Cyclists

Tim Loughton
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cyclists have been prosecuted for highways offences in each of the last five years.

Mr. Coaker
The following table shows data from the court proceedings database held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform on the number of prosecutions for offences connected with pedal cycles.

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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |Total proceeded against|
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|2001                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |760                    |
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|2002                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |636                    |
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|2003                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |732                    |
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|2004                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |831                    |
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|2005                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |893                    |
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|1 These data are on the principal offence basis.2 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.3 The data supplied in the table comprise various offences connected with pedal cycles.The three offences with the most offenders proceeded against are:(a) Riding on footpath.(b) Taking or riding a pedal cycle without consent etc.(c) Lighting and reflector offences.|                       |
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