FOI 279660

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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 279660

I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 14^th September 2023. Please find below the response to your request:

I wondered if you would be able to supply me with the number of drink driving charges recorded by month, since 2013? (If the past ten years would take too long, the past five would work!)

And, if possible, whether the driver has been served a driving ban, an unlimited fine, or 6 months’ imprisonment.

Reply

West Mercia Police have now had the opportunity to fully consider your request and the requested information, in respect of the number of drink driving charges recorded by month, since 2013 and, whether the driver has been served a driving ban, an unlimited fine, or 6 months’ imprisonment, is detailed below.

All Charges
	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Total
January	120	108	82	106	87	81	80	90	34	73	62	923
February	80	82	72	78	80	67	68	96	46	58	62	789
March	102	104	79	104	90	66	86	60	29	72	49	841
April	113	87	96	99	85	68	72	49	55	78	72	874
May	101	92	118	124	82	76	73	49	93	71	66	945
June	109	96	84	83	94	62	75	61	61	69	62	856
July	92	94	79	85	95	74	76	77	76	76	66	890
August	112	90	85	83	89	58	74	77	64	67	64	863
September	83	91	90	71	85	80	57	74	76	67	53	827
October	117	85	81	94	77	68	87	72	93	64		838
November	99	98	110	91	59	74	71	58	54	72		786
December	120	100	151	125	79	116	113	84	88	75		1051
Total	1248	1127	1127	1143	1002	890	932	847	769	842	556	10483

Charges resulting in driving ban, an unlimited fine, or 6 months’ imprisonment

Imprisonment for 6 months	1
Disqualified	8257
Fine	8052

Imprisonment for 6 Months

2015

May

Disqualification
	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Total
January	116	106	78	100	82	76	71	85	32	0	3	749
February	77	78	68	68	77	64	61	90	42	0	6	631
March	100	100	74	102	78	62	78	59	26	1	11	691
April	106	84	91	88	82	64	66	47	50	1	58	737
May	98	88	112	117	76	71	71	44	20	0	56	753
June	103	93	80	77	83	56	71	54	4	2	50	673
July	88	93	76	79	82	69	72	71	4	6	55	695
August	107	88	84	75	80	48	70	73	1	0	40	666
September	81	88	84	67	34	77	55	67	2	4	4	563
October	109	80	80	91	63	63	82	68	6	2		644
November	94	91	105	85	58	59	67	54	2	2		617
December	113	96	144	120	77	102	106	77	1	2		838
Total	1192	1085	1076	1069	872	811	870	789	190	20	283	8257

Fine
	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Total
January	88	88	65	88	75	67	57	75	29	60	40	732
February	59	65	58	62	65	47	46	76	36	47	39	600
March	85	79	59	89	66	53	63	52	21	52	37	656
April	77	63	79	78	64	49	53	39	47	63	47	659
May	79	73	100	101	58	64	64	40	67	48	47	741
June	86	76	73	61	72	43	57	45	48	49	40	650
July	71	77	66	71	60	53	60	60	57	60	46	681
August	92	73	74	66	63	40	56	61	50	47	38	660
September	69	80	76	56	25	64	47	53	56	44	3	573
October	85	65	69	74	52	53	64	60	65	47		634
November	79	75	95	74	48	41	56	53	39	53		613
December	99	75	140	103	62	84	92	71	72	55		853
Total	969	889	954	923	710	658	715	685	587	625	337	8052

Please note that a charge could have resulted in a fine and/or disqualification and would be included in each result tab. West Mercia Police is unsure what “unlimited fine” means so the data retrieved for this request is any fine imposed on the defendant at the hearing. The imprisonment data is also for only 6 months imprisonment and does not include suspended sentences.

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