FOI Pet Thefts (0261-2022/23)
Request
Please can I have the following information under an FOI request?
1. The number of stolen pets (dogs, cats, horses, other small animals) OR crimes involving stolen pets in 2019, 2020 and 2021 (1 January - 31 December) plus 2022 1 Jan – 31 May.
2. The date of the reported theft of a pet in 2019, 2020 and 2021 (1 January - 31 December) plus 2022 1 Jan – 31 May.
3. If recorded, the species and breed of animals stolen in 2019, 2020 and 2021 (1 January - 31 December) plus 2022 1 Jan – 31 May.
4. Please provide locations (where known) involving theft of the animal eg house/street/garden in 2019, 2020 and 2021 (1 January - 31 December) plus 2022 1 Jan – 31 May.
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 some of the located information to you.
Q1. Please see the below table which shows the number of crimes reported where a pet, or pets have been stolen from 1 January 2019 to 31 May 2022. I have included dogs, cats, fish, ponies and other small animals. I have excluded farm animals including sheep, pigs, cattle and horses where they are not considered as pets.
|
Animal |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Dog |
11 |
19 |
10 |
6 |
|
Cat |
3 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
|
Fish |
5 |
1 |
8 |
|
|
Bird |
3 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
|
Rabbit / Guinea Pig |
7 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
Horse / Pony |
|
2 |
|
|
|
Other |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Total |
31 |
31 |
35 |
10 |
Q2. Please see the below table which shows the month and year the crimes were reported from 1 January 2019 to 31 May 2022.
|
Month |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
January |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
|
February |
|
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
March |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
April |
2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
|
May |
4 |
|
3 |
1 |
|
June |
2 |
9 |
9 |
|
|
July |
2 |
6 |
4 |
|
|
August |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
September |
6 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
October |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
November |
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
December |
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
Total |
31 |
31 |
35 |
10 |
Q3. Please see the below table which details the breeds/species of animals taken from 1 January 2019 to 31 May 2022.
*Please note this information should be treat with caution. The breed or species of animal is not mandatorily recorded and relies upon information given by the reportee and the information recorded by the officer.
|
Breed / Species |
Breed / Species |
Breed / Species |
|
Cat - Bengal |
Dog - French Bulldog |
Dog - Whippet |
|
Dog - Labrador |
Dog - Gordon Setter |
Fish - Goldfish |
|
Dog - American Bulldog |
Dog - Husky |
Fish - Koi Carp |
|
Dog - Border Collie |
Dog - Jack Russell |
Fish - Neon Dwarf Rainbow Fish |
|
Dog - Border Terrier |
Dog - King Charles Spaniel |
Bird - Golden Pheasant |
|
Dog - Bullmastiff |
Dog - Pitbull |
Bird - Silky |
|
Dog - Chihuahua |
Dog - Pug |
Rabbit - Himalayan Lionhead |
|
Dog - Cocker Spaniel |
Dog - Springer Spaniel |
Rabbit - Lionhead |
|
Dog - English bulldog |
Dog - Staffordshire Bull Terrier |
Other - Python |
Q4. Please see the below table which shows the number of crimes reported where a pet, or pets have been stolen from 1 January 2019 to 31 May 2022 broken down by the location from which they were stolen.
|
Location |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
House |
16 |
13 |
15 |
4 |
|
Garden |
14 |
15 |
11 |
4 |
|
Open Space |
1 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
|
Total |
31 |
31 |
35 |
10 |
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.