Table 27 Causing death by dangerous driving or careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs: crimes recorded by the police and persons with a charge proved, 1995/06-2004/05 1
| 1995/96 | 1996/97 | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/00 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 |
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Crimes recorded by the police |
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Causing death by dangerous driving | 41 | 32 | 40 | 47 | 25 | 39 | 27 | 45 | 37 | 21 |
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Death by dangerous driving when under the infuence of drink or drugs | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
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Persons with a charge proved by sentence type 2 |
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Causing death by dangerous driving |
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Total | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 25 |
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Custody | 14 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 23 |
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Community 3 | 7 | 4 | - | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | - | 2 |
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Monetary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
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Other | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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Death by dangerous driving when under the infuence of drink or drugs |
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Total | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 4 |
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Custody | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 4 |
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Community 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Monetary | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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1 The statistics dealing with recorded crime and court proceedings are not directly comparable as a person may be proceeded against for more than one crime involving more than one victim and there is a possiblity that the crime recorded by the police will be altered in the course of the judicial proceedings. Also a crime may be recorded by the police in one year and proceedings taken in a subsequent year.
2 Where these crimes were the main offence involved.
3 Probation and /or community service.