Dog Attack Incidents and Seizures of Dangerous Dogs 2019 to 2023
Publication Number
PUB 1341
Publication Statement
Please note that this information is correct as at 16 October 2023 and may be subject to change.
As with all publications of information by Essex Police, please note caveats may apply regarding the accuracy of data.
Title
Seizures of Dangerous Dogs 2019 to 2023
Date Range
January 2019 to October 2023
Background Information
Provides the annual numbers of dog attack incidents between January 2019 and October 2023 and numbers of dogs seized, seized dogs by recorded breed and seized dogs that were destroyed between January 2019 and June 2023. Also provides the numbers of offences recorded under the following Home Office codes between April 2015 and October 2023:
008/21 - Owner of a dog allowing it to be dangerously out of control in public place and cause injury
008/22 - Dog causing injury in a private place
Related Documents/Links
Published Items - Seized Dogs | Essex Police
FOI Publication
Notes
- Dog attack incident figures are available from January 2019 onwards. They are derived from investigations recorded on the STORM incident recording system and the Athena crime recording system. These are more comprehensive than offences recorded under the 008/21 and 008/22 codes.
- The incidents include dog-on-dog attacks and the fear or apprehension of being injured or actual injury against humans.
- Dog breed information is only available for seized dogs and is not comprehensively recorded. Dog breed information is not available for dogs believed to be involved in dog attack incidents.
Numbers of Dog Attack Incidents - January 2019 to October 2023
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 up to 01/10 |
|
729 |
945 |
1090 |
1356 |
1154 |
Numbers of Dogs Seized - January 2019 to June 2023
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 up to 01/06 |
|
74 |
88 |
83 |
107 |
61 |
Numbers of Seized Dogs by Recorded Breed - January 2019 to June 2023
|
Breed |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 up to 01/06 |
|
SBT |
18 |
9 |
15 |
13 |
12 |
|
GSD |
4 |
6 |
10 |
12 |
1 |
|
Shar-pei |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Jack Russell |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
Mastiff |
5 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
Boxer |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
English bull terrier |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
Rottweiler |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
Collie |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
Cane Corso |
1 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
|
X Breed |
9 |
15 |
2 |
9 |
7 |
|
Beagle |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
Husky |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
Akita |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Doberman |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
PBT |
10 |
10 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
|
Ridgeback |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Malamute |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
XL Bully |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
|
Bulldog |
0 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
American Bulldog (ABD) |
1 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
11 |
|
Dog de Bordeaux |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
Patterdale |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Dachshund |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Labrador |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
French bulldog |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Alapaha blue blood bulldog |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Presa Canario |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
|
Shiatsu |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Weimaraner |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Cavapoo |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Spaniel |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Labradoodle |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Greyhound |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Dutch Herder |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Caucasian Shepherd |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Malamute |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Yorkshire Terrier |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Pug |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Chow Chow |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Alano bulldog |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Malinois |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
|
Bichon Frise |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Numbers of Seized Dogs that were Destroyed - January 2019 to June 2023
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 up to 01/06 |
|
34 |
33 |
52 |
55 |
30 |
Numbers of offences recorded under Home Office codes 008/21 and 008/22 - April 2015 to October 2023
|
Year |
Number of Offences |
|
2015 |
387 |
|
2016 |
601 |
|
2017 |
637 |
|
2018 |
627 |
|
2019 |
598 |
|
2020 |
667 |
|
2021 |
740 |
|
2022 |
848 |
|
2023 |
725 |
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