Current status: Answered by Keith Brown on 25 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many people aged (a) 25 to 50 and (b) 51 to 75 have been convicted of causing death or serious injury through dangerous driving in each of the last five years; how many have had their licence removed, and what the average period of disqualification was.
The available information is provided in the following tables.
People aged 25-50 and 51-75, convicted for causing death or serious injury by dangerous driving, careless driving and careless driving when under the influence of drink/drugs (where main crime), 2015-16 to 2019-20.
2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | ||||||
25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | |
Causing death by dangerous driving | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | - |
Death by careless driving when under influence of drink/drugs | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Causing death by careless driving | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Illegal driver, disqualified/unlicensed etc. causing serious injury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
Dangerous driving offences | 13 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 6 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
People aged 25-50 and 51-75, convicted for causing death or serious injury by dangerous driving, careless driving and careless driving when under the influence of drink/drugs (where main crime), 2015-16 to 2019-20.
2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | ||||||
25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | |
Causing death by dangerous driving | 8 | 2 | 3 | - | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | - |
Death by careless driving when under influence of drink/drugs | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Causing death by careless driving | 11 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Illegal driver, disqualified/unlicensed etc. causing serious injury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
Dangerous driving offences | 13 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 6 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
Average period of driving disqualification (in months), received by people aged 25-50 and 51-75, convicted for causing death or serious injury by dangerous driving, careless driving and careless driving when under the influence of drink/drugs (where main crime), 2015-16 to 2019-20.
2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | ||||||
25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | |
Causing death by dangerous driving | 70 | 78 | 76 | - | 117 | 48 | 83 | 48 | 91 | - |
Causing death by careless driving | 33 | 22 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 36 |
Illegal driver, disqualified/unlicensed etc. causing serious injury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42 | - |
Dangerous driving offences | 49 | 24 | 42 | 30 | 44 | 24 | 47 | 32 | 49 | 19 |
Average total | 50 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 48 | 26 | 53 | 29 | 52 | 28 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
Please note: Averages exclude lifetime driving bans.