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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 253637
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 6th June 2023. Please find below the response to your request:
I would like to request:
1.The total number of motorists of all categories – cars, vans, lorries, motorbikes and other – that were stopped by police in 2021, 2022 and 2023 (year to date) and asked to undergo a breathalyser test for alcohol. If possible, please break down by gender and time of day.
2.The total number of motorists of all categories – cars, vans, lorries, motorbikes and other – that were stopped by police in 2022 and 2021, asked to undergo an alcohol breathalyser test and failed the test. If possible, please break down by gender and time of day.
3.The total number of motorists of all categories – cars, vans, lorries, motorbikes and other – that were stopped by police in 2022, 2021 and 2023 (year to date) and charged for failing an alcohol breathalyser test, If possible, please break down by gender and time of day.
Reply
1.
No information held.
The time of the breathalyser test is not recorded on the custody record so we are unable to provide figures based on this time.
The figures we are able to provide would be based on the time of arrest.
2.
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
Total Arrests: |
|
|
Time of Day Arrested |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
|
|
05:00 - 05:59 |
1 |
13 |
3 |
25 |
3 |
7 |
52 |
|
06:00 - 06:59 |
1 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
28 |
|
07:00 - 07:59 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
17 |
|
08:00 - 08:59 |
1 |
11 |
3 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
29 |
|
09:00 - 09:59 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
14 |
1 |
7 |
34 |
|
10:00 - 10:59 |
|
9 |
3 |
12 |
|
4 |
28 |
|
11:00 - 11:59 |
2 |
11 |
3 |
17 |
2 |
7 |
42 |
|
Total Arrests: |
12 |
65 |
20 |
90 |
9 |
34 |
230 |
3.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
Total Charged: |
|
|
Time of Day Arrested |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
|
|
05:00 - 05:59 |
1 |
11 |
2 |
17 |
2 |
4 |
37 |
|
06:00 - 06:59 |
|
6 |
3 |
5 |
|
3 |
17 |
|
07:00 - 07:59 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
|
08:00 - 08:59 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
20 |
|
09:00 - 09:59 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
9 |
|
5 |
23 |
|
10:00 - 10:59 |
|
6 |
2 |
10 |
|
4 |
22 |
|
11:00 - 11:59 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
13 |
2 |
5 |
34 |
|
Total Charged: |
9 |
47 |
14 |
64 |
6 |
24 |
164 |