Statistical Bulletin Crime and Justice Series: Criminal Proceedings In Scottish Courts, 2007/08

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Table 24 - Motor vehicle offences with a charge proved by type of offence, 1998/99-2007/08

Type of offence

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

Percentage change 06/07-07/08

Total offences

77,912

76,948

61,797

69,091

76,464

78,657

72,143

67,847

67,293

65,654

-2

Serious Driving Offences

Dangerous driving

991

965

832

959

1,211

1,184

1,238

1,061

1,260

1,358

8

Careless driving

4,713

4,299

3,122

3,849

4,057

4,414

4,038

3,771

3,821

3,776

-1

Drunk Driving of which:

8,345

8,527

7,238

7,477

10,688

9,194

8,982

8,847

9,000

8,664

-4

Driving while unfit through drink or drugs

400

436

433

474

608

459

453

430

431

343

-20

In charge while unfit through drink or drugs

108

57

53

55

77

67

49

52

63

48

-24

Driving with excess blood alcohol

6,471

6,544

5,355

5,610

8,258

7,129

6,865

6,785

6,906

6,682

-3

In charge with excess blood alcohol

302

333

263

277

454

397

384

411

412

436

6

Failing to provide breath specimen at the roadside

305

310

274

253

279

240

264

259

226

209

-8

Failing to provide breath, blood or urine specimen at a police station

759

847

860

808

1,012

902

967

910

962

946

-2

Failing to stop after accident

2,510

2,293

1,369

1,523

1,520

1,529

1,419

1,363

1,351

1,242

-8

Driving while disqualified

3,323

3,207

3,313

3,377

4,093

3,959

3,538

3,204

3,035

2,697

-11

Speeding Offences

Speeding in restricted areas

6,987

8,357

4,678

3,454

2,587

3,330

3,142

2,857

3,402

3,447

1

Other speeding offences 1

6,346

7,427

5,095

6,885

7,576

9,755

10,741

9,726

10,381

11,015

6

Signal and Direction Offences

Traffic direction offences

1,619

1,711

1,279

1,675

1,248

989

875

1,023

1,256

996

-21

Pedestrian crossing offences

370

279

206

245

185

218

169

205

230

237

3

Lighting, Construction & Use Offences

Lighting offences

1,318

1,134

829

1,136

1,043

970

714

655

613

517

-16

Construction & use regulations

3,548

2,973

1,949

1,813

2,447

2,823

2,718

2,400

2,479

3,068

24

Documentation Offences

Vehicle excise licence offences

5,984

4,496

4,702

4,542

3,442

3,062

2,816

1,696

402

840

109

No test certificate

3,348

3,146

2,881

3,466

3,550

3,638

2,454

2,066

1,928

2,087

8

Driving licence offences

5,985

6,057

5,556

7,038

8,760

9,254

8,248

8,018

7,869

7,344

-7

Third party insurance offences

15,353

15,247

13,943

16,845

19,640

19,775

16,789

15,597

15,507

14,693

-5

Registration/identification offences

446

400

168

167

158

247

213

171

202

205

1

Other Offences

Failure to provide information to identify driver

92

84

74

187

296

272

250

205

271

240

-11

Tachograph etc offences

2,051

1,721

1,005

864

1,000

1,126

1,400

1,172

1,148

1,033

-10

Seat belt offences

2,788

2,932

2,401

2,356

2,087

2,018

1,248

1,503

1,472

1,345

-9

Mobile phone offences

-

-

-

-

-

3

291

719

944

352

-63

Parking offences

313

369

70

21

16

8

8

9

6

11

83

Other offences

1,482

1,324

1,087

1,212

860

889

852

1,579

716

487

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1. Includes motorway and clearway offences

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