FOI 0953-2024/25- Vehicle collisions with deer
Request:
I would like to ask the following under the Freedom of Information Act. My request relates to road traffic incidents / accidents involving vehicle collision with deer :
Q1) How many deer vehicle collisions (DVCs) has your force recorded since 1 January 2021 to 1 January 2025? Preferably on a month-by-month basis.
Q2) Of those deer vehicle collisions recorded since 1 January 2021 to 1 January 2025, how many did your force attend? Preferably on a month-by-month basis.
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 RTC incidents reported between 01 January 2021 to 31 December 2024 where ‘deer’ is recorded within the occurrence summary, broken down by calendar year and month. Then a manual review of these incidents has been carried out to establish if they were relevant to the request.
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Calendar Year |
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Month |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
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Jan |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
|
Feb |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mar |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
|
Apr |
7 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
|
May |
6 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
13 |
|
Jun |
3 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
|
Jul |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
|
Aug |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
Sept |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
|
Oct |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Nov |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
Dec |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Total |
25 |
19 |
15 |
15 |
74 |
Q2. Of those above incidents the below table shows those that have a ‘dispatched officer’ linked, broken down by calendar year and month.
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Calendar Year |
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Month |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
Jan |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
|
Feb |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mar |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
Apr |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
|
May |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
|
Jun |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
|
Jul |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
Aug |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
Sept |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
Oct |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Nov |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
Dec |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Total |
16 |
16 |
12 |
11 |
55 |
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.