FOI 0220-025/26- Dangerous dogs

Request:

Q1. If you can provide them, I would like to know the number for how many offence code 8/21 Owner or person in charge allowing dog to be dangerously out of control in any place in England or Wales ,whether or not a public place, injuring any person or assistance dog, you have had in 2023, 2024 and how every many months of 2025 data you have, by month would be great if you have it. In your police force

Q2. It's my understanding there is no way of readily identifying breed of the dog from the crime recording system.  In order to determine whether an attack took place and whether the breed of dog is mentioned, it would be necessary to examine each and every 008/21 investigation on an individual basis, including any associated documents.

If this is the case- would I be able to have any information from just the month of February 2024- with the breeds of dogs in these cases? In your police force

Q3. How many section 1 dogs under the dangerous dogs act/ banned breeds have been seized since December 31st 2024 monthly or a total to May 2025 in your police force

Q4. The number of dogs seized under section one of the dangerous dogs act that have been destroyed between the 31st December 2023 monthly or total to May 2025 in your police force

Response: 

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. Please see the table below showing the number of 08/21 crimes recorded between 01 January 2023 and 11 June 2025, broken down by calendar year and month.

Q2.  Of those above a manual review has been undertaken of the those recorded in February 2024 to establish breed involved.

*Please note the breed is not mandatorily recorded, where it is recorded it has been included above.

Q3. Please see the table below showing the number of sec 1 dogs under the Dangerous Dogs Act that have been seized in the specified timeframe requested.

Q4. North Yorkshire Police have euthanised 15 section one dogs, by appointment with a veterinarian, between 31^st December 2023 and May 2025.

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.