Current status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 16 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many drivers in East Dunbartonshire have been charged with driving while under the influence of drink or drugs over the last three years for which figures are available.
The recorded crime data held centrally has the number of crimes recorded by the police and the number recorded as detected (that is, there is sufficient evidence to justify consideration of criminal proceedings). We cannot provide any information on the number of people involved in crimes, since it is possible that individuals may be responsible for more than one of the crimes recorded. The available information is shown in the following table.
Number of Crimes of Driving a Motor Vehicle While Unfit through Drink or Drugs, or Driving with Blood Alcohol Content Above Limit, Detected by the Police in East Dunbartonshire, 2004-05 to 2006-07
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| 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
| Driving motor vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs | 14 | 15 | 12 |
| Driving motor vehicle with blood alcohol content above prescribed limit | 73 | 81 | 99 |
| Total | 87 | 96 | 111 |