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Question reference: S3W-06040

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: 2 November 2007
  • Current status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 9 November 2007

Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been (a) charged with and (b) convicted of a drink driving-related offence in (i) November and (ii) December in each year since 2003, broken down by (A) local authority area and (B) police division.


Answer

Statistics on personscharged by the police are not available centrally. The available information on persons proceeded againstin court and persons with a charge proved is given in the following tables. Theinformation provided is based on the month of sentence (or month of disposal ifthe charge was not proved). Statistics held centrally on court proceedings do notcontain information on the date on which offences were originally committed.

Persons ProceededAgainst in Scottish Courts for Drink Driving-Related Offences1, byApproximate Local Authority Area2, by Month of Sentence3,November to December 2003, November to December 2004, November to December 2005

Local Authority Area

November 2003

December

2003

November 2004

December

2004

November 2005

December

2005

Aberdeen City

36

57

48

54

31

42

Aberdeenshire

25

8

23

9

16

24

Angus

28

19

17

13

13

17

Argyll and Bute

9

13

7

11

10

10

Clackmannanshire

6

5

2

4

5

5

Dumfries and Galloway

22

16

25

29

16

19

Dundee City

23

32

31

32

11

17

East Ayrshire

21

29

26

28

27

20

East Dunbartonshire

-

-

-

-

-

-

East Lothian

10

13

14

12

15

10

East Renfrewshire

-

-

-

-

-

-

Edinburgh, City of

54

46

66

60

49

60

Eilean Siar

4

2

12

4

13

4

Falkirk

20

17

18

25

16

12

Fife

40

32

41

57

27

49

Glasgow City

90

78

93

91

81

83

Highland

57

53

61

47

46

41

Inverclyde

6

9

9

7

5

12

Midlothian

-

-

-

-

-

-

Moray

15

22

20

19

11

13

North Ayrshire

-

-

-

-

-

-

North Lanarkshire

25

24

26

20

18

18

Orkney Islands

5

1

5

6

1

2

Perth and Kinross

22

37

24

17

7

17

Renfrewshire

25

17

20

25

21

18

Scottish Borders

13

14

11

24

13

11

Shetland Islands

1

3

5

7

4

2

South Ayrshire

22

22

16

16

11

28

South Lanarkshire

33

30

48

50

33

62

Stirling

18

15

9

13

10

10

West Dunbartonshire

23

16

22

24

12

23

West Lothian

21

23

28

15

17

25

Scotland4

675

653

727

720

539

654

Notes:

1. Where main offence.Includes the crime of death by careless driving when under the influence of drinkor drugs.

2. Incorporates anapproximate mapping of sheriff courts into local authority areas. Some sheriff courtswill deal with cases from more than one local authority area. Some local authorityareas, including East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Midlothian and North Ayrshire, do not contain a sheriffcourt.

3. Or month of disposalif the charge was not proved.

4. Total containsa small number where local authority area is unknown.

Persons with aCharge Proved in Scottish Courts for Drink Driving-Related Offences1,by approximate local authority area, by month of sentence, November to December2003, November to December 2004, November to December 2005

District Court

November 2003

December

2003

November 2004

December

2004

November 2005

December

2005

Aberdeen City

35

57

46

53

30

42

Aberdeenshire

25

8

23

8

15

23

Angus

28

18

17

13

11

15

Argyll and Bute

9

12

7

11

10

9

Clackmannanshire

5

5

1

4

4

5

Dumfries and Galloway

21

15

24

25

16

18

Dundee City

20

29

31

29

10

15

East Ayrshire

21

28

24

27

26

20

East Dunbartonshire

-

-

-

-

-

-

East Lothian

10

12

13

11

15

10

East Renfrewshire

-

-

-

-

-

-

Edinburgh, City of

53

44

65

56

49

59

Eilean Siar

4

2

12

3

13

3

Falkirk

19

17

18

25

15

12

Fife

39

31

38

56

26

48

Glasgow City

89

74

87

89

80

83

Highland

53

51

60

46

45

40

Inverclyde

6

9

8

7

5

12

Midlothian

-

-

-

-

-

-

Moray

15

22

19

17

11

12

North Ayrshire

-

-

-

-

-

-

North Lanarkshire

24

23

23

19

18

15

Orkney Islands

5

1

5

6

1

2

Perth and Kinross

21

36

24

17

7

16

Renfrewshire

24

16

19

25

19

18

Scottish Borders

13

13

10

24

13

10

Shetland Islands

1

3

5

7

4

2

South Ayrshire

22

21

16

15

11

28

South Lanarkshire

33

27

46

50

32

60

Stirling

17

14

9

12

9

9

West Dunbartonshire

22

15

21

22

11

23

West Lothian

21

22

27

15

16

23

Scotland3

656

625

698

693

522

632

Notes:

1. Where main offence.Includes the crime of death by careless driving when under the influence of drinkor drugs.

2. Incorporates anapproximate mapping of sheriff courts into local authority areas. Some sheriff courtswill deal with cases from more than one local authority area. Some local authorityareas, including East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Midlothian and North Ayrshire, do not contain a sheriffcourt.

3. Or month of disposalif the charge was not proved.

4. Total containsa small number where local authority area is unknown.

Persons ProceededAgainst in Scottish Courts for Drink Driving-Related Offences1, byPolice Force Area2, by Month of Sentence3, November to December 2003, November to December 2004, November toDecember 2005

Police Force

November 2003

December

2003

November 2004

December

2004

November 2005

December

2005

Central

44

37

29

42

31

27

Dumfries and Galloway

22

16

25

29

16

19

Fife

41

32

41

57

27

49

Grampian

76

87

91

82

58

79

Lothian and Borders

98

96

119

111

94

106

Northern

67

59

83

64

64

49

Strathclyde

254

238

267

273

218

274

Tayside

73

88

72

62

31

51

Scotland

675

653

727

720

539

654

Notes:

1. Where main offence.Includes the crime of death by careless driving when under the influence of drinkor drugs.

2. The table presentsinformation by police force area because information is not held by specificpolice division.

3. Or month of disposalif the charge was not proved.

Persons with aCharge Proved in Scottish Courts for Drink Driving-Related Offences1,by Police Force Area2, by Month of Sentence3, November toDecember 2003, November to December 2004, November to December 2005

Police Force

November 2003

December

2003

November 2004

December

2004

November 2005

December

2005

Central

41

36

28

41

28

26

Dumfries and Galloway

21

15

24

25

16

18

Fife

40

31

38

56

26

48

Grampian

75

87

88

78

56

77

Lothian and Borders

97

91

115

106

93

102

Northern

63

57

82

62

63

47

Strathclyde

250

225

251

266

212

268

Tayside

69

83

72

59

28

46

Scotland

656

625

698

693

522

632

Notes:

1. Where main offence.Includes the crime of death by careless driving when under the influence of drinkor drugs.

2. The table presentsinformation by police force area because information is not held by specificpolice division.

3. Or month of disposalif the charge was not proved.