Hare coursing 2020 - 2024
Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Ref No: FOI2025/01843
I write in connection with your request for information received on 27 February. I note you seek access to the following information:
How many arrests were made by your police force for the offence of hare coursing (the offence of trespassing with intent to pursue hares) over the last five years?
If you could send the data for each year please. So:• Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
- Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
- Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
- Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
- Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
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 searches conducted within the Force; please find the information you have requested below:
There were no offences recorded in 2020.
Recorded Crime - 'HARE COURSING'
Dates between: 1.1.2020 - 31.12.2024
|
Offence |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Grand Total |
|
Hunting Act 2004 - Participating in a hare coursing event |
3 |
1 |
60 |
22 |
86 |
|
Hunting Act 2004 - Attending a hare coursing event |
1 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
Grand Total |
4 |
1 |
60 |
23 |
88 |
* There was no Crime to Arrest data recorded for 2022,2023 or 2024.
Recorded Crime - 'HARE COURSING'
Crime to ARREST
Dates between: 1.1.2020 - 31.12.2024
|
Offence |
2021 |
|
Hunting Act 2004 - Attending a hare coursing event |
4 |
|
Arrested |
4 |
|
Grand Total |
4 |
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.