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Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/002683/N
Version Date: 13/01/2025
The Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information.
The following information has been obtained using positive breath test data from the breath test database.
The arrests and charges data has been extracted from Niche searching for ‘Drink and Drug Drive Arrests – Charges’. This data has been filtered to drink driving only.
01/12/2021 - 30/11/2022 |
01/12/2022 - 30/11/2023 |
01/12/2023 - 30/11/2024 |
|
Positive Breath Tests (inc. Failure to Provide) |
694 |
669 |
389 |
1a) Of those, how many were charged/summons (broken down by year)
01/12/2021 - 30/11/2022 |
01/12/2022 - 30/11/2023 |
01/12/2023 - 30/11/2024 |
|
Count of Arrests leading to Charge or Summons |
532 |
525 |
437 |
1b) For the last year alone (December 1 2023 - November 31 2024) - can you break down the offences by age and gender of alleged offender and area the offence took place.
Male – 297
Female – 90
Transgender - 2
Section |
Count |
Bmth South |
28 |
Bmth North |
3 |
Poole |
45 |
Purbeck |
20 |
Weymouth and Portland |
18 |
Dorchester |
32 |
Bridport |
12 |
North Dorset |
22 |
East Dorset |
29 |
Christchurch |
6 |
Other |
13 |
Traffic Unit East |
64 |
Traffic Unit West |
48 |
Firearms |
33 |
PDU Bmth and Poole |
4 |
PDU Blandford |
1 |
Dog Section (East & West) |
1 |
LDU |
2 |
FSG Weymouth |
6 |
Rural Crime Team |
2 |
Positive Total (inc Failure to Provide) |
389 |
Please note that each breath test machine is assigned to a section, however, not all sections relate to a specific location.
Age |
Count |
Under 18 |
45 |
18 -24 |
69 |
25- 34 |
80 |
35 - 44 |
79 |
45 - 54 |
57 |
55 - 64 |
36 |
65 or over |
23 |