The Number of Sheep Reported as Stolen 2020-2024
Publication Number: 1580
FOI Number: 21600
Information Request – which has been numbered to assist with disclosure.
1. Under the FOI Act 2000, please provide me with the number of sheep reported stolen to the force, broken down into the following years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
2. If there is time, please provide the outcome of each reported offence.
FOI Duty
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Second Duty – See below.
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Exemption – Not applicable
Essex Police can report as follows:
Caveat: The data is correct as at 10 March 2025.
1. Under the FOI Act 2000, please provide me with the number of sheep reported stolen to the force, broken down into the following years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Response: Theft of Sheep (Based on Property Code 3 - Sheep):
|
Disposal Year |
Crimes |
|
2020 |
2 |
|
2021 |
4 |
|
2022 |
1 |
|
2023 |
3 |
|
2024 |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
11 |
2. If there is time, please provide the outcome of each reported offence.
Response: Outcomes for Sheep Theft:
|
Disposal Year |
||||||
|
Outcome |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Grand Total |
|
Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Type 18 - Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified. Crime Investigated As Far As Reasonably Possible-Case Closed Pending Further Investigative Opportunities Becoming Available |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
|
Grand Total |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
Every effort is made to ensure that the data provided by Essex Police is accurate and complete. However, Essex Police systems are designed primarily for the management of individual cases and not for the purposes of providing data to answer specific FOI enquiries. Please note although data can be extracted from a number of sources via database queries, the results may be subject to inaccuracies. Care should be taken to understand our return when considering the interpretation or further use of the data.
Headline theft data by district between 2020 and 2024 can be found within the monthly Essex Police performance reports published by the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex:
Police Performance - Essex PFCC