FOI release

Dangerous Dogs

Case reference FOI2026/02141

Received 19 October 2026

Published 10 November 2026

Request

SCOPE All offences recorded by City of London Police under Home Office classification code 8/21, also written 008/21, owner or person in charge allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control in any place in England or Wales, whether or not a public place, injuring any person or assistance dog, contrary to section 3(1) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 as amended by the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. PERIOD Seven complete financial years, April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2026. REQUESTED INFORMATION 1. The total number of offences recorded under code 8/21 in each of those seven financial years. 2. The same totals broken down by local authority district, Community Safety Partnership area or Basic Command Unit, whichever your force holds as standard, for each of those financial years. 3. The same totals broken down by victim age band for each of those financial years, using whatever standard age bands your force applies. If age band data is not readily retrievable, a split between victims aged under 18 and victims aged 18 and over would be sufficient.

Response

NIL OCCURRENCES WITHIN CITY OF LONDON POLICE.

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