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<br /><p>The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates' court under Section
2 of the Dogs Act 1871, within Wales police force areas, from 1997 to 2014 (the latest
available), can be viewed in table 1</p><p>The number of persons proceeded against
at magistrates' court for selected offences under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, within
Wales police force areas, from 1991 to 2014 (the latest available), can be viewed
in table 2</p><br /><p>Dog attacks are not recorded centrally. However, the attached
table provides numbers of successful prosecutions against people who have allowed
a dog to be dangerously out of control for each of the last two years for which figures
are available.</p><br /><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="18"><p><br>
Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates' court under Section 2(1) of the
Dogs Act 1871, within Wales police force areas(2), 1997 to 2014 (3)(4) <br> <strong>Number
of proceedings</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1997</strong></p></td><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>1998</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>1999</strong></p></td><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>2000</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2001</strong></p></td><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>2002</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2003</strong></p></td><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>2004</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2005</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2006</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>97</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>116</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>82</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>64</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>69</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>57</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>45</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>29</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>26</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>2007</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2008(5)</strong></p></td><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td
colspan="2"><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>18</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>15</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>4</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>8</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>6</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p>4</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>5</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>7</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)
Own a dangerous dog not kept under control (2) The Police force areas within Wales
are: North Wales, Gwent; South Wales, Dyfed-Powys (3) The figures given in the table
relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they
were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it
is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal
is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which
the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. (4) Every effort is made to ensure
that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to
note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data collection
process and their inevitable limitation are taken into account when those data are
used. (5) Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates' court for April, July and August
2008.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services
- Ministry of Justice Ref: PQC16790</p><br /><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td
colspan="10"><p>Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates' court for selected
offences(1) under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, within Wales police force areas, 1991
to 2014 (3)(4) <strong>Number of proceedings</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>1991</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1992</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1993</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1994</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1995</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1996</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1997</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1998</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1999</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>2001</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2002</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2003</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2004</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2005</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2006</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008(5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td
colspan="6"><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td
colspan="6"><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p>(1) Includes offences under
section 1(3), 3 (1) and 3(3) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 which came into effect
on 12 August 1991 (2) the Police force areas within Wales are: North Wales, Gwent;
South Wales; Dyfed-Powys (3) The figures given in the table relate to persons for
whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When
a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which
the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more
offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty
is the most severe. (4) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented
are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been
extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police
forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes
and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.
(5) Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates' court for April, July and August 2008.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice Ref: PQC16879</p><p>.</p>
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