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Section 7

7. Conviction, Offence and Suspension Data


7b. Offence Data

Table 7.4: Number of Convicted Drivers* with Criminal Code of Canada Offences, 2000–2005

Conviction Type 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Criminal Negligence 20 31 26 22 10 7
Fail to Remain 656 623 616 570 515 298
Dangerous Driving 1,073 1,154 1,098 1,115 1,001 674
Impaired Driving 9,264 8,856 8,146 7,203 6,186 4,059
Blood/Alcohol Over .08 7,169 7,166 6,395 5,531 4,926 3,044
Fail to Provide Breath Sample 1,313 1,365 1,217 1,129 953 500
Driving While Disqualified 2,005 1,812 1,769 1,784 1,683 1,215
Motor Manslaughter 0 0 0 0 0 1
Undefined 0 212 415 469 403 314
Total 21,500 21,219 19,682 17,823 15,677 10,112

* The same driver can be represented in this table more than once.

As of April 1, 2006, there were 10,112 Criminal Code offences recorded for 2005. The 2005 breakdown will be updated in the 2006 annual report to accommodate the lag time in the recording of offences (offences are only recorded upon conviction).


Table 7.5: Administrative Driver's Licence Suspensions, Monthly Suspensions Issued, 1998–2005*

Month 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
January 1,337 1,352 1,550 1,500 1,416 1,349 1,203 1,330
February 1,471 1,567 1,487 1,450 1,452 1,391 1,501 1,330
March 1,608 1,664 1,662 1,874 1,683 1,566 1,400 1,424
April 1,681 1,592 1,799 1,816 1,574 1,412 1,494 1,393
May 1,801 1,763 1,634 1,752 1,756 1,578 1,528 1,468
June 1,665 1,531 1,646 1,768 1,811 1,608 1,391 1,366
July 1,665 1,720 1,854 1,795 1,712 1,589 1,483 1,531
August 1,750 1,660 1,808 1,699 1,675 1,639 1,476 1,317
September 1,609 1,570 1,699 1,837 1,720 1,498 1,385 1,386
October 1,663 1,839 1,724 1,691 1,671 1,568 1,555 1,450
November 1,617 1,686 1,624 1,790 1,668 1,591 1,377 1,315
December 1,810 1,760 1,879 1,986 1,792 1,578 1,468 1,645
Total 19,677 19,704 20,366 20,958 19,930 18,367 17,261 16,955

* Adminstrative Driver's Licence Suspension (ADLS) began on November 29, 1996.

See Appendix for a more detailed explanation of ADLS.

7c. Suspension Data

Table 7.6: Demerit Point Suspensions by Driver Age, 2005

 
Demerit Point Suspensions
Driver Age Probationary Novice First Accumulation Novice Second Accumulation Regular First Accumulation Regular Second Accumulation
16 0 1 0 0 0
17 0 19 0 0 0
18 0 172 6 3 0
19 0 334 15 16 0
20-24 0 1,257 137 369 24
25-34 0 500 77 485 52
35-44 0 143 24 271 30
45-54 0 48 7 138 8
55-64 0 18 3 50 3
65-74 0 4 1 10 1
75 + 0 0 0 2 0
Total 0 2,496 270 1,344 118

 

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