Driving Offences: Sentencing Mr. Dodds To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) arrests and (b) convictions for drink-driving offences resulted in a custodial sentence in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (i) specific offence, (ii) age and (iii) sex. Paul Goggins Table 1 sets out the number of arrests for drink driving offences from 1998 to 2007. Breakdown by gender is available from 2002-07. However, the only information recorded on age is the average age of those arrested. Table 2 sets out the number of convictions for drink driving offences which have resulted in a custodial sentence in each of the last 10 years, 2006 being the latest available. Table 3 sets out the number of convictions for drink driving offences resulting in a custodial sentence categorised by age in each of the last 10 years, 2006 being the latest available. Table 4 sets out the number of convictions for drink driving offences resulting in a custodial sentence categorised by gender in each of the last 10 years, 2006 being the latest available. ------------------------------- | |Male |Female|Average age| ------------------------------- |2007|3,866|478 |33 | ------------------------------- |2006|4,145|512 |33 | ------------------------------- |2005|3,992|443 |34 | ------------------------------- |2004|3,489|388 |34 | ------------------------------- |2003|3,142|349 |33 | ------------------------------- |2002|2,145|283 |32 | ------------------------------- ------------- | |Number| ------------- |2001|4,271 | ------------- |2000|5,284 | ------------- |1999|5,025 | ------------- |1998|4,711 | ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Offence |2006|2005|2004|2003|2002|2001|2000|1999|1998|1997| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |In charge of vehicle while under the influence of alcohol/drugs|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Failing to provide specimen of blood/urine—major accident |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Driving with excess alcohol |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |4 |1 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |In charge with excess alcohol |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |1 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Driving with excess alcohol—blood/urine |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |In charge with excess alcohol—blood/urine |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Failing to provide specimen of breath—driving |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Failing to provide specimen of breath—attempting to drive |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Failing to provide specimen of blood/urine—minor accident |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Driving when unfit through drink or drugs |5 |5 |3 |8 |4 |2 |5 |12 |15 |8 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Attempting to drive when unfit through drink or drugs |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |In charge when unfit through drink or drugs |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |1 |1 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Driving with excess alcohol in breath |9 |14 |5 |11 |3 |11 |4 |5 |4 |14 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Attempting to drive with excess alcohol in breath |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |In charge with excess alcohol in breath |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |1 |2 |1 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Driving with excess alcohol in blood |0 |0 |4 |3 |2 |5 |2 |3 |1 |3 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Attempting to drive with excess alcohol in blood |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |In charge with excess alcohol in blood |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Driving with excess alcohol in urine |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |In charge with excess alcohol in urine |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Failing to provide specimen of breath for preliminary test |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |2 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Failing to provide specimen of breath for analysis |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Failing to provide specimen of blood or urine for analysis |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |1 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Failing to provide specimen when driving unfit |0 |1 |2 |3 |2 |0 |0 |3 |2 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Failing to provide specimen when attempting to drive unfit |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Failing to provide specimen when in charge unfit |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Failing to provide specimen when driving with excess alcohol |0 |0 |1 |1 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Failing to provide specimen when attempting to drive unfit |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Failing to provide specimen when in charge with excess alcohol |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Causing death by driving carelessly when unfit |1 |1 |1 |0 |1 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Causing GBI by driving carelessly when unfit |3 |1 |2 |1 |1 |1 |3 |1 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Causing death or GBI by driving carelessly- excess alcohol |1 |0 |0 |1 |0 |1 |2 |1 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Causing death by inconsiderate driving with excess alcohol |1 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Causing GBI by driving carelessly with excess alcohol |3 |3 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Causing death—driving carelessly, failing to provide specimen |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Causing GBI—driving carelessly, failing to provide specimen |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |24 |28 |19 |31 |14 |23 |21 |36 |28 |27 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- |Age (years) |2006|2005|2004|2003|2002|2001|2000|1999|1998|1997| ---------------------------------------------------------------- |0 to 17 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |18 to 24 |3 |10 |2 |9 |7 |7 |3 |12 |12 |12 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |25 to 39 |16 |6 |9 |11 |4 |11 |15 |15 |9 |14 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |40 to 59 |3 |12 |8 |11 |3 |5 |3 |6 |6 |1 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |60 + |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |Not recorded|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |3 |0 |0 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |24 |28 |19 |31 |14 |23 |21 |36 |28 |27 | ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- |Sex |2006|2005|2004|2003|2002|2001|2000|1990|1998|1997| ---------------------------------------------------------- |Male |23 |28 |19 |30 |14 |21 |21 |35 |28 |27 | ---------------------------------------------------------- |Female|1 |0 |0 |1 |0 |2 |0 |1 |0 |0 | ---------------------------------------------------------- |Total |24 |28 |19 |31 |14 |23 |21 |36 |28 |27 | ---------------------------------------------------------- PSNI data on numbers of arrests are not directly comparable with statistics on convictions, as the offence recorded initially may differ from that which is used in court.