Our Ref: 002530/14

Freedom of Information Section Police HQ Sherwood Lodge, Arnold NG5 8PP

Tel: 101 Ext 800 2507 Fax: 0115 967 2896

13 May 2014

Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA)

I write in connection with your request for information, which was received by on 14/04/2014. Following receipt of your request searches were conducted within Nottinghamshire Police to locate the information you require.

Please find below answers to your questions:-

RESPONSE

Under S 1 (1) (a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), I can confirm that Nottinghamshire Police does hold the information you have requested.

1. For the calendar years 2013, 2012, 2011, and 2010:

(a) the total number of crimes which involved the theft of a pet or other animal; and, for each of these crimes,

(b) the date, the number and species of animal(s) taken, and the area from which they were allegedly taken (I appreciate this might have to be in the form of a general area rather than a specific address).

Please find the answer to your questions overleaf in the form of a table.

Number of Thefts of Animals in 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013

Incident Created Date Animal Description Area (Police Beat Name) 04/01/2010 Dog LEEMING 27/01/2010 Lamb EVERTON AND BECKINGHAM 30/01/2010 Sheep WOLDS 06/02/2010 Dog MANVERS 10/02/2010 Dog THOROTON 15/02/2010 Cow CASTLE 21/02/2010 Dog FOREST FIELDS 26/02/2010 Horse RANSKILL AND SUTTON 16/03/2010 Sheep WOLDS 21/03/2010 Dog CLAYWORTH AND STURTON 26/03/2010 Dog SUTTON NORTH 06/04/2010 Ferret BRIDGE 07/04/2010 Dog BULWELL 08/04/2010 Dog LADYBROOK 09/04/2010 Duck BEACON WINTHORPE COLLINGHAM AND MEERING 26/04/2010 Dog WORKSOP TOWN CENTRE 30/04/2010 Rabbit PRIORY 03/05/2010 Chicks FARNSFIELD 03/05/2010 Fish EASTWOOD SOUTH 09/05/2010 Rabbit HUCKNALL EAST 18/05/2010 Chicken WIVERTON 24/05/2010 Tortoise WOLDS 26/05/2010 Dog TOP VALLEY 27/05/2010 Koi Carp KIRKBY WEST 29/05/2010 Bull FARNSFIELD 02/06/2010 Chicken RAINWORTH 02/06/2010 Dog FAIRHAM 06/06/2010 Dog KEYWORTH SOUTH 15/06/2010 Dog SNEINTON ELEMENTS 19/06/2010 Dog WOODHOUSE 25/06/2010 Chicken SELSTON 25/06/2010 Chicken EAKRING 28/06/2010 Dog NETHERFIELD 05/07/2010 Dog MISTERTON 05/07/2010 Dog WOLLATON EAST 06/07/2010 Dog BERRY HILL 10/07/2010 Chicken GOTHAM 17/07/2010 Rabbit WORKSOP SOUTH AND WELBECK 18/07/2010 Chicken LEEMING 19/07/2010 Chicken ANNESLEY WOODHOUSE 19/07/2010 Fish GREASLEY (GILTBROOK AND NEWTHORPE) 24/07/2010 Dog MEADOWS 24/07/2010 Fish TOTON AND CHILWELL MEADOWS 27/07/2010 Horse CASTLE 27/07/2010 Lamb CARLTON LANGOLD BLYTH 01/08/2010 Dog NETHERFIELD 02/08/2010 Dog SUTTON EAST 02/08/2010 Dog CASTLE 07/08/2010 Carp BOUGHTON 17/08/2010 Fish HEMPSHILL VALE 19/08/2010 Chicken BLIDWORTH 08/09/2010 Chicken MISTERTON 