art. 242, para. 2-3 (contraband of drugs)	2	4	3	4			1	1	1	5	2	3
Art. 242, para. 2  (narcotic substances)	2	3	3	3			1	1	1	4	2	3
Art. 242, para. 3 (preqursors or equipment)		1		1						1
Art. 354a-354c (drug-related crimes)	106	95	154	131	149	167	180	194	246	226	259	269
Art. 354a, para. 1, (risk narcotic substances)	3	2	6		1	3						2
Art. 354a, para. 1, (high-risk narcotic substances)	31	18	44	27	32	42	55	55	77	66	57	57
Art. 354a, para. 1, (preqursors or equipment)		2	1			1	1	3	3	3	5	2
Art. 354a, para. 2, (1) (order of organised criminal group)	2	1			4	1	6	2		2	4	1
Art. 354a, para. 2, (4) (dangerous relapse)	1	1	4	3	2	3			4		4	2
Art. 354a, para. 2 (particularly large activities)	1	1	9	2	1	2		5	5	3	3	5
Art. 354a, para. 3, (1) (high-risk narcotic substances)	35	37	52	63	67	69	63	79	93	95	101	100
Art. 354a, para. 3, (2) (narcotic substances)	1	2				1	1	1	1	2	3	2
Art. 354a, para. 5 (minor cases)	10	7	8	10	22	25	39	39	47	38	69	82
Art. 354b, para. 1 (inclining or assisting)										2
Art. 354b, para. 5 (prescription with violation of the rules)			1					1	1
Art. 354c, para. 1 (planting or growing)	21	23	28	26	19	20	14	10	14	15	13	14
Art. 354c, para. 5 (minor cases)	1	1	1		1		1	1	1			2