FOI 368427
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 368427
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 25th October 2024. Please find below the response to your request:
- The number of reports made by the public to your territorial police force of “XL Bully” dogs believed to be in contravention of the Dangerous Dogs Act since 1 February 2024.
- The number of dogs believed to be the XL Bully breed that have been seized by your territorial police force since 1 February 2024.
- The number of arrests made by your territorial police force for keeping an unregistered XL Bully, breeding these dogs, or other related offences such as selling or allowing them to be in a public space without a lead or muzzle.
Reply
- The number of reports made by the public to your territorial police force of “XL Bully” dogs believed to be in contravention of the Dangerous Dogs Act since 1 February 2024.
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Primary Full Offence Title |
Total |
|
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 - Allowing a fighting dog to be in a public place without a muzzle or a lead |
20 |
|
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 - Possession, without exemption, of a Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa or other designated fighting dog |
40 |
|
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, Abandoning, or allowing to stray, a fighting dog |
2 |
|
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, Giving or offering to give a fighting dog |
1 |
|
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, Owner or person in charge allowing dog to be dangerously out of control in a public place, no injury being caused |
16 |
|
Owner / person in charge of a dog dangerously out of control - no injury |
20 |
|
Owner or person in charge allowing dog to be dangerously out of control in any place in England or Wales (whether or not a public place) injuring any person or assistance dog |
27 |
|
Grand Total |
126 |
Caveat: We are unable to search our systems for investigations using the legislation the offence is contrary to unless it is included in the Primary Offence Title which it is only for some of the relevant offences. We have then completed a word search of the incident summaries to find relevant investigations. If the bread of the dog is not mentioned within the incident summary then the investigation will not be included within these results.
- The number of dogs believed to be the XL Bully breed that have been seized by your territorial police force since 1 February 2024.
There have been 64 XL Bully dogs seized since 01/02/2024 until 31/09/2024
- The number of arrests made by your territorial police force for keeping an unregistered XL Bully, breeding these dogs, or other related offences such as selling or allowing them to be in a public space without a lead or muzzle.
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Primary Full Offence Title |
Number of Arrests |
|
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 - Possession, without exemption, of a Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa or other designated fighting dog |
2 |
|
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, Owner or person in charge allowing dog to be dangerously out of control in a public place, no injury being caused |
1 |
|
Owner / person in charge of a dog dangerously out of control - no injury |
2 |
|
Owner or person in charge allowing dog to be dangerously out of control in any place in England or Wales (whether or not a public place) injuring any person or assistance dog |
2 |
|
Total |
7 |