The Human Suffering
Road Crashes by Police Force Area and Severity, 2005

 

Fatal

Serious

Slight

All Severities

Northern

24

171

588

783

Grampian

48

221

931

1,200

Tayside

29

232

716

977

Fife

11

143

547

701

Lothian & Borders

35

446

2,295

2,776

Central

18

142

469

629

Strathclyde

85

788

4,962

5,835

Dunfries & Galloway

14

102

380

496

In the Scottish Courts

Since 1999, SCID has lobbied for the publication of statistics on criminal proceedings, etc., following a death. Our thanks to the SEJD statistical services for taking our comments on board and we are beginning to have a clearer picture of what’s happening.

Statistical Bulletin Criminal Justice Series: CrJ/2006/3: Criminal proceedings in Scottish Courts, 2004/05.
Table 27 Causing death by dangerous driving or careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs: crimes recorded by the police and persons with a charge proved, 1995/06 - 2004/05.*

 

1995/96

1996/97

1997/98

1998/99

1999/00

2000/01

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

Crimes recorded by police

Causing death by
dangerous driving

41

32

40

47

25

39

27

45

37

21

Death by dangerous driving when under the influence of drink or drugs

5

2

2

4

2

1

2

11

5

2

Persons with a charge proved by sentence type

(Section 1 of RTA) Causing death by dangerous driving

Total

23

16

16

16

22

11

23

16

15

25

Custody

14

11

14

9

12

6

13

13

14

23

Community

7

4

-

3

8

3

8

3

-

2

Monetary

2

1

1

3

2

1

2

-

1

-

Other

-

-

1

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

Total

2

1

6

1

2

2

2

-

3

4

Custody

2

1

5

1

1

2

2

-

3

4

Community

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

Monetary

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

* The statistics dealing with recorded crime and court proceedings are not directly comparable as a person may be proceeded against for more than one crime involving more than one victim and there is a possibility that the crime recorded by the police will be altered in the course of the judicial proceedings. Also a crime may be recorded by the police in one year and proceedings taken in a subsequent year.

Persons proceeded against for RTA 1988 S3 careless driving offences with fatal consequences.

 

2003/04

2004/05

Total

38

28

Main Results of Proceedings

 

 

A: Not proved

4

4

D: Monetary

30

24
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