Table A1 Number of persons found guilty, cautioned, given a fiscal fine or dealt with by compounding for drug offences by police forces or other authorities(1)
	and sentence or order given,(1) 2003, Scotland
											Number of persons
Police  and other authorities		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Scotland
	Central	322	165	335	332	118	234	243	122	181	299
	Dumfries and Galloway	184	202	272	314	245	263	189	161	190	224
	Fife	161	246	287	425	488	332	255	185	333	189
	Grampian	646	840	771	949	1,137	881	498	836	581	538
	Lothian and Borders	600	159	335	999	938	948	857	418	546	422
	Northern	196	150	148	275	350	368	278	333	321	445
	Strathclyde	2,140	2,508	945	2,415	3,997	4,161	3,312	3,358	3,089	2,287
	Tayside	358	254	323	596	590	668	676	503	654	599
	Other	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
	Scottish Customs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		----------	----------	----------	----------	----------	----------	----------	----------	----------	----------
	Total	4,607	4,524	3,416	6,305	7,864	7,855	6,308	5,916	5,895	5,003
(1) This figure relates to the most severe penalty offences only.