How many illegal drug-related deaths there have been in (a) West Dunbartonshire and (b) East Dunbartonshire in each year since 1996.

Answered Asked by Des McNulty Lab Lodged 10 Sep 2007

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many illegal drug-related deaths there have been in (a) West Dunbartonshire and (b) East Dunbartonshire in each year since 1996.

The answer

Answered by Fergus Ewing on 20 Sep 2007 · 10 days after it was lodged, on time

The followingfigures were compiled by the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS).
Drug-Related Deaths, by Local Authority Area, 1996-2006
Local Authority Area
| 1996
| 1997
| 1998
| 1999
| 2000
| 2001
| 2002
| 2003
| 2004
| 2005
| 2006

Scotland

| 244
| 224
| 249
| 291
| 292
| 332
| 382
| 317
| 356
| 336
| 421

East Dunbartonshire

| 2
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 2

West Dunbartonshire

| 5
| 8
| 3
| 5
| 5
| 6
| 13
| 6
| 8
| 15
| 12

Source: GeneralRegister for Scotland Drug Related Deaths, 2006 (table 2a):
http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/drug-related-deaths/drug-related-deaths-in-scotland-2006/drug-related-deaths-in-scotland-2006-tables.html.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-04185 by reference.