FOI 2885-25 HO Code 008-21 recorded offences 2024

Request to Northamptonshire Police

Under the Freedom of Information Act, please provide for 2024, the number of times your force recorded the offence of an ‘out of control dog causing injury’ (008/21)

Response

Number of offences with Home Office code 008/21 ‘Dog causing injury to a person or assistance dog’ recorded in 2024: - Total Count 736

The numerical data presented in this response is an un-audited snapshot of un-published data sourced from "live" systems and is subject to the interpretation of the original request by the individual extracting the data. The figures provided are therefore our best interpretation of relevance of data to your request, but you should be aware that the collation of figures for ad hoc requests may have limitations, and this should be taken into account when the data is used.

Due to the different methods of recording information across 43 forces, a specific response from one constabulary should not be seen as an indication of what information could be supplied (within cost) by another. Systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. For this reason, responses between forces may differ and should not be used for comparative purposes.