Enforcement intensity towards drug law offences in Denmark has increased since 2004, making Denmark one of the few Western countries that is heading towards a more repressive drug control approach. The aim of this study is to examine patterns and correlates of drug enforcement intensity over time. Policy documents and criminal statistics on drug law offences, from 1996 to 2017, are analysed in the context of the rationality perspective and the theory of policy coherence. Time series analyses and bivariate tests of statistical significance are used to examine enforcement intensity over time, between seasons, and in the gender and ethnic composition of convictions. Three periods are identified, delineated by documents that set forth drug policy aims. From 1996 to 2003, a series of qualitative changes to the legal framework was introduced, followed by a quantitative increase in enforcement pressure from 2004 to 2010 with a focus on Copenhagen. From 2011 to 2017, other regions of the country also increased enforcement. The increased intensity in drug control followed a period of increasing cannabis prevalence rates. The increase in reported minor drug law offences correlated with increased seasonal variations and increased disparity in the gender and ethnicity of convicted individuals.

自 2004 年以来，丹麦对毒品法犯罪的执法力度有所增加，这使丹麦成为少数几个正朝着更加压制性的毒品管制方法迈进的西方国家之一。本研究的目的是检查随着时间的推移禁毒执法强度的模式和相关性。1996 年至 2017 年关于毒品违法犯罪的政策文件和刑事统计数据在理性视角和政策一致性理论的背景下进行了分析。时间序列分析和统计显着性的双变量检验用于检查随时间、季节之间以及定罪的性别和种族构成的执法强度。确定了三个时期，并由阐明药物政策目标的文件划定。从 1996 年到 2003 年，法律框架发生了一系列质的变化，随后，从 2004 年到 2010 年，执法压力在数量上有所增加，重点是哥本哈根。2011年至2017年，全国其他地区也加大了执法力度。在大麻流行率上升之后，毒品管制力度加大。报告的轻微毒品法犯罪的增加与季节性变化的增加以及被定罪者的性别和种族差异的增加有关。