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Statistics

2Q 2003 Drug-related Statistics

1. Arrests by drug type

  • The number of drug offenders decreased to 3,428 persons in the year of 2003, down 39.4% from 5,657 persons in 2002.
  • Table 1 : Arrests by drug type
    • Arrests by drug type
      Drug 2002.1∼6. 2003.1∼6. Rate of
      Variation(%)
      Cases 4,110 2,686 -34.6
      Persons 5,657 3,428 -39.4
      Cannabis 986 671 -31.9
      Narcotics 379 531 40.1
      Psychotropic
      Substances      		 4,292 2,226 -48.1
  • Table 2 : Arrests by drug type
    • Arrests by drug type
      Drug Cannabis Narcotics Psychotropic Substances Total
      2002.1∼6. 986 379 4,292 5,657
      Percentage(%) 17.4 6.7 75.9 100
      2003.1∼6. 671 531 2,226 3,428
      Percentage(%) 19.6 15.5 64.9 100

    • Arrests by drug type

  • Table 3: Arrests trends in the year of 2003
    • Arrests trends in the year of 2003
      Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
      Persons 574 449 538 614 496 757 - - - - - -

    • Arrests trends in the year of 2003 chart

  • Table 4 : Arrests trends by year
    • Arrests trends by year
      Year '96 '97 '98 '99 '2000 '2001 '2002
      Persons 6,189 6,947 8,350 10,589 10,304 10,102 10,673
      Cannabis 1,272 1,301 1,606 2,187 2,284 1,482 1,965
      Narcotics 1,235 1,201 892 923 954 661 790
      Psychotropic
      Substances      		 3,682 4,445 5,852 7,479 7,066 7,959 7,918

2. Arrests by mode of violation

  • 2,045 persons(59.7%) were arrrested for use, 564 persons(16.5%) for drug supply consisting of smuggling, trafficking and manufacturing.
  • Table 5 : Arrests by violation mode
    • Arrests by violation mode
      Mode Manu-
      facturing      		 Smu-
      ggling      		 Tra-
      fficking      		 Culti-
      vation      		 Use Posse-
      ssion      		 Others Total
      Persons
      (Percentage)      		 0
      (0.0)      		 124
      (3.6)      		 440
      (12.8)      		 269
      (7.8)      		 2,045
      (59.7)      		 253
      (7.4)      		 297
      (8.7)      		 3,428
      (100)
      Cannabis 0 5 41 11 551 35 28 671
      Narcotics 0 67 14 258 61 94 37 531
      Psychotropic
      Substances      		 0 52 385 0 1,433 124 232 2,226

    • Arrests by violation mode chart

3. Arrests by gender

  • Of this year's total, 82.2% of those arrested were male while 17.8% female.
  • Table 6 : Arrests by gender
    • Arrests by gender
      Drug Cannabis Narcotics Psychotropic
      Substances      		 Total
      Gender Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
      Persons
      (Percentage)      		 636
      (94.8)      		 35
      (5.2)      		 255
      (48.0)      		 276
      (52.0)      		 1,928
      (86.6)      		 298
      (13.4)      		 2,819
      (82.2)      		 609
      (17.8)

4. Arrests by occupation

  • jobless people amount to 37.6%. Merry-making place workers and self-employed people come next.
  • Table 7 : Arrests by occupation
    • Arrests by occupation
      Occupation Total Percentage
      Total 3,428 100
      Unemployed 1,289 37.6
      Farmer 183 5.3
      Self-employed 189 5.5
      Merry-making place
      worker      		 212 6.2
      Unskilled labore 154 4.5
      Office
      Worker      		 165 4.8
      Skilled
      laborer      		 67 2.0
      Medical
      professional      		 86 2.5
      Driver 59 1.7
      Housewife 33 1.0
      Entertainer 2 0.1
      Seaman 16 0.5
      Fisherman 3 0.1
      Student 26 0.8
      Others 944 27.5

5. Arrests by age

  • Offenders in the 30s occupied 39.1% with 1,340 persons, followed by 28.7% in the 40s and 14.1% in the 20s.
  • Table 8 : Arrests by age
    • Arrests by age
      Age 15-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 Over
      60 yr.      		 n/a Total
      Persons
      (Percentage)      		 17
      (0.5)      		 484
      (14.1)      		 1,340
      (39.1)      		 985
      (28.7)      		 243
      (7.1)      		 236
      (6.9)      		 123
      (3.6)      		 3,428
      (100)

6. Arrests by nationalities

  • Foreign drug offenders increased to 45 persons, up 114.3% from 21 persons in 2002.
  • Table 9 : Arrests by nationalities
    • Arrests by nationalities
      Nationality USA Russia Iran Nigeria Thailand
      Canada      		 Uzbekistan
      China      		 Taiwan
      Peru
      Kazakhstan      		 Total
      Persons 11 9 7 5 3 2 1 45

7. Seizures by drug type

  • A total of drugs of 77.8kg was seized in the year of 2003, down 62.2% from 205.7kg in 2002.
  • Table 10 : Seizures by drug type
    • Seizures by drug type
      Drug 2002.1~6 2003.1∼6. Percentage
      Marihuana(g) 181,126 17,086 -90.6
      Hashish(g) 581 235 -59.5
      Heroine(g) 1,078 0 -100.0
      Raw Opium(g) 91 123 35.4
      Cocaine(g) 940 3 -99.7
      Methamphetamine(g) 21,505 56,639 163.4
      Ephedrine(g) 0 0 -
      MDMA(tablet) 364 2,435 569.0
      LSD(tablet) 0 900 -
      YABA(tablet) 0 387 -

8. Prices by drug type

  • Methamphetamine
    • - Wholesale price per gram : 50,000 won (50,000 won in 2002)
    • - Retail price per gram : 330,000 won (120,000 won in 2002)
    • - Street price per dose : 90,000 won (310,000 won in 2002)
      (US$1 = 1,200 won)
  • MDMA
    • - Wholesale price per gram : 10,000 won
    • - Retail price per gram : 50,000 ∼ 80,000 won
    • - Street price per pill : 60,000 ∼ 100,000 won
      (US$1 = 1,200 won)

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