Road rage
Freedom of Information Act Request No: 2022-204
Version Date: 17/03/2022
The Dorset Road Safe and Performance & Analysis Departments have provided the following information:
For the calendar years 2019, 2020 and 2021 – could you please respond with:
The number of reported crimes which mentioned “road rage” in the MO field of the crime report and the detailed crime type.
|
Main Crime Group |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
Criminal Damage |
17 |
18 |
25 |
|
Drug Offences |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Other Offences |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Possession of Weapons |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Public Order |
48 |
48 |
111 |
|
Sexual Offences |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Theft |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Theft From Motor Vehicle |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Violence Against the Person |
60 |
65 |
70 |
|
Total |
128 |
132 |
208 |
The number of road traffic accidents recorded with a contributing factor of “aggressive driving” (code 601)
This shows injury collisions in 2019-November 2021 where at least one of the contributory factors associated with a vehicle involved was 601 'aggressive driving' as either 'Very Likely' or 'Possible' factors. These are Dorset collisions reported to the Police within 30 days of the occurrence. It does not include medical episodes, off-road collisions or confirmed suicides. All 2021 figures are subject to change
|
Severity |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
Fatal |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Serious |
3 |
3 |
2 |
|
Slight |
6 |
4 |
6 |
|
Total |
9 |
8 |
8 |