FOI 1168-2024/25- Sheep theft
Request:
Q1. 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.
Q2. If there is time, please provide the outcome of each reported offence.
Response:
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Decision
I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.
Q1. Please see the table below showing the total number of incidents reported between 01 January 2020 and 31 december 2024 where a sheep is linked on the property tab as ‘stolen’ or ‘stolen recovered’ broken down by calendar year.
|
Reported Date (Year) |
Count |
|
2020 |
34 |
|
2021 |
20 |
|
2022 |
17 |
|
2023 |
12 |
|
2024 |
28 |
|
Total |
111 |
*Please note, Incidents are counted once, regardless of how many sheep are linked as stolen
Q2. Of those incidents above please see the table below showing those that were recorded as crimes broken down by crime outcome.
|
Outcome |
Count |
|
08-Community Resolution |
1 |
|
10-Not in public interest (Police) |
1 |
|
14-Evidential difficulties victim based – suspect not identified |
1 |
|
16-Evidential difficulties prevent further action; victim does not support police action |
2 |
|
18-Investigation complete - no suspect identified |
98 |
|
Total |
103 |
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.