FOI 1151-2024/25 Road Rage Offences
Request
For each calendar year 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, could you tell me:
Q1. The number of reported crimes which mentioned 'road rage' or 'aggressive driving' in the MO field of the crime report and the detailed crime type.
Q2. The number of road traffic accidents recorded with a contributing factor of 'aggressive driving' (code 601).
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Q1. Please see the table below showing the number of crimes which mention either ‘road rage’ or aggressive driving’ within the MO remarks, in the period 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2024, broken down by calendar year and crime type (HO Level 1 description).
|
Crime Type |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
Arson & Criminal Damage |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
22 |
|
Drug Offences |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Public Order Offences |
15 |
11 |
20 |
9 |
9 |
64 |
|
Vehicle Offences |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Violence Against The Person |
12 |
13 |
21 |
20 |
18 |
84 |
|
Total |
30 |
30 |
45 |
33 |
34 |
172 |
Q2. Please see the table below showing the number of road traffic collision reports between 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2024 that have a contributory factor of ‘aggressive driving’ (code 601), broken down by calendar year.
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
24 |
25 |
38 |
34 |
34 |
155 |
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