Data on the number of persons found guilty at all courts for causing death by dangerous driving from 1997 to 2007 (latest available) are given in the following table.
The statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.
Number 1997 205 1998 203 1999 173 2000 193 2001 227 2002 228 2003 233 2004 241 2005 255 2006 223 2007 233 1 Section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, as added by section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1991. 2 These data are on the principal offence basis. 3 Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. Source: Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Evidence and Analysis Unit.