❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding random roadside drink driving tests conducted from 2017-2020, including the number of tests and charges laid. The response provides detailed monthly data on breath tests and evidentiary charges.
AnsweredQoN 5630Legislative Assembly
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I refer to random roadside drink driving tests, and ask: (a) How many random roadside drink driving tests have been conducted in each month from 2017-18 and 2018-19; (b) How many random roadside drink driving tests have been conducted in each month to date in 2019-20; (c) How many random roadside drink driving tests produced results above the legal limit in each month from 2017-18 and 2018-19; and (d) How many random roadside drink driving tests produced results above the legal limit in each month to date in 2019-20?
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Answered
26 November 2019
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
12 days
The McGowan Government has increased the number of alcohol and drug tests on drivers in Western Australia. One test per licenced driver is considered leading road safety practice in relation to alcohol breath tests.
The Western Australia Police Force advise:
(a) Table 1. Total Breath Tests Conducted by Month in 2017-18 and 2018-19
2017
July 175 146
August 195 510
September 203 102
October 231 137
November 244 119
December 318 241
2018
January 221 226
February 187 826
March 198 280
April 151 047
May 88 497
June 109 121
July 170 935
August 174 981
September 208 806
October 170 722
November 163 770
December 246 082
2019
January 209 533
February 148 421
March 213 027
April 179 205
May 153 682
June 146 886
(b) Table 2. Total Breath Tests Conducted by Month in 2019-20 Year-to-Date (YTD)
2019
July 138 685
August 182 656
September 185 669
October† 76 222
† YTD is up to and including Sunday 13 October 2019.
(c) Table 3. Total Number of Breath Tests that Resulted in an Evidentiary Charge in 2017 18 and 2018-19
2017
July 685
August 761
September 730
October 814
November 786
December 936
2018
January 623
February 677
March 721
April 606
May 498
June 625
July 639
August 668
September 750
October 556
November 628
December 746
2019
January 579
February 521
March 674
April 562
May 601
June 627
(d) Table 3. Total Number of Breath Tests that Resulted in an Evidentiary Charge in 2019-20
Year-to-Date (YTD)
2019
July 577
August 581
September 563
October† 266
† YTD is up to and including Sunday 13 October 2019
Statistics are provisional and subject to revision. The statistics provided in this response are in accordance with the methodology and policy utilised by the State Traffic Command of the Western Australia Police Force. A breath test means a test of a sample of a person’s breath (by means of approved apparatus) for the purpose of providing an indication of whether or not a person’s blood alcohol content is of or above a predetermined level or an indication of whether or not alcohol is present in the blood of a person. Counts of breath tests resulting in ‘evidentiary charges’ indicate circumstances where a driver has undergone an evidentiary breath test which has resulted in a charge being preferred. Breath test figures are correct at the time of data extraction. There are time lags between a breath test being issued by an officer at the roadside and that breath test being recorded.
The Western Australia Police Force advise:
(a) Table 1. Total Breath Tests Conducted by Month in 2017-18 and 2018-19
2017
July 175 146
August 195 510
September 203 102
October 231 137
November 244 119
December 318 241
2018
January 221 226
February 187 826
March 198 280
April 151 047
May 88 497
June 109 121
July 170 935
August 174 981
September 208 806
October 170 722
November 163 770
December 246 082
2019
January 209 533
February 148 421
March 213 027
April 179 205
May 153 682
June 146 886
(b) Table 2. Total Breath Tests Conducted by Month in 2019-20 Year-to-Date (YTD)
2019
July 138 685
August 182 656
September 185 669
October† 76 222
† YTD is up to and including Sunday 13 October 2019.
(c) Table 3. Total Number of Breath Tests that Resulted in an Evidentiary Charge in 2017 18 and 2018-19
2017
July 685
August 761
September 730
October 814
November 786
December 936
2018
January 623
February 677
March 721
April 606
May 498
June 625
July 639
August 668
September 750
October 556
November 628
December 746
2019
January 579
February 521
March 674
April 562
May 601
June 627
(d) Table 3. Total Number of Breath Tests that Resulted in an Evidentiary Charge in 2019-20
Year-to-Date (YTD)
2019
July 577
August 581
September 563
October† 266
† YTD is up to and including Sunday 13 October 2019
Statistics are provisional and subject to revision. The statistics provided in this response are in accordance with the methodology and policy utilised by the State Traffic Command of the Western Australia Police Force. A breath test means a test of a sample of a person’s breath (by means of approved apparatus) for the purpose of providing an indication of whether or not a person’s blood alcohol content is of or above a predetermined level or an indication of whether or not alcohol is present in the blood of a person. Counts of breath tests resulting in ‘evidentiary charges’ indicate circumstances where a driver has undergone an evidentiary breath test which has resulted in a charge being preferred. Breath test figures are correct at the time of data extraction. There are time lags between a breath test being issued by an officer at the roadside and that breath test being recorded.
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