FOI 4622-25 Theft of dogs 2019-2024
Request to Northamptonshire Police:
I would like to request under the Freedom of Information Act Data concerning the theft of dogs within your area over the period 2019-2024.
In particular, I would like this information broken down by LSOA area and by year. I wish to be able to show the number of dogs stolen by year by LSOA area.
If possible, I would like to know the breed of dog stolen.
Response:
Please note, Northamptonshire Police do not record by LSOA. We are unable to drill down any further for location.
|
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Corby |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
Daventry |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
East Northamptonshire |
5 |
|
2 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
|
Kettering |
3 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
|
Northampton |
1 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
|
South Northamptonshire |
|
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
Wellingborough |
|
1 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
|
American Bulldog |
1 |
|---|---|
|
American Pit Bull Terrier |
1 |
|
Australian Kelpie |
1 |
|
Border Collie |
1 |
|
Boxer |
1 |
|
Bulldog |
7 |
|
Chihuahua |
7 |
|
Cocker spaniel |
5 |
|
Dachshund |
1 |
|
German Shepherd |
1 |
|
German Shorthaired Pointer |
1 |
|
Jack Russell Terrier |
2 |
|
Labrador Retriever |
3 |
|
Not recorded |
7 |
|
Other dog |
38 |
|
Pomeranian |
1 |
|
Poodle |
1 |
|
Pug |
4 |
|
Rottweiler |
2 |
|
Schnauzer |
1 |
|
Shih Tzu |
3 |
|
Springer Spaniel |
3 |
|
Staffordshire Bull Terrier |
2 |
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