Data on drug law offences from Eurostat and EMCDDA Eurostat Working Group on Statistics on Crime and Criminal Justice 25-26 March 2014

Data on drug law offences Improve coordination with EMCDDA/Reitox network Avoid duplication of data collection Comparable drug law offence data across 39 countries Aim

Data on drug law offences EMCDDA compiles detailed information on drugs and drug addicition Data collected through the Reitox network of national agencies in 30 countries Possession; dealing; both; other EMCDDA & Reitox Network

Data on drug law offences Difficult to reconcile Eurostat and EMCDDA data Different counting units Different coverage EMCDDA & Reitox Network

Data on drug law offences Would countries be able to provide the Reitox network with data from 2008 based on offences? …and broken down by the four EMCDDA drug offence categories? Can the differences between Eurostat and EMCDDA data be clearly explained? What additional guidance is required to ensure definitions are applied consistently in countries? Key issues

Thank you Stephen Clarke Eurostat Eurostat Working Group on Statistics on Crime and Criminal Justice 25-26 March 2014