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Criminal proceedings in Scotland 2017-2018
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 22 Fiscal fixed penalties by main crime/offence and age and gender, 2017-181
| Main crime or offence | Males | Females | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 21 | 21-30 | 31-40 | Over 40 | Total Male |
Under 21 | 21-30 | 31-40 | Over 40 | Total Female |
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| Total number of Fiscal fixed penalties | 250 | 1,369 | 1,326 | 2,174 | 5,119 | 62 | 365 | 374 | 624 | 1,425 |
| Serious driving offences 2 | 19 | 28 | 26 | 68 | 141 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 52 |
| Speeding offences | 55 | 605 | 691 | 1,168 | 2,519 | 25 | 180 | 198 | 314 | 717 |
| Signal and direction offences | 40 | 130 | 125 | 295 | 590 | 11 | 46 | 47 | 118 | 222 |
| Lighting, construction & use offences | 38 | 138 | 120 | 181 | 477 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 52 |
| Documentation offences | 76 | 348 | 251 | 363 | 1,038 | 11 | 94 | 92 | 130 | 327 |
| Other motor vehicle offences3 | 22 | 118 | 113 | 99 | 352 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 54 |
| Non-motor vehicle offences4 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Per cent by Fiscal fixed penalty type | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Serious driving offences 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Speeding offences | 22 | 44 | 52 | 54 | 49 | 40 | 49 | 53 | 50 | 50 |
| Signal and direction offences | 16 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 16 |
| Lighting, construction & use offences | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Documentation offences | 30 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 23 |
| Other motor vehicle offences3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Non-motor vehicle offences4 | - | * | - | - | * | 2 | - | - | - | * |
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 roadworks offences.Background Notes
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