Criminal Proceedings in Scotland 2011-12

This bulletin forms part of the Scottish Government series of statistical bulletins on the criminal justice system.


Table 27 Males given fiscal fixed penalties by main crime/offence and age, 2011-12

Number Per cent
Main crime or offence Under 21 21-30 Over 30 Total Under 21 21-30 Over 30 Total
Total1 932 4,701 11,066 16,699 100 100 100 100
Serious Driving Offences - 1 - 1 - * - *
Speeding 186 1,503 4,433 6,122 20 32 40 37
Signal and Direction Offences 130 501 1,318 1,949 14 11 12 12
Lighting, Construction & Use Offences 144 318 533 995 15 7 5 6
Documentation Offences 204 811 1,754 2,769 22 17 16 17
Other Motor Vehicle Offences2 264 1,562 3,023 4,849 28 33 27 29
Non-Motor Vehicle Offences3 4 5 5 14 * * * *

1. Excludes a small number of records where age and/or gender are unknown.
2. Contains a number of other offences, however around one-third of fixed penalties given for this group were for mobile phone offences and one-third for seatbelt offences.
3. Contains bicycle offences and roadworks offences.

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