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ROAD ACCIDENTS SCOTLAND 2001
Table 19
Motorists involved in accidents, breath tested and breath test results, by police force
Years: 1994-98 and 1997-2001 averages, 1997 to 2001 | Drivers Breath Tested |
| Year | Northern | Grampian | Tayside | Fife | Lothian & Borders | Central | Strathclyde | Dumfries & Galloway | Scotland |
(a) Numbers |
Motorists involved | 1994-98 average | 1,328 | 2,329 | 2,085 | 1,272 | 5,344 | 1,239 | 11,894 | 685 | 26,176 |
1997 | 1,391 | 2,438 | 2,024 | 1,420 | 5,435 | 1,376 | 12,146 | 647 | 26,877 |
1998 | 1,459 | 2,214 | 2,018 | 1,213 | 5,644 | 1,264 | 12,057 | 724 | 26,593 |
1999 | 1,377 | 1,938 | 1,994 | 1,170 | 5,137 | 1,202 | 11,323 | 599 | 24,740 |
2000 | 1,243 | 1,957 | 1,893 | 1,337 | 5,231 | 1,085 | 11,171 | 693 | 24,610 |
2001 | 1,254 | 1,839 | 2,003 | 1,205 | 5,088 | 1,036 | 10,761 | 690 | 23,876 |
1997-2001 average | 1,345 | 2,077 | 1,986 | 1,269 | 5,307 | 1,193 | 11,492 | 671 | 25,339 |
Breath test requested | 1994-98 average | 1,017 | 1,749 | 1,689 | 966 | 3,249 | 757 | 7,859 | 516 | 17,802 |
1997 | 1,058 | 1,870 | 1,667 | 1,086 | 3,271 | 796 | 7,998 | 498 | 18,244 |
1998 | 1,100 | 1,623 | 1,688 | 915 | 3,578 | 738 | 7,939 | 553 | 18,134 |
1999 | 1,052 | 1,431 | 1,651 | 883 | 3,200 | 684 | 7,273 | 457 | 16,631 |
2000 | 866 | 1,431 | 1,678 | 933 | 3,166 | 581 | 6,817 | 503 | 15,975 |
2001 | 867 | 1,290 | 1,703 | 844 | 3,113 | 542 | 6,335 | 489 | 15,183 |
1997-2001 average | 989 | 1,529 | 1,677 | 932 | 3,266 | 668 | 7,272 | 500 | 16,833 |
Positive/ refused | 1994-98 average | 62 | 65 | 45 | 26 | 81 | 29 | 238 | 21 | 566 |
1997 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 29 | 86 | 28 | 224 | 22 | 587 |
1998 | 56 | 63 | 50 | 26 | 80 | 25 | 219 | 29 | 548 |
1999 | 69 | 54 | 54 | 23 | 75 | 14 | 209 | 14 | 512 |
2000 | 50 | 55 | 45 | 21 | 90 | 30 | 208 | 30 | 529 |
2001 | 39 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 81 | 29 | 213 | 29 | 507 |
1997-2001 average | 58 | 58 | 47 | 26 | 82 | 25 | 215 | 25 | 537 |
(b) Percentages |
Breath test requested as percent of motorists involved | 1994-98 average | 76.5 | 75.1 | 81.0 | 76.0 | 60.8 | 61.1 | 66.1 | 75.3 | 68.0 |
1997 | 76.1 | 76.7 | 82.4 | 76.5 | 60.2 | 57.8 | 65.8 | 77.0 | 67.9 |
1998 | 75.4 | 73.3 | 83.6 | 75.4 | 63.4 | 58.4 | 65.8 | 76.4 | 68.2 |
1999 | 76.4 | 73.8 | 82.8 | 75.5 | 62.3 | 56.9 | 64.2 | 76.3 | 67.2 |
2000 | 69.7 | 73.1 | 88.6 | 69.8 | 60.5 | 53.5 | 61.0 | 72.6 | 64.9 |
2001 | 69.1 | 70.1 | 85.0 | 70.0 | 61.2 | 52.3 | 58.9 | 70.9 | 63.6 |
1997-2001 average | 73.5 | 73.6 | 84.4 | 73.5 | 61.5 | 56.0 | 63.3 | 74.6 | 66.4 |
Positive/refused as percent of motorists involved | 1994-98 average | 4.6 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
1997 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 2.2 |
1998 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 2.1 |
1999 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
2000 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 2.1 |
2001 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 2.1 |
1997-2001 average | 4.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 2.1 |
Positive/refused as percent of those where breath test requested | 1994-98 average | 6.1 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
1997 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 3.2 |
1998 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 3.0 |
1999 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
2000 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 3.3 |
2001 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 3.3 |
1997-2001 average | 5.9 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 3.2 |
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