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The number of juveniles using drugs has been reduced from 1,782 in 2017 to 664 in 2021; the number
of new drug users has also decreased from 14,454 in 2017 to 6,342 in 2021. This shows that the New Gen-
eration Anti-drug Strategy of the Executive Yuan has initially proved effective. In addition, in 2021, the po-
lice busted 25 drug factories across Taiwan, investigated 23 suspects in 9 cases abroad, and seized nearly

258 kilograms of drugs.

The NPA will continue to keep track of the latest information on drugs, make roll adjustments to
all kinds of anti-drug strategies, actively promote the “Plan for Police Authorities’ Effectiveness in
Drug Enforcement,” “Community Anti-drug Project,” and other important works, including funding

drug urine tests conducted by local departments. The NPA will also make use of the collaborative
platforms to trace sources of drugs while making investigations and continue to expand the function
of its drug database to effectively increase the capacity of its investigations on drug-related crimes.

In the past, local police departments had to give out different receipts according to different types of

cases reported, which often led to the misunderstanding of people not receiving a “triple-sheet receipt.”
The NPA then started to design the unified “Incident Report” since December 7, 2020; on March 1, 2021,
the sheet was officially launched, hoping to bring reassurance to the public in the simplest way.

Compared with the cases in 2020, the numbers of all criminal cases, violent crimes, and thefts

showed a decrease in occurrence in 2021 (Table 7-5).

Table 7-5 Analysis Chart of the Major Crimes Known and Solved

Major Crimes Known to the Police (Cases) Clearance Rate (%)

Increase/Decrease
Category from 2020 to 2021
Increase/Decrease
2021 2020 2021 2020
from 2020 to 2021
Percentage
Cases
(%)
All Criminal Cases 243 082 259 713 -16 631 -6.40 98.80 97.70 1.10

Violent Crimes 598 707 -109 -15.42 99.83 104.24 -4.41

Thefts 35 067 37 016 -1 949 -5.27 99.31 98.87 0.44
Frauds 24 724 23 054 1 670 7.24 99.03 98.23 0.80

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