FOI 255857
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 255857
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 16th June 2023. Please find below the response to your request:
I would like to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act into the number of stolen dogs reported in your constabulary in 2022.
I have detailed the request below:
Q1. Please state how many dogs were reported as stolen in your area in 2022.
Q2. Over the same timeframe, please state how many of these cases were resolved (i.e. the pet was returned to its owner).
Q3. If possible, please state the three most commonly stolen breeds of dog and the number of each taken, in 2022.
Reply
West Mercia Police hold the information you have requested
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2022 |
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Number of reports of dog stolen |
59 |
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Number of individual dogs stolen |
66 |
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Cases of dogs being returned to owner |
20 |
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Number of individual dogs returned to owner |
22 |
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Three most commonly stolen breeds of dog in 2022 |
Number stolen |
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French Bulldog |
7 |
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Staffordshire Bull Terrier |
5 |
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Dachshund |
3 |