Table 2: Number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts for alcohol-related offences( 1) , England and Wales, 2008, by age and police force area( 2,)()( 3)
Age
Force
10-12
13-15
16-17
10-17
Avon and Somerset
-
7
49
56
Bedfordshire
-
2
20
22
Cambridgeshire
-
-
16
16
Cheshire
1
14
53
68
City of London
-
-
-
0
Cleveland
-
12
52
64
Cumbria
-
16
72
88
Derbyshire
1
14
48
63
Devon and Cornwall
-
19
120
139
Dorset
-
5
28
33
Durham
-
20
89
109
Essex
-
5
38
43
Gloucestershire
-
2
27
29
Greater Manchester
-
23
87
110
Hampshire
-
13
86
99
Hertfordshire
-
1
17
18
Humberside
-
5
34
39
Kent
-
25
59
84
Lancashire
1
47
189
237
Leicestershire
-
-
25
25
Lincolnshire
-
1
29
30
Merseyside
-
18
117
135
Metropolitan Police
-
8
95
103
Norfolk
-
6
27
33
North Yorkshire
-
11
61
72
Northamptonshire
-
2
22
24
Northumbria
-
140
440
580
Nottinghamshire
-
5
30
35
South Yorkshire
-
30
104
134
Staffordshire
-
4
50
54
Suffolk
-
-
15
15
Surrey
-
1
30
31
Sussex
-
14
72
86
Thames Valley
-
5
46
51
Warwickshire
-
1
18
19
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West Mercia
-
9
67
76
West Midlands
-
15
83
98
West Yorkshire
-
51
141
192
Wiltshire
-
2
13
15
Dyfed-Powys
-
1
23
24
Gwent
-
7
51
58
North Wales
-
9
52
61
South Wales
-
2
42
44
England and Wales
3
572
2,737
3,312
(1) Includes offences of:
(a) Drunkenness simple.
(b) Drunkenness with aggravation.
(c) Offences by licensed person.
(d) Other offences against intoxicating liquor laws.
(e) Driving after consuming alcohol or taking drugs.
(f) Causing death by careless driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs. (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 in the Ministry of Justice
Ref: IOS 174-10
Table 3: Number of penalty notices for disorder issued to persons aged 16 to 17 for alcohol-related offences England and Wales,2008( 1,)()( 2,)()( 3)
Force
2008
Avon and Somerset
28
Bedfordshire
11
British Transport Police
29
Cambridgeshire
19
Cheshire
20
Cleveland
101
Cumbria
1
Derbyshire
71
Devon and Cornwall
50
Dorset
22
Durham
38
Essex
12
Gloucestershire
11
Greater Manchester
85
Hampshire
30
Hertfordshire
44
Humberside
77
Kent
122
Lancashire
491
Leicestershire
6
Lincolnshire
7
Merseyside
368
Metropolitan Police
95
Norfolk
16
Northamptonshire
40
Northumbria
258
North Yorkshire
73
Nottinghamshire
32
South Yorkshire
228
Staffordshire
41
Suffolk
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Surrey
12
Sussex
54
Thames Valley
15
Warwickshire
10
West Mercia
36
West Midlands
185
West Yorkshire
110
Wiltshire
29
Dyfed-Powys
12
Gwent
18
North Wales
41
South Wales
11
Total
2,966
(1) 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 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. (2) The penalty notice for disorder (PND) scheme was implemented in all 43 police forces in England and Wales in 2004 under the provisions of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001. (3) Centrally available PND data are published at age 16 and over. Source:
Justice Statistics Analytical Services in the Ministry of Justice
Ref: IOS 174-10
