Drink and drug driving
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/1702
Version Date: 20/03/2024
The amount of people you arrested on suspicion of drink-driving between January 1st 2021 - December 31st 2021.
The amount of people you arrested on suspicion of drink-driving between January 1st 2022 - December 31st 2022.
The amount of people you arrested on suspicion of drink-driving between January 1st 2023 - December 31st 2023.
The amount of people you arrested on suspicion of drug-driving between January 1st 2021 - December 31st 2021.
The amount of people you arrested on suspicion of drug-driving between January 1st 2022 - December 31st 2022.
The amount of people you arrested on suspicion of drug-driving between January 1st 2023 - December 31st 2023.
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.
|
Offence |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
Drive motor vehicle when alcohol level above limit |
445 |
470 |
490 |
|
In charge of motor vehicle - alcohol level above limit |
14 |
37 |
26 |
|
Drive whilst unfit through drink |
206 |
214 |
223 |
|
Attempt to drive vehicle whilst unfit through drink |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
In charge of vehicle whilst unfit through drink |
23 |
20 |
21 |
|
Drive a vehicle whilst unfit through drugs |
128 |
99 |
136 |
|
In charge of vehicle whilst unfit through drugs |
13 |
6 |
11 |
|
Drive motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit |
146 |
189 |
351 |
|
In charge of a motor vehicle with proportion of specified controlled drug above specified limit |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Fail to provide specimen for analysis - vehicle driver |
44 |
51 |
52 |
|
Fail to provide specimen - person in charge of vehicle |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
Fail to co-operate with a preliminary test - motor vehicle offence |
0 |
3 |
9 |
|
Riding pedal cycle under the influence of drink or drugs |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
1022 |
1096 |
1322 |