Statistical Bulletin Crime and Justice Series: Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts, 2006/07
Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts 2006-07
Table 24: Motor vehicle offences with a charge proved by type of offence, 1997/98 - 2006/07
Type of offence |
1997/98 |
1998/99 |
1999/00 |
2000/01 |
2001/02 |
2002/03 |
2003/04 |
2004/05 |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
% change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total offences |
83,734 |
77,912 |
76,948 |
61,797 |
69,091 |
76,464 |
78,657 |
72,139 |
67,847 |
67,180 |
-1 |
Serious Driving Offences |
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Dangerous driving |
1,215 |
991 |
965 |
832 |
959 |
1,211 |
1,184 |
1,237 |
1,061 |
1,258 |
19 |
Careless driving |
5,546 |
4,713 |
4,299 |
3,122 |
3,849 |
4,057 |
4,414 |
4,038 |
3,771 |
3,818 |
1 |
Drunk Driving of which: |
9,452 |
8,345 |
8,527 |
7,238 |
7,477 |
10,688 |
9,194 |
8,981 |
8,847 |
8,984 |
2 |
Driving while unfit through drink or drugs |
518 |
400 |
436 |
433 |
474 |
608 |
459 |
452 |
430 |
429 |
0 |
In charge while unfit through drink or drugs |
51 |
108 |
57 |
53 |
55 |
77 |
67 |
49 |
52 |
62 |
19 |
Driving with excess blood alcohol |
7,254 |
6,471 |
6,544 |
5,355 |
5,610 |
8,258 |
7,129 |
6,865 |
6,785 |
6,892 |
2 |
In charge with excess blood alcohol |
235 |
302 |
333 |
263 |
277 |
454 |
397 |
384 |
411 |
413 |
0 |
Failing to provide breath specimen at the roadside |
440 |
305 |
310 |
274 |
253 |
279 |
240 |
264 |
259 |
226 |
-13 |
Failing to provide breath, blood or urine specimen at a police station |
954 |
759 |
847 |
860 |
808 |
1,012 |
902 |
967 |
910 |
962 |
6 |
Failing to stop after accident |
2,761 |
2,510 |
2,293 |
1,369 |
1,523 |
1,520 |
1,529 |
1,419 |
1,363 |
1,347 |
-1 |
Driving while disqualified |
3,494 |
3,323 |
3,207 |
3,313 |
3,377 |
4,093 |
3,959 |
3,537 |
3,204 |
3,027 |
-6 |
Speeding Offences |
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Speeding in restricted areas |
6,821 |
6,987 |
8,357 |
4,678 |
3,454 |
2,587 |
3,330 |
3,142 |
2,857 |
3,395 |
19 |
Other speeding offences 1 |
5,837 |
6,346 |
7,427 |
5,095 |
6,885 |
7,576 |
9,755 |
10,741 |
9,726 |
10,378 |
7 |
Signal and Direction Offences |
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Traffic direction offences |
1,892 |
1,619 |
1,711 |
1,279 |
1,675 |
1,248 |
989 |
875 |
1,023 |
1,254 |
23 |
Pedestrian crossing offences |
515 |
370 |
279 |
206 |
245 |
185 |
218 |
169 |
205 |
229 |
12 |
Lighting, Construction & Use Offences |
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Lighting offences |
1,523 |
1,318 |
1,134 |
829 |
1,136 |
1,043 |
970 |
714 |
655 |
613 |
-6 |
Construction & use regulations |
4,145 |
3,548 |
2,973 |
1,949 |
1,813 |
2,447 |
2,823 |
2,718 |
2,400 |
2,477 |
3 |
Documentation Offences |
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Vehicle excise licence offences |
5,896 |
5,984 |
4,496 |
4,702 |
4,542 |
3,442 |
3,062 |
2,816 |
1,696 |
402 |
-76 |
No test certificate |
4,425 |
3,348 |
3,146 |
2,881 |
3,466 |
3,550 |
3,638 |
2,454 |
2,066 |
1,922 |
-7 |
Driving licence offences |
6,557 |
5,985 |
6,057 |
5,556 |
7,038 |
8,760 |
9,254 |
8,248 |
8,018 |
7,855 |
-2 |
Third party insurance offences |
16,835 |
15,353 |
15,247 |
13,943 |
16,845 |
19,640 |
19,775 |
16,788 |
15,597 |
15,478 |
-1 |
Registration/identification offences |
376 |
446 |
400 |
168 |
167 |
158 |
247 |
213 |
171 |
201 |
18 |
Other Offences |
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Failure to provide information to identify driver |
109 |
92 |
84 |
74 |
187 |
296 |
272 |
250 |
205 |
271 |
32 |
Tachograph etc offences |
2,303 |
2,051 |
1,721 |
1,005 |
864 |
1,000 |
1,126 |
1,400 |
1,172 |
1,137 |
-3 |
Seat belt offences |
2,842 |
2,788 |
2,932 |
2,401 |
2,356 |
2,087 |
2,018 |
1,248 |
1,503 |
1,470 |
-2 |
Mobile phone offences |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
291 |
719 |
944 |
31 |
Parking offences |
441 |
313 |
369 |
70 |
21 |
16 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
6 |
-33 |
Other offences |
749 |
1,482 |
1,324 |
1,087 |
1,212 |
860 |
889 |
852 |
1,579 |
714 |
-55 |
1 Includes motorway and clearway offences
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