FOI Request - Aggressive Dog Reports and Attacks

Request 101003639308

1.  How many reports of aggressive dogs has the council investigated in EACH of the last three financial years? Please break the figures down for each year. Please also provide details on action taken by the council in EACH year in relation to these reports, i.e. how many dog control notices issued in EACH year, how many warnings issued in EACH year, etc.

2.  If the council has separate data showing how many dog attacks it has responded to in each of the years mentioned, please also provide the figure for each year on this.

3.  If the council has separate data showing how many dogs it has destroyed/put down as a result of aggressive behaviour or attacks in each of the years mentioned, please also provide the figure for each year on this.

Response 22-10-2024

                                   1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022       1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023      1  April 2023 to 31 March 2024

Q1 Aggressive                            120                                                 128                                                         111
Action DCN                                 6                                                     7                                                             5
Action Warning                           26                                                    28                                                           22
Action Advice                             30                                                    34                                                           18
 

Q2 Attacks                                110                                                   121                                                          96

Q3 Destruction                             0                                                       0                                                             0