Question
Can the Chief Constable confirm the number of files, in relation to animal abuse or cruelty, sent for consideration to the Public Prosecution Service in each of the last five years?
Answer
We have searched our records for offences relating to animal abuse or cruelty, selecting only those records that have been marked as submitted to the Public Protection Service over the last five calendar years. Results are provided below:
- 2018 93 files
- 2019 89 files
- 2020 65 files
- 2021 69 files
- 2022 108 files
N.B. These are operational figures and subject to change.