CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN SCOTLAND 2014-15
Summary of offences dealt with by courts, sentencing outcomes and characteristics of convicted offenders. Additional information on non-court penalties issued by the Police and Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service.
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Table 24: Fiscal fixed penalties by main crime/offence and age and gender, 2014-15
Number |
Per cent |
|||||||
Main crime or offence |
Under 21 |
21-30 |
Over 30 |
Total |
Under 21 |
21-30 |
Over 30 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Male1 |
517 |
3,192 |
8,304 |
12,013 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
Serious driving offences 2 |
18 |
35 |
75 |
128 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Speeding offences |
108 |
1,054 |
3,151 |
4,313 |
21 |
33 |
38 |
36 |
Signal and direction offences |
53 |
307 |
1,032 |
1,392 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
Lighting, construction & use offences |
87 |
238 |
396 |
721 |
17 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
Documentation offences |
127 |
577 |
1,446 |
2,150 |
25 |
18 |
17 |
18 |
Other motor vehicle offences3 |
123 |
980 |
2,197 |
3,300 |
24 |
31 |
26 |
27 |
Non-motor vehicle offences4 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Main crime or offence |
Under 21 |
21-30 |
Over 30 |
Total |
Under 21 |
21-30 |
Over 30 |
Total |
Total Female1 |
122 |
967 |
2,368 |
3,457 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
Serious driving offences 2 |
2 |
7 |
27 |
36 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Speeding offences |
32 |
365 |
988 |
1,385 |
26 |
38 |
42 |
40 |
Signal and direction offences |
23 |
131 |
356 |
510 |
19 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
Lighting, construction & use offences |
8 |
50 |
64 |
122 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
Documentation offences |
30 |
182 |
489 |
701 |
25 |
19 |
21 |
20 |
Other motor vehicle offences3 |
27 |
231 |
442 |
700 |
22 |
24 |
19 |
20 |
Non-motor vehicle offences4 |
- |
1 |
2 |
3 |
- |
* |
* |
* |
1. Excludes a small number of records where age and / or gender are unknown.
2. In some circumstances fiscal fixed penalties can be issued for contraventions of Section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (driving without due care and attention).
3. Contains a number of other offences, however around a half of fixed penalties given for this group were for mobile phone offences and half were seatbelt offences.
4. Contains bicycle offences and road-works offences.
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