Statistical Bulletin Criminal Justice Series: CrJ/2006/3: Criminal Proceedings In Scottish Courts, 2004/05

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Table 17 Police conditional offers for moving vehicle offences by type of offence, 1995-2004/05

Type of offence

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999 4,5

2000 5

2001

2002

2003

2004/05

Total

109,843

123,927

123,614

152,332

168,198

159,782

175,184

161,360

231,163

280,900

Speeding (restricted areas):

45,294

42,107

43,375

53,009

65,473

59,153

71,011

63,682

99,242

110,460

Automatic Detection 1,2

9,093

13,714

15,664

14,120

28,319

30,217

42,974

42,298

78,557

92,073

Other 1,2

36,201

28,393

27,711

38,889

37,154

28,936

22,453

20,234

20,685

18,387

Speeding (other):

22,049

26,154

25,791

36,083

39,006

42,808

37,886

41,115

65,771

82,780

Automatic Detection 1,2

5,956

10,146

11,481

16,403

20,526

22,511

22,881

27,774

53,782

68,059

Other 1,2

16,093

16,008

14,310

19,680

18,480

20,297

14,241

12,270

11,989

14,721

Traffic direction offences:

13,459

14,081

14,746

14,602

12,002

12,416

14,367

16,271

19,437

23,514

Automatic Detection 1

1,768

1,760

1,485

1,815

1,782

1,871

3,521

2,696

8,499

9,636

Other 1

11,691

12,321

13,261

12,787

10,220

10,545

10,713

13,575

10,938

13,878

Other offences 3

29,041

41,585

39,702

48,638

43,771

45,405

51,920

40,292

46,713

64,146

1 During 1997 and 1998 the automatic detection system in Tayside was not operational.
2 The split into automatic detection and other is estimated for Central from April 1997 to December 2000. Central and Northern included in subtotals for 2001 and 2002, but not in the breakdown into automatic detection and other categories.
3 Other offences include construction and use, driving licence, vehicle excise licence, parking, motorway traffic, seat belt and other motor vehicle offences. The figure for 2004/05 includes 10,955 offences of driving while using a mobile telephone.
4 The total includes 7,946 offers in Central which could not be broken down by offence type.
5 Includes estimated data.

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