Persons convicted for drug-related crimes in 2024 by classification under 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

Art. 242, para. 2-3 – contraband of drugs
Art. 354a – production, possession, distribution, transportation of drugs
Art. 354b – persuasion or assistance to other people to use drugs
Art. 354c – planting or cultivation of narcotic plants

Persons convicted for drug-related crimes in 2024 by classification under the Penal Code, sex and age groups

TotalMalesFemalesaged 14-17aged 18-24aged 25-29aged 30-39aged 40-49aged 50-59aged >= 60
Persons convicted (total)21821199411880781437629806212423221481092
Persons convicted for drug-related crimes (total)2846260424274609493102049711538
proportion (%) to the persons convicted (total)13.0413.0612.879.4813.9216.5416.4211.745.353.48
Classification under the Penal Code
Art. 242, para. 2-3 (contraband of drugs)34322261781
Art. 242, para. 2  (narcotic substances)34322261781
Art. 354a-354c (drug-related crimes)2812257224074607493101448010737
Art. 354a, para. 1, (narcotic substances)23194321116
Art. 354a, para. 1, (high-risk narcotic substances)5925306229127113188962811
Art. 354a, para. 1, (preqursors or equipment)26242339713
Art. 354a, para. 2, (1) (order of organised criminal group)10912431
Art. 354а, para. 2, (2) (by a doctor or pharmacist)111
Art. 354а, para. 2, (3) (by an educator, teacher)2211
Art. 354a, para. 2, (4) (dangerous relapse)8784388382751
Art. 354a, para. 2 (particularly large activities)837671072030124
Art. 354a, para. 3, (1) (high-risk narcotic substances)106597392362601863621723811
Art. 354a, para. 3, (2) (narcotic substances)8713221
Art. 354a, para. 5 (minor cases)80574758518916133610581
Art. 354b, para. 2, (2) (more than two children)111
Art. 354c, para. 1 (planting or growing)898184103324135
Art. 354c, para. 3 (participation in an organised criminal group)1212372
Art. 354c, para. 5 (minor cases)86262
Source: National Statistical Institute

Persons convicted for drug-related crimes (Art. 354a – 354c of the Penal Code) in 2024 by place of commitment of crime and by districts

Source: Crimes and persons convicted 2024, National Statistical Institute

Data for 2023

Data for 2022