Download this blog as a pdf here Key points At court in 2021 (England and Wales), Motoring offences—both prosecutions and convictions - rose by 22% in 2021, faster than other types of crime.Speed limit court prosecutions rose by 24% to 208,493. They account for the largest share of motoring offences prosecuted at court - despite …
AVZ Blog (August 2022) Driving bans are still too rare
Download this blog as a pdf here The tables and chart linked to this blog also appear in the downloadable spreadsheet at the end of this blog Key points In 2021, the Ministry of Justice reports that: Driving bans given at court increased by 31% in 2021, up to 78,816 drivers directly disqualified.Lifetime bans increased …
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AVZ Blog (August 2022) Roads Policing officer numbers, England and Wales
To download this blog click here The tables and chart linked to this blog appear in the spreadsheet below Key points (2021/22) The numbers of Roads Policing officers increased to 4,102, up by 11 officers (0.3%).Half of police services reported an increase.As a share of total police numbers, roads policing fell slightly to 3%. Total …
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AVZ Blog (June 2022) Drug driving, rehabilitation and driving bans
To download this blog as a pdf click here Should drug drivers be rehabilitated? This is the question that the Department for Transport (DfT) is asking. Their consultation “Protecting the public from repeat drug-driving offenders: call for evidence” seeks views on the use of rehabilitation schemes for high risk drug drive offenders. Action Vision …
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AVZ Blog (July 2021) The true toll of road casualties and road crime
This blog can be downloaded as a pdf here AVZ has produced three resources to remind campaigners and community representatives, including Police and Crime Commissioners, of the real toll of crashes and road crime. 1. Comparing road deaths and homicides Road deaths are the most common violent death in the UK. Comparing the number of …
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AVZ Blog – Transparency and accountability: How these would improve if road crime was treated as real crime.
Download this blog as a pdf here Our joint PCC manifesto, Commit to Act on Road Danger, calls on Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and PCC candidates, to have Transparency and Accountability as a key call, with road crime (driving offences) being treated as crime. This has been a long-standing call of road danger reduction …