Provision of information held by Northumbria Police made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')
As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of access to information held at the time of a request, by a Public Authority (including the Police), subject to certain limitations and exemptions.
You asked:
- How many dogs did your Police force receive reports for as stolen in 2019?
- For those dogs reported as stolen in 2019, what breeds were they in each case?
- For those dogs reported as stolen in 2019, where were the dogs when they were taken? E.g. from the home, garden etc.
- For those dogs reported as stolen in 2019, how many dogs were later recovered and returned to owner?
In Response:
Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted with the Corporate Development Department of Northumbria Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held, in part, by Northumbria Police.
I am able to disclose the located information to you as follows.
- There were a total of 55 reports of stolen dogs in 2019.
2.
|
Breed |
Count |
|
Akita |
2 |
|
American Bulldog |
3 |
|
Border Collie |
1 |
|
Cocker Spaniel |
1 |
|
Czech Wolf Dog |
1 |
|
Dalmatian |
1 |
|
Daschund |
1 |
|
English Bull Terrier |
1 |
|
French Bulldog |
2 |
|
German Shorthaired Pointer |
1 |
|
Italian Mastiff |
1 |
|
Jack Russell |
3 |
|
Jackawawa |
2 |
|
Miniature Jack Russell |
2 |
|
Pitbull |
1 |
|
Pug |
1 |
|
Rottweiller |
1 |
|
Shar Pei |
2 |
|
Shi Tzu |
2 |
|
Spaniel |
1 |
|
Springer Spaniel |
1 |
|
Staffordshire Bull Terrier |
3 |
|
Staffordshire Terrier |
3 |
|
Terrier |
1 |
|
Yorkshire Terrier |
1 |
|
Not Stated |
16 |
3.
|
Location Stolen From |
Count |
|
Alongside vehicle |
1 |
|
From caravan |
1 |
|
From home |
21 |
|
From parked vehicle |
1 |
|
From stable |
1 |
|
From street |
6 |
|
From yard/garden |
12 |
|
Not returned from boarding with other party |
9 |
|
Not returned from walking with other party |
1 |
|
On walk |
2 |
4.
|
Recovered |
Count |
|
N |
33 |
|
Y |
22 |
