| Statistical Bulletin CrJ/1999/2: Motor Vehicle Offences in Scotland 1997 |
| Vehicles, offences and penalties, 1987 - 1997 | Table 1 |
Thousands |
|
Year |
Number of vehicles currently licensed at 31 December |
Recorded offences |
Recorded offences per 1,000 vehicles licensed |
Offences proceeded against |
Fiscal conditional offers of fixed penalties sent |
Police conditional offers of fixed penalties sent |
Vehicle defect rectification scheme |
Police fixed penalties issued: stationary motor vehicle offences |
| 1987 | 1,575 |
250 |
159 |
112 |
62 |
- |
16 |
515(1) |
| 1988 | 1,657 |
261 |
158 |
110 |
73 |
- |
19 |
467 |
| 1989 | 1,729 |
284 |
164 |
108 |
92 |
- |
21 |
507 |
| 1990 | 1,787 |
296 |
166 |
116 |
101 |
- |
22 |
591 |
| 1991 | 1,830 |
306 |
167 |
121 |
103 |
- |
21 |
515 |
| 1992 | 1,884 |
306 |
163 |
115 |
107 |
- |
21 |
514 |
| 1993 | 1,874(2) |
315 |
168(2) |
106 |
46 |
90 |
21 |
486 |
| 1994 | 1,900(2) |
331 |
174(2) |
107 |
9 |
112 |
23 |
478 |
| 1995 | 1,910(2) |
318 |
166(2) |
106 |
10(3) |
110 |
30 |
459 |
| 1996 | 1,966(2) |
306 |
156(2) |
99 |
11(3) |
124 |
25 |
440 |
| 1997 | 2,023(2) |
331 |
164(2) |
99 |
12(3) |
124 |
24(3) |
439 |
| (1) December 1986 to December 1987 inclusive |
| (2) Up to 1992 information on the number of vehicles currently licensed was provided by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency from the annual vehicle census. From 1993 onwards an estimate was provided by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions information database and is not consistent with the previous data. |
| (3) Estimated data. |