'Victimless' crimes 2019

A look at how so-called ‘victimless’ crimes vary across the UK. London is clearly a massive drug hotspot…

‘Victimless’ crimes, officially categorised as ‘crimes against society’, include offences such as public order offences, drug offences, and possession of weapons.

The numbers and proportions of these offences vary drastically throughout the UK. Although London has the highest number of offences for these crimes, it is the large proportion of drug offences there which stands out from the data.