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Criminal proceedings in Scotland: 2018-2019
Statistics are presented on criminal proceedings concluded in Scottish courts and on a range of measures available as alternatives to prosecution, which are issued by the police and by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
Table 22 Fiscal fixed penalties by main crime/offence and age and gender, 2018-191
| Main crime or offence | Males | Females | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 259 | 1,352 | 1,436 | 2,348 | 5,395 | 54 | 399 | 428 | 698 | 1,579 |
| Serious driving offences 2 | 15 | 25 | 20 | 37 | 97 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 38 |
| Speeding offences | 69 | 523 | 666 | 1,212 | 2,470 | 24 | 205 | 250 | 376 | 855 |
| Signal and direction offences | 24 | 115 | 143 | 257 | 539 | 5 | 53 | 45 | 108 | 211 |
| Lighting, construction & use offences | 58 | 146 | 120 | 212 | 536 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 31 | 66 |
| Documentation offences | 78 | 380 | 347 | 451 | 1,256 | 17 | 96 | 83 | 140 | 336 |
| Other motor vehicle offences3 | 15 | 163 | 140 | 179 | 497 | - | 21 | 28 | 24 | 73 |
| Non-motor vehicle offences4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| percent by Fiscal fixed penalty type | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Serious driving offences 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Speeding offences | 27 | 39 | 46 | 52 | 46 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 54 | 54 |
| Signal and direction offences | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 13 |
| Lighting, construction & use offences | 22 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Documentation offences | 30 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Other motor vehicle offences3 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | - | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Non-motor vehicle offences4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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