Dog Thefts 125/23
FOI Reference: 125/25023
Request:
Please can I request under the Freedom of Information Act:
1a) The number of dog thefts reported to your police force in the calendar year 2022, broken down by local policing district (or other geographical breakdown such as local authority)
1b) The number of individual dogs stolen (e.g. a report of two dogs being stolen would count as two) and a breakdown by breed where known
1c) Of the dog thefts reported that year, the number resulting in a charge or summons
2a) The number of dog thefts reported to your police force in the calendar year 2021, broken down by local policing district (or other geographical breakdown such as local authority)
2b) The number of individual dogs stolen and a breakdown by breed where known
2c) Of the dog thefts reported that year, the number resulting in a charge or summons
Response 1a and 2a:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:
|
Carmarthenshire |
Ceredigion |
Pembrokeshire |
Powys |
Total |
|
|
2022 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
23 |
|
2021 |
12 |
7 |
9 |
13 |
41 |
|
Total |
21 |
9 |
12 |
22 |
64 |
Response 1b & 2b:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:
|
2022 |
2021 |
|||
|
Breed |
Total |
Breed |
Total |
|
|
AMERICAN BULL DOG |
1 |
AMERCIAN STAFF X GREYHOUND |
1 |
|
|
AMERICAN BULL TERRIER |
1 |
AMERICAN BULLDOG X |
1 |
|
|
AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG |
1 |
BEAGLE |
1 |
|
|
BICHON |
2 |
BICHON |
1 |
|
|
COCKER SPANIER |
1 |
BLUE MERLE BITCH |
1 |
|
|
COLLIE |
1 |
BORDER COLLIE |
7 |
|
|
CORGI X |
1 |
BORDER TERRIER |
1 |
|
|
FRENCH BULL DOG |
2 |
BULL DOG |
1 |
|
|
JACK RUSSEL / CHIHUAHUA CROSS PUPPIES |
2 |
CAVALIER |
3 |
|
|
JACK RUSSELL |
2 |
CHIHUAHUA X TERRIER |
4 |
|
|
LABRADOR |
3 |
CHIHUAUAS |
3 |
|
|
NOT STATED |
2 |
CHOWOWA |
1 |
|
|
STAFFI |
4 |
COCKER SPANIEL |
1 |
|
|
TERRIER |
1 |
COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES |
2 |
|
|
Grand Total |
24 |
COCKER X |
1 |
|
|
COLLIE |
2 |
|||
|
COLLIE |
1 |
|||
|
COLLIE |
3 |
|||
|
CORGI |
2 |
|||
|
CORGI X |
1 |
|||
|
CROCKER |
1 |
|||
|
DASHOUND X |
1 |
|||
|
FRENCH BULLDOG |
1 |
|||
|
GERMAN SHEPHERD |
1 |
|||
|
GREYHOUND |
1 |
|||
|
JACK RUSSEL |
1 |
|||
|
JACK RUSSELL |
2 |
|||
|
LABRADORS |
5 |
|||
|
NOT STATED |
2 |
|||
|
PATTERDALE TERRIER |
1 |
|||
|
PUPPIES |
20 |
|||
|
ROTWHILER |
1 |
|||
|
SIZTU |
1 |
|||
|
SPANIEL |
1 |
|||
|
SPRINGERS |
3 |
|||
|
SPROCKER |
2 |
|||
|
STAFFI X |
1 |
|||
|
STAFFIX |
1 |
|||
|
STAFFORD BULL TERRIE |
1 |
|||
|
STAFFORD CROSS LURCH |
1 |
|||
|
STAFFY |
1 |
|||
|
TERRIER |
1 |
|||
|
WESTIE |
2 |
|||
|
Grand Total |
90 |
|||
Response 1c & 2c:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:
|
Year |
Number resulting in a charge or summons |
|
2022 |
0 |
|
2021 |
1 |
It should be noted that owing to the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such matters the information provided may or may not be accurate. Police Forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recoding criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted that for these reasons this Force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 21/02/23)