Table 4: Offenders sentenced to immediate custody at all courts in the Bedfordshire police force area, for motoring offences,( 1) by offence type, from 1998 to 2007( 2, 3)
Number
Offence group
Offence type
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
20072
2
Dangerous driving
16
13
19
21
29
31
18
27
16
17
3
Driving etc., after consuming alcohol or taking drugs
63
52
58
50
47
41
45
55
26
21
5
Accident offences
-
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7
Driving licence related offences
190
191
167
175
161
167
163
140
100
78
9
Vehicle insurance offences
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
14
Fraud, forgery etc. associated with vehicle or driver records
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
23
Load offences
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
Total
269
258
246
246
237
239
227
223
144
117
(1 )Offence groups are shown only where data have been reported within the period given. (2) The statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. (3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services-Ministry of Justice.
Table 5: The number of offenders sentenced to immediate custody at all courts in the East of England Government Office Region,( 1) for motoring offences,( 2) by offence type, from 1998 to 2007( 3, 4)
Number
Offence group
Offence type
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2
Dangerous driving
117
115
148
141
177
199
182
160
133
145
3
Driving etc., after consuming alcohol or taking drugs
339
348
322
327
332
323
393
344
240
238
5
Accident offences
3
8
11
8
14
12
14
10
9
15
7
Driving licence related offences
872
1,015
1,024
1,187
1,190
1,281
1,054
933
712
564
9
Vehicle insurance offences
4
-
2
1
2
5
6
2
2
-
10
Vehicle registration and excise licence offences
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Fraud, forgery etc. associated with vehicle or driver records
1
4
1
3
--
4
3
2
-
1
16
Speed limit offences
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
18
Neglect of traffic directions
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
23
Load offences
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
25
Miscellaneous motoring offences
-
1
3
-
1
-
-
1
-
-
Total
1,336
1,491
1,513
1,667
1,716
1,824
1,653
1,452
1,098
963
(1) Includes Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk police force areas. (2) Offence groups are shown only where data have been reported within the period given. (3 )The statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. (4) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services-Ministry of Justice.
