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 |