Provided the monthly numbers of recorded dog attack incidents and the numbers of dogs euthanised between January 2022 and April 2023.

Information request on Police Dog Bites 2017-2020

Provided the annual numbers of recorded dog attack incidents and dog attack incidents resulting in injury between January 2018 and April 2023. Also provided the numbers of recorded reports of dogs causing injury to people with outcome by financial year from 2017/18 up to November 2022.

Essex Police do not retain the total number of dogs in service in the requested period as the turnover in dogs is high due to having dogs on assessment or dogs failing to meet the grade.

Provided the number of recorded dangerous dog incidents by month and year between 20 January 2018 and 31 January 2023.

Provided numbers of recorded 'Dog in Car' and 'Dog in Hot / Warm Car' incidents for 2017 to 2022. Broken down by month and whether the incident was attended by Essex Police officers.

Provided the number and breeds of dogs employed as wellbeing dogs by Essex Police.

Data on dog theft crimes including breakdowns by numbers of dogs stolen, policing district, theft location, dog breeds and outcomes - 01 April 2015 to 31 December 2023.

Provided the number of dog theft offences recorded between January and June 2023 with breakdowns by district, theft location type, property description and outcomes. Also provided the number of cat theft offences recorded between January 2021 and June 2023 with breakdowns by district, theft location type, number of cats reported stolen, property description and outcomes.

Details of Police dogs biting members of the public and Police Officers and resulting action from 2015 to 2021. One Police dog has been destroyed during this period.