May 02, 2025 | Incident and Crime Statistics , Wildlife and Animal Welfare
Request Number: FOI-14387
Category: Incident and Crime Statistics - Theft
Subject: Dog Theft Crime Outcome 2019
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 does hold information to which your request relates. The decision has been taken to disclose the following.
Request 1
What was the outcome (charge/summons, community resolution, active investigation, evidential difficulties, no suspect identified) for each dog theft crime in 2019?
Answer 1
The following table is based on all recorded burglary, robbery and theft offences where property described as Dog was classified as Stolen, broken down by the currently assigned outcome, in 2019. The currently assigned outcome may be updated as investigations are completed or new information becomes available. Please Note: This information is based on data extracted from a live system, and may be subject to change. It is dependent on the information having been input into the system in such a way as to identify those records that are relevant.
| Outcome | Number |
|---|---|
| Charge/Summons | 1 |
| Evidential Difficulties | 9 |
| Investigation Complete - No Suspect | 13 |
| No outcome yet assigned | 4 |
| Total | 27 |
Request 2
If this question doesn't take us beyond the time required for free FOI feedback, can details about stolen dog breed and location of theft (walk, home, garden, outside shop, from car etc) also be provided for 2019 please?
Answer 2
Please note in accordance with ICO guidelines, a Public Authority is not obliged to search for, or compile some of the requested information before refusing a request that it estimates will exceed the appropriate limit.
On this occasion we can provide the data within the 18 hour cost limit.
The following table is based on all recorded burglary, robbery and theft offences where property described as Dog was classified as Stolen, broken down by the offence location description, in 2019. Please Note: This information is based on data extracted from a live system, and may be subject to change. It is dependent on the information having been input into the system in such a way as to identify those records that are relevant.
| Location Type | Number |
|---|---|
| Dwelling | 19 |
| Public/open place | 3 |
| Shop | 2 |
| Missing/Unknown | 3 |
| Total | 27 |
Please see below from either the Property description / common name/ remarks records the breed of dogs. Please Note: This information is based on data extracted from a live system, and may be subject to change. It is dependent on the information having been input into the system in such a way as to identify those records that are relevant.
Type of dog
- Pug
- Bull Dog
- Boxer
- Jack Russell Terrier
- Other
- Rottweiler
- Chihuahua
- Golden Retriever
- Samoyed
- Labrador Retriever
- English Bull Terrier
- Staffordshire Bull Terrier
- Cocker Spaniel
- German Shepherd
- Cockapoo
- American Pocket Bully
- Bull Mastiff and Staffordshire Bull Terrier Cross