15/09/2010 Duck BROXTOWE 18/09/2010 Dog CARLTON LANGOLD BLYTH 24/09/2010 Dog PARK LANE 03/10/2010 Fish EASTWOOD SOUTH 05/10/2010 Koi Carp EASTWOOD SOUTH 17/10/2010 Rabbit STAPLEFORD NORTH 24/10/2010 Rabbit BROXTOWE 06/11/2010 Dog HYSON GREEN 10/11/2010 Dog CUMBERLANDS 18/11/2010 Dog FOREST FIELDS 24/11/2010 Rabbit BEESTON RYLANDS 25/11/2010 Cow CASTLE 26/11/2010 Fish RISE PARK 22/12/2010 Pony SUTTON ON TRENT AND CAUNTON 27/12/2010 Dog BEACON WINTHORPE COLLINGHAM AND MEERING 01/01/2011 Dog CARLTON LANGOLD BLYTH 06/01/2011 Dog STRELLEY 27/01/2011 Dog SHERWOOD 08/02/2011 Ducks RAVENSHEAD 12/02/2011 Chicken WIVERTON 19/02/2011 Dog SUTTON WEST 27/02/2011 Chicken BALDERTON AND FARNDON 07/03/2011 Chicken STAPLEFORD SOUTH WEST 22/03/2011 Fish BELLS LANE 30/03/2011 Rabbit MARPLE SQUARE 01/04/2011 Fish WORKSOP NORTH WEST 10/04/2011 bees WOLDS 12/04/2011 Dog STAPLEFORD NORTH 14/04/2011 Duck ELKESLEY AND EAST MARKHAM 15/04/2011 Chicken TROWELL 01/05/2011 Sheep TUXFORD AND TRENT 04/05/2011 Chicken RAVENSHEAD 06/05/2011 Dog ASPLEY 07/05/2011 Tortoise BEESTON WEST 10/05/2011 Rabbit SUTTON NORTH 12/05/2011 Bird of Prey KIRKBY EAST 15/05/2011 Dog WELLS ROAD 16/05/2011 Rabbit WORKSOP NORTH EAST 27/05/2011 Dog CARLTON LANGOLD BLYTH 07/06/2011 Fish CLAYWORTH AND STURTON 11/06/2011 Dog RAVENSDALE 11/06/2011 Dog PORTLAND 13/06/2011 Chicken BEACON WINTHORPE COLLINGHAM AND MEERING 18/06/2011 Dog MARMION 23/06/2011 Chicken LINBY AND PAPPLEWICK 27/06/2011 Ducklings & Chickens CLAYWORTH AND STURTON 02/07/2011 Chicken BINGHAM EAST 04/07/2011 Fish WORKSOP NORTH WEST 05/07/2011 Chicken BINGHAM EAST 06/07/2011 Dog MARPLE SQUARE 12/07/2011 Dog MARPLE SQUARE 12/07/2011 Horses CALVERTON 13/07/2011 Horse WORKSOP TOWN CENTRE 27/07/2011 Lambs CARLTON LANGOLD BLYTH 30/07/2011 Fish BRINSLEY 31/07/2011 Chicken BEACON WINTHORPE COLLINGHAM AND MEERING 01/08/2011 Cat EASTWOOD SOUTH 04/08/2011 Dog BURTON JOYCE 14/08/2011 Ducklings & Rabbit GREEN LANE 16/08/2011 Chicken ANNESLEY WOODHOUSE 19/08/2011 Hen & Ducks KIRKBY CENTRAL 30/08/2011 Pheasants MUSKHAM 31/08/2011 Goat CARLTON LANGOLD BLYTH 03/09/2011 Rabbit WORKSOP TOWN CENTRE 18/09/2011 Dog SUTTON CENTRAL 02/10/2011 Patridge EVERTON AND BECKINGHAM 02/10/2011 Tortoise BILSTHORPE 10/10/2011 Canaries BRIDGE 20/10/2011 Chicken ANNESLEY WOODHOUSE 27/10/2011 Cow TUXFORD AND TRENT 07/11/2011 Chicken CARLTON LANGOLD BLYTH 11/11/2011 Koi Carp NUTHALL EAST 22/11/2011 Chicken SELSTON 24/11/2011 Koi Carp NUTHALL EAST 01/12/2011 Dog MARPLE SQUARE 06/12/2011 Dog RETFORD TOWN CENTRE 06/12/2011 Sheep SOAR VALLEY 18/12/2011 horse CALVERTON 18/12/2011 horse CALVERTON 18/12/2011 Horse CALVERTON 28/12/2011 Hen SELSTON 19/01/2012 Ferret WORKSOP SOUTH EAST 27/02/2012 Dog SUTTON NORTH 05/03/2012 Duck KEYWORTH SOUTH 07/03/2012 ferret WHITEMOOR 11/03/2012 