CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN SCOTLAND 2014-15

Summary of offences dealt with by courts, sentencing outcomes and characteristics of convicted offenders. Additional information on non-court penalties issued by the Police and Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service.


Table 24: Fiscal fixed penalties by main crime/offence and age and gender, 2014-15

Number

Per cent

Main crime or offence

Under 21

21-30

Over 30

Total

Under 21

21-30

Over 30

Total

Total Male1

517

3,192

8,304

12,013

100

100

100

100

Serious driving offences 2

18

35

75

128

3

1

1

1

Speeding offences

108

1,054

3,151

4,313

21

33

38

36

Signal and direction offences

53

307

1,032

1,392

10

10

12

12

Lighting, construction & use offences

87

238

396

721

17

7

5

6

Documentation offences

127

577

1,446

2,150

25

18

17

18

Other motor vehicle offences3

123

980

2,197

3,300

24

31

26

27

Non-motor vehicle offences4

1

1

7

9

*

*

*

*

Main crime or offence

Under 21

21-30

Over 30

Total

Under 21

21-30

Over 30

Total

Total Female1

122

967

2,368

3,457

100

100

100

100

Serious driving offences 2

2

7

27

36

2

1

1

1

Speeding offences

32

365

988

1,385

26

38

42

40

Signal and direction offences

23

131

356

510

19

14

15

15

Lighting, construction & use offences

8

50

64

122

7

5

3

4

Documentation offences

30

182

489

701

25

19

21

20

Other motor vehicle offences3

27

231

442

700

22

24

19

20

Non-motor vehicle offences4

-

1

2

3

-

*

*

*

1. Excludes a small number of records where age and / or gender are unknown.

2. In some circumstances fiscal fixed penalties can be issued for contraventions of Section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (driving without due care and attention).

3. Contains a number of other offences, however around a half of fixed penalties given for this group were for mobile phone offences and half were seatbelt offences.

4. Contains bicycle offences and road-works offences.

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