FOI 0466-2024/25- Drug driving tests
Request:
I am seeking data relating to your police force area relating to rates of drug driving. Please could you provide data in response to the following requests.
Q1. Within your force area, how many drivers were tested for driving under the influence of drugs in each month of 2023 and up to 31st July 2024
Q2. Within your force area, how many drivers failed drug tests for driving under the influence of drugs in each month of 2023 and up to 31st July 2024
Response:
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Q1 & Q2. Please see the table below showing the total number drug tests conducted and the number of failed tests recorded in relation to driving under the influence of drugs, for the period between 01 January 2023 to 31 July 2024, broken down by month and year.
|
Month/Year |
No. of tests conducted |
Number of positive (failed) tests |
|
Jan 23 |
64 |
27 |
|
Feb 23 |
50 |
22 |
|
Mar 23 |
57 |
22 |
|
Apr 23 |
55 |
25 |
|
May 23 |
54 |
21 |
|
Jun 23 |
41 |
24 |
|
Jul 23 |
50 |
28 |
|
Aug 23 |
40 |
14 |
|
Sep 23 |
51 |
18 |
|
Oct 23 |
41 |
25 |
|
Nov 23 |
59 |
22 |
|
Dec 23 |
73 |
33 |
|
Jan 24 |
55 |
24 |
|
Feb 24 |
69 |
30 |
|
Mar 24 |
54 |
32 |
|
Apr 24 |
49 |
23 |
|
May 24 |
54 |
24 |
|
Jun 24 |
31 |
16 |
|
Jul 24 |
46 |
20 |
|
Total |
993 |
450 |
*Please note the above figures relate to the use of preliminary (roadside) drug testing device and does not include the use of Field Impairment Testing (F.I.T) techniques.
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.