Chicken SOAR VALLEY 18/03/2012 Chicken BALDERTON AND FARNDON 19/03/2012 Chicken BALDERTON AND FARNDON 23/03/2012 Chicken FARNSFIELD 08/04/2012 Chicken KEYWORTH SOUTH 09/04/2012 Ferret BONINGTON 19/04/2012 Rabbit HARWORTH 27/04/2012 Chicken BILSTHORPE 29/04/2012 Dog PRIORY 03/05/2012 Dog PORTLAND 12/05/2012 Dog BULWELL FOREST 13/05/2012 Fish STAPLEFORD SOUTH WEST 19/05/2012 Rabbit WARSOP BIRKLANDS 30/05/2012 Dog VICTORIA CENTRE 06/06/2012 Fish ASPLEY 27/06/2012 Fish BESTWOOD VILLAGE 03/07/2012 Duck BALDERTON AND FARNDON 09/07/2012 Dog ST. ANNS WELL ROAD 11/07/2012 Chicken CALVERTON 13/07/2012 Dog LUTTERELL 16/07/2012 Dog CLIPSTONE 29/07/2012 Ducks MISTERTON 04/08/2012 Dog HUCKNALL EAST 09/08/2012 Fox RAVENSDALE 13/09/2012 Pheasants BEACON WINTHORPE COLLINGHAM AND MEERING 22/09/2012 Fish KIRKBY CENTRAL 26/09/2012 Dog BELLS LANE 29/09/2012 Dog GREEN LANE 13/10/2012 Fish BELLS LANE 07/12/2012 Chicken SOUTHWELL NORTH AND EAST 30/12/2012 Dog MEDEN CHURCH WARSOP 21/01/2013 Horse CARLTON LANGOLD BLYTH 23/01/2013 Dog BESTWOOD PARK 08/02/2013 Chicken BERRY HILL 18/02/2013 Chicken LINBY AND PAPPLEWICK 24/02/2013 Rabbit DUNKIRK 15/04/2013 Dog BAKERSFIELD 04/05/2013 Goat RAMPTON 29/05/2013 Chicken BULWELL HALL 13/06/2013 Rabbit OAK TREE 22/06/2013 Cat OAK TREE 24/06/2013 Rabbit MAGNUS AND DEVON 30/06/2013 Chicken ROBIN HOOD 11/07/2013 Hens SELSTON 25/07/2013 horse RAINWORTH 30/07/2013 Dog KIMBERLEY 31/07/2013 Dog BULWELL HALL 25/08/2013 Chicken CALVERTON 01/09/2013 Rabbit COLWICK 14/09/2013 Fish ASPLEY 24/09/2013 Dog MANVERS 10/10/2013 Tortoise GREEN LANE 17/10/2013 Fish BINGHAM EAST 03/11/2013 Piglets BILSTHORPE 04/11/2013 Dog EASTWOOD SOUTH 13/11/2013 Dog BRIDGE 17/12/2013 Koi Carp BINGHAM EAST 31/12/2013 Sheep STANFORD

Please Note-: The data provided is the number of crimes where the Property Type was recorded as" Animal"

Please Note-: This data has been extracted from a live crime system and may be subject to change Source-: Management Information 30.04.2014

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Copyright Nottinghamshire Police in complying with their statutory duty under Sections 1 and 11 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) to release the enclosed information will not breach the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. However, the rights of the copyright owner of the enclosed information will continue to be protected by law. Applications for the copyright owner’s written permission to reproduce any part of the attached information should be addressed to the Force Solicitor, Nottinghamshire Police, Force Headquarters, Sherwood Lodge, Arnold, Nottinghamshire, NG5 8PP.

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Yours sincerely

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