February 17, 2026 | Incident and Crime Statistics
Request Number: FOI/16920
Category: Incident and Crime Statistics - Crime Statistics
Subject: Cat abduction
Request and Answer:
Your request for information has now been considered. In respect of Section 1(1)(a) of the Act we can confirm that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) does hold information to which your request relates. The decision has been taken to disclose the following.
Request 1
What was the total number of cat abduction crimes in 2025?
Request 2
What was the outcome (charge/summons, community resolution, active investigation, evidential difficulties, no suspect identified) for each cat abduction crime in 2025?
Request 3
Please list specific cat breed types with amounts (abducted in 2025)- or 'breed unrecorded" or 'mixed breed"?
Answer
The following table is based on all recorded cat abduction offences during 2025. The currently assigned outcome may be updated as investigations are completed or new information becomes available.
Please Note: Figures for offences recorded from 1st April 2025 are subject to ongoing validation and quality assurance processes until publication in May 2026; annual revisions to previously published financial year figures may also be applied at this time.
Currently Assigned Outcome 2025
Investigation Complete - No
Suspect 3
No outcome yet assigned 1
Total recorded cat abduction offences 4
(For all four offences the breed was unrecorded.)