Livestock theft
Date: 23rd August 2024
Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Ref No: FOI2024/05353
I write in connection with your request for information received on 31st July. I note you seek access to the following information:
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:
- I would like to know about the total number of cases of livestock theft reported in the calendar years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 (the latest available). Please could these cases be provided with a yearly breakdown in spreadsheet format.
- Of the above cases, please could you tell me how many involved the theft of sheep. If this is not possible, alternatively could you provide the number of these theft cases where a keyword search of 'sheep' is conducted. Could these results also be provided with a yearly breakdown in a separate column.
- Please could you tell me how many cases of livestock theft (of any kind) resulted in a criminal conviction, also with a yearly breakdown. PLEASE DISREGARD (iii) if this would exceed the cost/time threshold of the FOI Act.
I am required by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (The Act) to handle all requests in a manner that is blind to the identity of the requestor. Any information released in response to a request is regarded as being published and therefore, in the public domain without caveat.
Response
Following enquiries with Cambridgeshire Constabulary please see our response below.
|
Livestock Theft |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 to end July |
Total |
|
Sheep |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
|
Not Sheep |
17 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
37 |
|
Total |
21 |
12 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
50 |
|
Livestock Theft - Charges |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 to end July |
Total |
|
Sheep |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Not Sheep |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Please note Cambridgeshire Constabulary do not hold conviction data
The numerical data presented in this response is an un-audited snapshot of un-published data sourced from "live" systems and is subject to the interpretation of the original request by the individual extracting the data.