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		2005 prosecutions						2006 prosecutions
Offence description	Principal statute(s)	17-24	25-30	31-35	36-40	41 and over	All ages	17-24	25-30	31-35	36-40	41 and over	All ages
Males
Failure to comply with signals/signs-not detected by camera	Road Traffic Act 1988 Sec.35 (1)	687	2,393	519	443	1,209	5,262	635	2,192	510	469	1,292	5,108
Offences detected by camera devices	Road Traffic Act 1988 Sec.36 (1)	378	1,102	493	448	1,298	3,720	576	2,490	644	582	1,851	6,144
Other offences of neglecting traffic directions	Road Traffic Act 1988 Sec.35 (1) & (2), 36(1) & 163 (3)	1,288	2,042	871	802	1,895	7,018	1,364	1,955	877	799	2,110	7,174
Females
Failure to comply with signals/signs-not detected by camera	Road Traffic Act 1988 Sec.35 (1)	107	347	94	80	188	827	111	378	104	84	233	911
Offences detected by camera devices	Road Traffic Act 1988 Sec.36 (1)	107	253	120	101	268	849	156	624	179	172	409	1,540
Other offences of neglecting traffic directions	Road Traffic Act 1988 Sec.35 (1) & (2), 36(1) & 163 (3)	192	405	175	172	377	1,322	220	460	194	210	503	1,588

		2007 prosecutions
Offence description	Principal statute(s)	17-24	25-30	31-35	36-40	41 and over	All ages
Males
Failure to comply with signals/signs-not detected by camera	Road Traffic Act 1988 Sec.35 (1)	615	2,118	449	397	1,206	4,792
Offences detected by camera devices	Road Traffic Act 1988 Sec.36 (1)	760	3,495	774	826	2,339	8,195
Other offences of neglecting traffic directions	Road Traffic Act 1988 Sec.35 (1) & (2), 36(1) & 163 (3)	1,260	1,935	817	812	2,091	6,972
Females
Failure to comply with signals/signs-not detected by camera	Road Traffic Act 1988 Sec.35 (1)	105	354	69	64	216	808
Offences detected by camera devices	Road Traffic Act 1988 Sec.36 (1)	201	771	181	203	496	1,852
Other offences of neglecting traffic directions	Road Traffic Act 1988 Sec.35 (1) & (2), 36(1) & 163 (3)	263	468	186	211	541	1,672

Table 2 : Number of males and females found guilty at all courts for certain motoring offences, by sex and age group, England and Wales, 1997 to 2007( 1, 2, 3)
		1997 convictions						1998 convictions
Offence description	Principal statute(s)	17-24	25-30	31-35	36-40	41 and over	All ages	17-24	25-30	31-35	36-40	41 and over	All ages
Males
Failure to comply with signals/signs-not detected by camera	Road Traffic Act 1988 Sec.35 (1)	1,502	7,601	907	669	1,689	12,375	1,487	5,794	1,032	717	1,827	10,864
Offences detected by camera devices	Road Traffic Act 1988 Sec.36 (1)	507	2,290	386	313	1,071	4,567	549	1,905	526	397	1,350	4,727
Other offences of neglecting traffic directions	Road Traffic Act 1988 Sec.35 (1) & (2), 36(1) & 163 (3)	481	1,996	213	163	377	3,236	408	1,803	213	156	357	2,943
Females
Failure to comply with signals/signs-not detected by camera	Road Traffic Act 1988 Sec.35 (1)	244	1,392	150	121	374	2,281	241	935	167	125	308	1,777
Offences detected by camera devices	Road Traffic Act 1988 Sec.36 (1)	184	585	125	93	260	1,247	182	488	157	128	389	1,344
Other offences of neglecting traffic directions	Road Traffic Act 1988 Sec.35 (1) & (2), 36(1) & 163 (3)	45	295	35	19	54	448	41	237	33	24	61	396

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