January 15, 2026 | Incident and Crime Statistics , Wildlife and Animal Welfare
Request Number: FOI/16560
Category: Incident and Crime Statistics - Wildlife and Animal Welfare
Subject: Northern Ireland out of control dogs - 2019-2025
Request and Answer:
Your request for information has now been considered. In respect of Section 1(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act, we can confirm that the Police Service of Northern Ireland does hold the information you have requested to which your request relates. The decision has been taken to disclose the following.
Request
Please provide, for each calendar year from 2019 to 2025 the number of times your force recorded the offence of ‘Being Keeper Of Dog Injuring Person(s)".
Answer
| Calendar Year | Number recorded |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| Jan-Nov 2025 | 4 |
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 figures may also be applied at this time.