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Publication - Statistics

Criminal proceedings in Scotland 2016-17: statistics

Published
27 February 2018
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order
ISBN
9781788516099

Statistics on criminal proceedings concluded in Scottish courts and alternatives to prosecution, issued by the police and by the Crown Office.

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Table 22 Fiscal fixed penalties by main crime/offence and age and gender, 2016-17[1]

Main crime or offence Male Female
Under 21 21-30 31-40 Over 40 Total
Male		 Under 21 21-30 31-40 Over 40 Total
Female
Total number of Fiscal fixed penalties 283 1,726 1,627 2,872 6,508 68 457 536 860 1,921
Serious driving offences 2 6 23 9 36 74 2 4 3 23 32
Speeding offences 71 718 792 1,442 3,023 24 227 290 440 981
Signal and direction offences 30 163 191 367 751 11 53 66 132 262
Lighting, construction & use offences 55 169 102 199 525 8 29 16 28 81
Documentation offences 86 422 293 486 1,287 17 96 108 184 405
Other motor vehicle offences 3 35 231 240 341 847 6 48 53 53 160
Non-motor vehicle offences 4 - - - 1 1 - - - - -
Per cent by Fiscal fixed penalty type 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Serious driving offences 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 2
Speeding offences 25 42 49 50 46 35 50 54 51 51
Signal and direction offences 11 9 12 13 12 16 12 12 15 14
Lighting, construction & use offences 19 10 6 7 8 12 6 3 3 4
Documentation offences 30 24 18 17 20 25 21 20 21 21
Other motor vehicle offences 3 12 13 15 12 13 9 11 10 6 8
Non-motor vehicle offences 4 - - - * * - - - - -

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 roadworks offences.

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