Syftet med denna studie var att titta på kriminalitet, brottsutsatthet och narkotika i en ungdomsgrupp. Även samband mellan dessa tre variabler studerades. Detta gjordes genom en enkätstudie som besvarades av gymnasieungdomar i åldrarna 16-21 år. Tidigare forskning på området visar att den mest förekommande narkotikasorten som ungdomar provar är marijuana. Lindrigare stöldbrott, som snatteri, är enligt tidigare studier det vanligaste brottet. 12,7 % av deltagarna i denna studie har någon gång provat narkotika och det vanligaste brottet som ungdomar har begått är lindrigare stöldbrott. I studien kommer vi fram till att det finns ett samband, både mellan kriminalitet och narkotikaanvändning, och brottsutsatthet och narkotikaanvändning. Sambandet med att ha provat narkotika var starkare för den egna kriminaliteten jämfört med brottsutsattheten. Socialt umgänge hade en korrelation med narkotikaanvändning där de som umgicks mer med sina vänner och ”driver runt” oftare hade provat narkotika.

The purpose with this study was to look at crime, victimization and narcotics in a youth group. The correlation between these three variables was studied as well. This was done by doing a survey that was answered by high school students in the age between 16-21 years old. Previous research in this area has come to the conclusion that the most frequent kind of narcotics being used by youths is marijuana. Kinds of larceny, like shoplifting, is according to previous research the most common crime performed by youths. 12, 7 % of the participants have used some type of narcotics and the most common crime in this youth group was larceny. In the study we find a correlation, both between crime and use of narcotics, as well as between victimization and having tried narcotics. The correlation between narcotic use and victimizations was stronger then the one between narcotics and crime. Social company had a correlation with using narcotics where the ones that spent more time with their friends “doing nothing” more often had used narcotics.