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Table 19: Drivers Breath Tested
Motorists involved in accidents with positive or refused breath test
Years: 1994-98 average and 2004
Motorists involved in accidents, breath tested and breath test results, by police force
Years: 1994-98 and 2000-2004 averages, 2000 to 2004
| Year | Northern | Grampian | Tayside | Fife | Lothian & Borders | Central | Strathclyde | Dumfries & Galloway | Scotland |
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(a) Numbers |
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Motorists involved | 1994-98 average | 1,328 | 2,329 | 2,085 | 1,273 | 5,344 | 1,238 | 11,894 | 685 | 26,176 |
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2000 | 1,243 | 1,960 | 1,893 | 1,340 | 5,233 | 1,082 | 11,177 | 693 | 24,621 |
2001 | 1,254 | 1,865 | 2,001 | 1,205 | 5,089 | 1,036 | 10,766 | 690 | 23,906 |
2002 | 1,134 | 1,853 | 1,861 | 1,285 | 4,836 | 1,217 | 10,411 | 668 | 23,265 |
2003 | 1,243 | 1,785 | 1,700 | 1,194 | 4,510 | 1,244 | 10,197 | 698 | 22,571 |
2004 | 1,192 | 1,748 | 1,723 | 1,243 | 4,643 | 1,085 | 10,134 | 702 | 22,470 |
2000-2004 average | 1,213 | 1,842 | 1,836 | 1,253 | 4,862 | 1,133 | 10,537 | 690 | 23,367 |
Breath test requested | 1994-98 average | 1,017 | 1,749 | 1,689 | 967 | 3,249 | 756 | 7,859 | 516 | 17,802 |
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2000 | 866 | 1,433 | 1,678 | 934 | 3,168 | 580 | 6,819 | 503 | 15,981 |
2001 | 867 | 1,309 | 1,702 | 844 | 3,115 | 542 | 6,335 | 489 | 15,203 |
2002 | 846 | 1,269 | 1,536 | 892 | 3,055 | 559 | 6,027 | 471 | 14,655 |
2003 | 920 | 1,238 | 1,411 | 864 | 2,657 | 563 | 5,768 | 482 | 13,903 |
2004 | 867 | 1,194 | 1,442 | 864 | 2,685 | 469 | 5,567 | 493 | 13,581 |
2000-2004 average | 873 | 1,289 | 1,554 | 880 | 2,936 | 543 | 6,103 | 488 | 14,665 |
Positive/ refused | 1994-98 average | 62 | 65 | 45 | 26 | 81 | 29 | 238 | 21 | 566 |
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2000 | 50 | 55 | 45 | 21 | 90 | 30 | 208 | 30 | 529 |
2001 | 39 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 81 | 29 | 213 | 29 | 508 |
2002 | 36 | 58 | 53 | 25 | 80 | 28 | 205 | 22 | 507 |
2003 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 34 | 69 | 23 | 197 | 32 | 503 |
2004 | 32 | 40 | 34 | 40 | 74 | 21 | 212 | 25 | 478 |
2000-2004 average | 41 | 51 | 43 | 31 | 79 | 26 | 207 | 28 | 505 |
(b) Percentages |
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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 |
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2000 | 69.7 | 73.1 | 88.6 | 69.7 | 60.5 | 53.6 | 61.0 | 72.6 | 64.9 |
2001 | 69.1 | 70.2 | 85.1 | 70.0 | 61.2 | 52.3 | 58.8 | 70.9 | 63.6 |
2002 | 74.6 | 68.5 | 82.5 | 69.4 | 63.2 | 45.9 | 57.9 | 70.5 | 63.0 |
2003 | 74.0 | 69.4 | 83.0 | 72.4 | 58.9 | 45.3 | 56.6 | 69.1 | 61.6 |
2004 | 72.7 | 68.3 | 83.7 | 69.5 | 57.8 | 43.2 | 54.9 | 70.2 | 60.4 |
2000-2004 average | 72.0 | 69.9 | 84.6 | 70.2 | 60.4 | 47.9 | 57.9 | 70.6 | 62.8 |
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 |
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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 |
2002 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 2.2 |
2003 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 2.2 |
2004 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 2.1 |
2000-2004 average | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.2 |
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 |
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2000 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 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 |
2002 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 3.5 |
2003 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 3.6 |
2004 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 3.5 |
2000-2004 average | 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 3.4 |
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