FOI 380551
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 380551
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 2nd January 2025. Please find below the response to your request:
How many injuries from dog attacks of any breed have there been in your police force area in the calendar year of 2023 and 2024?
How many injuries from dog attacks from XL bullies have there been in your police force area in the calendar year of 2023 and 2024?
Reply
West Mercia police hold the information requested.
How many injuries from dog attacks of any breed have there been in your police force area in the calendar year of 2023 and 2024?
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Calendar Year |
Grand Total |
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2023 |
2024 |
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716 |
802 |
1518 |
Caveat:
Please note that we are unable to determine the number of injuries per offence; therefore, provided are the total number of attacks with injuries.
How many injuries from dog attacks from XL bullies have there been in your police force area in the calendar year of 2023 and 2024?
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Calendar Year |
Grand Total |
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2023 |
2024 |
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19 |
36 |
55 |
Caveat:
Our crime management system does not record the dog breed, therefore a search was performed using a keyword search in the Incident Summary field and manually reviewed all results to eliminate any false positives. Please note that it is not mandatory for the dog breed to be included in the Incident Summary. If missing, it would not be mentioned in these results. Additionally, an offence may involve more than one XL Bully dog as the aggressor and more than one attacked.
It should also be noted that the XL Bully dogs identified in the offences are believed to be of the XL Bully breed by the person reporting the incident, hence 'XL Bully' being mentioned in the Incident Summaries.