AOS2 - Statistics and Impacts of Culpable Driving Causing Death

Question 1

Sex of offenders regarding culpable driving causing death (CDCD)

Answer 1

• 87% male
• 13% female

Question 2

Age of offenders regarding CDCD

Answer 2

• 56% aged 25-54
• 37% aged below 25
• 7% aged above 55

Question 3

Victorian instances of driving causing death

Answer 3

• 2018 = 98 (1.5 per 100K ppl.)
• 2019 = 82 (1.3 per 100K ppl.)
• 2020 = 102 (1.5 per 100K ppl.)
• 2021 = 80 (1.2 per 100K ppl.)
• 2022 = 83 (1.3 per 100K ppl.)

Question 4

Northern territory instances of driving causing death (only ‘hit and run’ (failing to stop at the crime scene) are recorded within this category)

Answer 4

• 2019 = 5 (2.0 per 100K ppl.)
• 2020 = 1 (0.4 per 100K ppl.)
• 2021 = 1 (0.4 per 100K ppl.)
• 2022 = 7 (2.8 per 100K ppl.)
• 2023 = 8 (3.2 per 100K ppl.)

Question 5

Impacts of CDCD

Answer 5

• Victim, friends and family:
  
  • loss of life
  • psychological harm
  • media exposure + legal process (victim impact statements etc.)
  • potential loss of main breadwinner
• Accused:
  
  • trauma, remorse, guilt
  • imprisonment term
  • media exposure leads to loss of reputation
  • loss of earnings for imprisonment period + loss of any future career
• Society:
  
  • feel less safe on the roads
  • costs of keeping prisoners in jail for taxpayers
  • less trust in the police and/or justice system and/or road infrastructure
  • spark action (protests, grassroots activism)