Supt Jane Derrick Sussex Police Women and Alcohol

2 Surrey & Sussex – Policing Together Women and Alcohol Overview of Presentation  What has changed ?  History of Drink Driving in the UK  What should we do differently ?  What are the challenges going forward ?

3 Surrey & Sussex – Policing Together Women and alcohol  Many cultural changes in the UK  Alcohol is a contributory factor in many areas of policing  Peak seasons – Christmas and the Summer

4 Surrey & Sussex – Policing Together Nothing’s changed ?  PakyQ&feature=youtu.be PakyQ&feature=youtu.be

5 Surrey & Sussex – Policing Together  Working closer with Crime Stoppers  Proactive media campaign  Live Text Number  Decision to name those charged  The morning after impact  Wider safeguarding issues

6 Surrey & Sussex – Policing Together Review Of Local Drink Drive Campaign In Sussex  516 alcohol related collisions with 693 injuries – 162 seriously injured and 14 fatalities  21% of ‘drink drivers’ were female  84% lived in Sussex  Brighton and Hove was the ‘hotspot’  Emerging issue of female drink drivers between 40 – 49 years

7 Surrey & Sussex – Policing Together Case Studies

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9 Surrey & Sussex – Policing Together The statistics ThenNow.. In 1967, 1,640 out of a total of 7,319 road deaths was associated with-drink driving. In 2012, that figure was 230 out of 1,754 road deaths. In % of all drivers killed were over the legal limit. In 2012, that figure was 18 %. In 2003, 80,715 people were convicted of drink-driving By 2012, that figure had fallen to 48,661 In 1967, 30 % of drivers thought that they would drive after two pints, without fear of prosecution In 2014, 76% of people say ‘It isn't safe to drive after two drinks'

10 Surrey & Sussex – Policing Together A national problem.. Report published in September 2014 identified :  Increase in women caught drink driving – rising to 17% in 2012 from 9% in 1998  The legal limit was set based on the metabolism rates of a man in 1964 – Women react differently  1/6 women admit they had driven whilst over the limit in the last year

11 Surrey & Sussex – Policing Together The emerging issues  Culturally – changes in our relationship with alcohol as a society  Drinking among women is increasing  Statistics show that 63% of all alcohol purchased is drunk at home  More stressful lives – relying on alcohol

12 Surrey & Sussex – Policing Together Why Do Women Drink and Drive ?  They felt ‘ok to drive’  Thought they wouldn’t get stopped  Their gender specific roles and responsibilities  Advertising all aimed at men  Not sure of the legal limits

13 Surrey & Sussex – Policing Together Other considerations …  How we Police the Strategic Road Networks.. Anecdotal feedback  How do we protect the vulnerable ?  What about prescribed drugs ?  What about controlled drugs and legal highs ?

14 Surrey & Sussex – Policing Together The value of Body Worn video  layer_embedded&v=jScIk12WMTw layer_embedded&v=jScIk12WMTw

15 Surrey & Sussex – Policing Together Some considerations ?..  Emerging communities attitudes  Getting caught has to be a real risk  New education and campaigns are required to redress the bias  Random Breath Testing ?

16 Surrey & Sussex – Policing Together Wider Debates  Debate around minimum pricing  Legal limits – need to review ?  The ‘2 for 1’ offers are targeting those who are most vulnerable  Putting the calorific value on a bottle may assist

17 Surrey & Sussex – Policing Together Drug Driving.. A Way Forward  Pilots looking to deal with those driving whilst under the influence of drugs  Predominantly a male issue  Enforcement is only one element

18 Surrey & Sussex – Policing Together In conclusion  Nationally we have an issue that we need to recognise - together  We need to review what we do now and look wider into Europe to see what we can learn and adopt as part of our plans  Review the legal limits and the current education and media campaigns  Promote the impact of alcohol in the widest context the whole of society.

20 Surrey & Sussex – Policing Together I’ll leave you with this ….  -and-the-gang-celebration-soundtracks- drink-driving-advert -and-the-gang-celebration-soundtracks- drink-driving-advert  Driving Among British Women and its impact on their pedestrians and driving activities –Social Research Associates funded by the Rees Jeffery Road Fund