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Publication - Statistics

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

Published
3 June 2008
Part of
Law and order
ISBN
ISBN97807559

Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts 2006-07

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Table 25: Motor vehicle offences proceeeded against by type of offence and result of proceedings , 2006/07

Type of offence

% not
proved (1)

Charge proved or accepted

Total

Custodial

Fine

Admonished

Other sentence

Total

Disqual
-ified

Endorse
-ment

Total

Disqual
-ified

Endorse
-ment

Total

Disqual
-ified

Endorse
-ment

Total

Disqual
-ified

Endorse
-ment

Total

Disqual
-ified

Endorse
-ment

Total offences

20

67,180

21,460

32,104

1,913

1,698

77

54,005

16,255

27,760

8,500

1,561

3,879

2,762

1,946

388

Serious Driving Offences

Dangerous driving

20

1,258

1,033

171

233

214

6

772

601

159

27

18

4

226

200

2

Careless driving

19

3,818

594

3,002

11

1

5

3,423

517

2,736

316

57

225

68

19

36

Drunk Driving of which:

18

8,984

8,519

342

381

351

8

7,680

7,386

265

174

116

38

749

666

31

Driving while unfit through drink or drugs

33

429

410

9

57

50

2

289

284

5

13

12

-

70

64

2

In charge while unfit through drink or drugs

34

62

46

12

5

4

-

40

29

10

8

7

1

9

6

1

Driving with excess blood alcohol

3

6,892

6,791

45

235

221

4

6,066

6,029

28

64

56

4

527

485

9

In charge with excess blood alcohol

27

413

323

85

9

8

-

365

282

82

8

6

2

31

27

1

Failing to provide breath specimen at the roadside

76

226

68

126

4

2

-

157

52

90

49

9

28

16

5

8

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

24

962

881

65

71

66

2

763

710

50

32

26

3

96

79

10

Failing to stop after accident

58

1,347

265

967

35

22

7

999

189

747

249

31

179

64

23

34

Driving while disqualified

7

3,027

2,750

148

1,163

1,085

36

871

803

53

102

72

22

891

790

37

Speeding Offences

Speeding in restricted areas

2

3,395

149

3,193

-

-

-

3,374

146

3,182

20

3

11

1

-

-

Other speeding offences (2)

2

10,378

1,141

8,996

-

-

-

10,314

1,134

8,962

60

6

33

4

1

1

Signal and Direction Offences

Traffic direction offences

23

1,254

49

858

-

-

-

1,176

45

831

71

3

27

7

1

-

Pedestrian crossing offences

12

229

14

195

-

-

-

216

13

190

12

1

5

1

-

-

Lighting, Construction & Use Offences

Lighting offences

40

613

2

13

1

-

-

474

2

5

134

-

7

4

-

1

Construction & use regulations

31

2,477

25

849

-

-

-

2,179

23

782

288

2

62

10

-

5

Documentation Offences

Vehicle excise licence offences

25

402

1

-

-

-

-

345

-

-

42

1

-

15

-

-

No test certificate

56

1,922

24

34

-

-

-

1,116

19

17

776

4

14

26

1

3

Driving licence offences

22

7,855

703

4,582

4

2

4

5,200

497

3,087

2,444

173

1,398

190

31

93

Third party insurance offences

13

15,478

6,153

8,438

21

23

11

11,731

4,847

6,484

3,213

1,071

1,803

471

212

140

Registration/identification offences

32

201

-

-

63

-

-

158

-

-

43

-

-

-

-

-

Other Offences

Failure to provide information to identify driver

54

271

14

127

-

-

-

210

14

105

55

-

19

6

-

3

Tachograph etc offences

30

1,137

1

-

-

-

-

1,035

-

-

99

1

-

3

-

-

Seat belt offences

17

1,470

3

7

-

-

-

1,397

3

5

73

-

2

-

-

-

Mobile phone offences

8

944

2

5

-

-

-

927

2

4

15

-

1

2

-

-

Parking offences

14

6

-

1

-

-

-

4

-

1

2

-

-

-

-

-

Other offences

57

714

18

176

1

-

-

404

14

145

285

2

29

24

2

2

1 Includes charge withdrawn, not guilty and not proven.
2 Includes motorway and clearway offences.

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