Statistical Bulletin Crime and Justice Series: Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts, 2006/07

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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
05/06 - 06/07

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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