Question reference: S6W-04468
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 17 November 2021
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Current status: Answered by Keith Brown on 25 November 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been convicted of (a) an alcohol-related and (b) a drug driving offence in each of the last two years, broken down by Police Scotland operational division.
Answer
The Scottish Government criminal proceedings database does not hold information based on Police Scotland operational divisions.
The latest available information on the number of people convicted for ‘driving under the influence’ is published in the ‘Criminal Proceedings in Scotland – 2019-20’ statistical bulletin, table 4(b). A breakdown of the various crime types that make up this category is provided in the following table, please note that we are unable to separate alcohol related offences from drug related offences in some crime groups.
People convicted of offences related to driving under the influence1, by crime type, 2018-19 to 2019-20
| Main crime or offence | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
| Total convicted | 3,552 | 3,385 |
| Driving motor vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs | 315 | 303 |
| Driving motor vehicle with blood alcohol content above prescribed limit | 2,548 | 2,451 |
| Driving motor vehicle while under influence of controlled drug above prescribed limit | - | 4 |
| In charge of motor vehicle while unfit through drink/drugs | 34 | 42 |
| In charge of motor vehicle while blood alcohol content above limit | 209 | 178 |
| Failure to provide breath specimen at the roadside | 42 | 43 |
| Failure to provide breath, blood or urine specimen at police station | 404 | 364 |
1. Where main charge.
Source: Scottish Government criminal proceedings database
Information on the number of people convicted for ‘causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink/drugs’ can be found under the 'Supporting documents' to the aforementioned bulletin at this link Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2019-20 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot).