The Scottish Government

Type of offence

1994

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

% change 2002-2003

Total Offences

330,983

353,405

345,772

362,096

341,316

409,493

20

Serious Driving Offences

Dangerous driving

2,129

2,112

2,015

2,445

2,804

2,832

1

Careless driving

14,190

11,852

10,287

9,510

9,896

9,462

-4

Drunk Driving of which:

11,208

10,821

10,712

11,403

11,782

11,566

-2

Driving while unfit through drink or drugs

899

825

793

941

1,001

800

-20

In charge while unfit through drink or drugs

225

111

125

119

140

91

-35

Driving with excess blood alcohol

7,686

7,397

7,139

7,687

7,805

7,921

1

In charge with excess blood alcohol

274

277

349

411

477

512

7

Failing to provide breath specimen at the roadside

1,043

932

914

899

989

920

-7

Failing to provide breath, blood or urine specimen at a police station

1,081

1,279

1,392

1,346

1,370

1,322

-4

Failing to stop after accident

9,356

9,150

8,884

7,749

7,226

7,423

3

Driving while disqualified

4,176

4,366

4,463

4,392

5,124

5,018

-2

Speeding Offences

Speeding in restricted areas

60,581

76,856

71,338

78,555

62,195

111,575

79

Other speeding and related offences ⁽¹⁾

31,796

48,956

45,948

45,420

50,256

69,796

39

Signal and Direction Offences

Traffic direction offences

17,367

14,604

14,398

16,741

18,043

21,210

18

Pedestrian crossing offences

5,164

4,030

3,746

5,270

3,403

5,331

57

Lighting, Construction & Use Offences

Lighting offences

24,902

24,254

24,652

24,463

24,123

21,435

-11

Construction & use regulations

33,141

28,659

23,670

22,834

22,135

19,761

-11

Documentation Offences

Vehicle excise licence offences

25,787

19,956

23,775

23,208

19,354

20,738

7

No test certificate

14,622

12,589

13,658

14,450

15,043

14,665

-3

Driving licence offences

13,479

13,656

14,391

15,562

18,228

18,798

3

Third party insurance offences

26,218

23,484

25,236

27,076

30,177

30,564

1

Registration/identification offences

3,805

3,795

3,690

3,409

3,134

3,554

13

Other Offences

Failure to provide information to identify driver

653

455

393

643

625

730

17

Tachograph etc offences

9,130

4,429

4,193

4,552

2,804

3,090

10

Seat belt offences

24,588

35,263

36,176

40,002

31,013

27,849

-10

Parking offences

885

476

572

499

539

605

12

Other offences

1,801

3,642

3,575

3,913

3,412

3,491

2