FOI Dog Thefts (0714-2024/25)
Request
Q1a. How many complaints or reports have your force had regarding dogs being stolen in your area between the following years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, January 2024-30th September 2024?
1b. Please breakdown the figures into the respective years.
1c. Please breakdown the breed of dog in the respective years.
Q2. In each year, please provide the number of missing dog cases the police investigated.
Q3. In each year, please provide the number of missing dogs officers found because of their investigations.
Q4. In each year, how many suspects did officers arrest for stealing a dog? Please give details of the charge. I know the Pet Abduction Act became law in 2024, but what would suspects have been charged with prior to this act?
Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.
Q1 & Q2. Please see the table below showing the number of reports of stolen dogs in the period 1 January 2019 to 30 September 2024, broken down by calendar year and dog breed. Please note that North Yorkshire Police investigated all reports (94).
|
|
Calendar Year |
|||||
|
Breed |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
American Pit Bull Terrier
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Border Collie
|
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Boxer
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Bulldog
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Chihuahua
|
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Chow Chow
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cockerspaniel
|
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
Collie
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Dachshund
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
German Shepherd
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Irish Wolfhound
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Jack Russell Terrier
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Labrador Retriever
|
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
Old English Sheepdog
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Other dog
|
15 |
10 |
8 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
|
Pug
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Schnauzer
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Shih Tzu
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Springer Spaniel
|
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
Whippet
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total
|
15 |
25 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
12 |
Q3. Please see table below showing the number of dogs recovered or found, broken down by calendar year.
|
Calendar Year |
Total |
|||||
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
|
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
Q4. Please see table below showing the number of arrests made, broken down by calendar year. The category of offence was ‘Other Theft’.
|
Calendar Year |
Total |
|||||
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.