Motoring offences - statistics
Discussion
In the year ending December 2023, excluding the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and 474,323 cancelled cases:
there were 2,698,373, motoring offences recorded which resulted in a fixed penalty notice (FPN) or another outcome, an increase of 11% compared with the previous year (2,437,451), and the highest recorded since comparable records began in 2011
over four-fifths (86%) of recorded motoring offences were for speed limit offences (2,324,542), up 10% on the previous year (2,114,946) and the highest recorded since 2011
half (51%) of driving offences resulted in driver retraining, while a [fixed penalty] was paid in a further 36% of cases and 13% of cases involved court action (excluding those subsequently cancelled), similar proportions to 2022
Excluding 375,352 cancelled cases, the MPS recorded 498,408 motoring offences resulting in an FPN or other outcome in 2023, a 1% decrease from the previous year (502,245).
Breath tests
In the year ending December 2023 there were 276,914 breath tests carried out by police, a 3% increase compared with the year ending December 2022 (when comparing data for the 40 forces who were able to provide comparable data in both years)
As in previous years, more breath tests were undertaken in December than any other month, coinciding with police drink and drug driving campaigns
16% of breath tests were positive or refused, down slightly from 17% in the year ending December 2022
there were 2,698,373, motoring offences recorded which resulted in a fixed penalty notice (FPN) or another outcome, an increase of 11% compared with the previous year (2,437,451), and the highest recorded since comparable records began in 2011
over four-fifths (86%) of recorded motoring offences were for speed limit offences (2,324,542), up 10% on the previous year (2,114,946) and the highest recorded since 2011
half (51%) of driving offences resulted in driver retraining, while a [fixed penalty] was paid in a further 36% of cases and 13% of cases involved court action (excluding those subsequently cancelled), similar proportions to 2022
Excluding 375,352 cancelled cases, the MPS recorded 498,408 motoring offences resulting in an FPN or other outcome in 2023, a 1% decrease from the previous year (502,245).
Breath tests
In the year ending December 2023 there were 276,914 breath tests carried out by police, a 3% increase compared with the year ending December 2022 (when comparing data for the 40 forces who were able to provide comparable data in both years)
As in previous years, more breath tests were undertaken in December than any other month, coinciding with police drink and drug driving campaigns
16% of breath tests were positive or refused, down slightly from 17% in the year ending December 2022
skyebear said:
16% positive or refused breath tests is wild. I'd have thought it would be low single digit now given how anti-social it's viewed, the punishments and the prevalence of taxis.
That stat gives me a right fright, if you take into account drug driving then that must be over 20% of all stops? Like you I would have thought that the % would have been around 5% of stopsstu67 said:
skyebear said:
16% positive or refused breath tests is wild. I'd have thought it would be low single digit now given how anti-social it's viewed, the punishments and the prevalence of taxis.
That stat gives me a right fright, if you take into account drug driving then that must be over 20% of all stops? Like you I would have thought that the % would have been around 5% of stopsagtlaw said:
In the year ending December 2023, excluding the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and 474,323 cancelled cases:
there were 2,698,373, motoring offences recorded which resulted in a fixed penalty notice (FPN) or another outcome, an increase of 11% compared with the previous year (2,437,451), and the highest recorded since comparable records began in 2011
over four-fifths (86%) of recorded motoring offences were for speed limit offences (2,324,542), up 10% on the previous year (2,114,946) and the highest recorded since 2011
half (51%) of driving offences resulted in driver retraining, while a [fixed penalty] was paid in a further 36% of cases and 13% of cases involved court action (excluding those subsequently cancelled), similar proportions to 2022
Excluding 375,352 cancelled cases, the MPS recorded 498,408 motoring offences resulting in an FPN or other outcome in 2023, a 1% decrease from the previous year (502,245).
Breath tests
In the year ending December 2023 there were 276,914 breath tests carried out by police, a 3% increase compared with the year ending December 2022 (when comparing data for the 40 forces who were able to provide comparable data in both years)
As in previous years, more breath tests were undertaken in December than any other month, coinciding with police drink and drug driving campaigns
16% of breath tests were positive or refused, down slightly from 17% in the year ending December 2022
But was there a corresponding increase in the number/amount of time, speed cameras were used? there were 2,698,373, motoring offences recorded which resulted in a fixed penalty notice (FPN) or another outcome, an increase of 11% compared with the previous year (2,437,451), and the highest recorded since comparable records began in 2011
over four-fifths (86%) of recorded motoring offences were for speed limit offences (2,324,542), up 10% on the previous year (2,114,946) and the highest recorded since 2011
half (51%) of driving offences resulted in driver retraining, while a [fixed penalty] was paid in a further 36% of cases and 13% of cases involved court action (excluding those subsequently cancelled), similar proportions to 2022
Excluding 375,352 cancelled cases, the MPS recorded 498,408 motoring offences resulting in an FPN or other outcome in 2023, a 1% decrease from the previous year (502,245).
Breath tests
In the year ending December 2023 there were 276,914 breath tests carried out by police, a 3% increase compared with the year ending December 2022 (when comparing data for the 40 forces who were able to provide comparable data in both years)
As in previous years, more breath tests were undertaken in December than any other month, coinciding with police drink and drug driving campaigns
16% of breath tests were positive or refused, down slightly from 17% in the year ending December 2022
The question is, how does that relate to miles travelled, or journeys mad in previous (and CoVID reduced and wary travel) years?
For breath tests, it would be interesting to see the actual figures 1 point below the test failure point and one point above, is probably minimal, but it’s binary according to records. I presume these were follow-up breath test, not roadside test.
For breath tests, it would be interesting to see the actual figures 1 point below the test failure point and one point above, is probably minimal, but it’s binary according to records. I presume these were follow-up breath test, not roadside test.
Tony1963 said:
skyebear said:
16% positive or refused breath tests is wild. I'd have thought it would be low single digit now given how anti-social it's viewed, the punishments and the prevalence of taxis.
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