Crime
This section provides information about cocaine-related crime (including arrests and trafficking), as well as Australian legislation regarding cocaine use.
The primary data source utilised in this section is the Australian Crime Commission's Illicit Drug Data Report 2020-21. This report contains illicit drug data collected annually by the Australian Crime Commission from state and territory police services, the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Customs and Border Protection Services, and forensic laboratories.
Given the small proportion of Australian youth who use cocaine, there is little reliable and meaningful data about this population group available. As a result, this section presents only one FAQ, drawn from the 2022-23 Australian Secondary School Students’ Alcohol and Drug (ASSAD) Survey (Cancer Council Victoria, 2024).