Table 3: The number of offenders sentenced to immediate custody at all courts in the Devon and Cornwall police force area, for motoring offences( 1 ) by offence type, from 1999 to 2008( 2,3)
Offence group
Offence type
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2
Dangerous driving
25
29
24
33
30
32
21
18
20
17
3
Driving etc. after consuming alcohol or taking drugs
48
50
68
49
59
52
65
50
20
29
5
Accident offences
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
-
-
1
7
Driving licence related offences
247
247
255
285
304
201
182
130
96
91
9
Vehicle insurance offences
-
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
Total
323
328
349
369
396
286
269
198
136
138
(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 4: The number of offenders sentenced to immediate custody at all courts in England, for motoring offences( 1) , by offence type, from 1999 to 2008( 2,3)
Offence group
Offence type
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2
Dangerous driving
1,475
1,591
1,753
2,022
2,186
2,116
1,827
1,584
1,454
1,285
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Driving etc, after consuming alcohol or taking drugs
3,433
3,239
3,249
3,099
2,880
2,811
2,580
2,104
1,879
1,712
4
Careless driving
2
1
1
-
-
2
1
1
-
-
5
Accident offences
69
67
70
76
64
70
77
59
49
38
7
Driving licence related offences
11,230
11,665
12,402
12,562
13,300
11,177
9,175
7,008
5,420
4,227
9
Vehicle insurance offences
5
15
4
7
10
18
5
7
3
5
10
Vehicle registration and excise licence offences
-
2
-
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
13
Vehicle test offences
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
14
Fraud, forgery etc. associated with vehicle or driver records
22
9
9
20
15
13
12
7
6
9
15
Vehicle or part in dangerous or defective condition
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
16
Speed limit offences
2
1
1
-
-
1
-
2
-
-
18
Neglect of traffic directions
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
-
19
Neglect of pedestrian rights
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
-
-
-
20
Obstruction, waiting and parking offences
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
23
Load offences
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
25
Miscellaneous motoring offences
4
8
5
5
3
3
3
1
3
-
Total
16,243
16,602
17,494
17,792
18,460
16,213
13,681
10,778
8,818
7,276
(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.
